Great Britain to an EU country, and back
The animal health certificate, the rabies vaccination and its wait, and the tapeworm treatment for dogs where it applies.
Pet travel planner: every step and its last day, from your arrival date
Taking a dog, cat or ferret into an EU country or Great Britain, or a dog into the United States: choose the route and the day you arrive, and see each step with the last day it can happen. Add your pet's dates to see what its record already appears to cover. Every line links its official source and the date we last checked it.
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The routes this planner covers
China, India, Israel, Türkiye or Ukraine to the EU or Great Britain
The rabies blood test and the waits around it, counted differently by the EU and by Great Britain.
A dog into the United States
CDC's three paths, picked by where the dog has been in the 6 months before it arrives and where its rabies vaccine is given: the CDC Dog Import Form, and after a high-risk country the vaccination, the forms, the blood test or quarantine, and the facility.
Not covered yet
We only plan the routes we have checked. For travel between two EU countries, from any other country into the EU or Great Britain, for a cat or ferret into the United States, for arrival in a U.S. territory, or to anywhere else, use the official pages:
Bringing a pet dog, cat or ferret into an EU country from a non-EU country (non-commercial movement).
Source: eur-lex.europa.eu, checked .
Bringing a pet dog, cat or ferret into Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
Source: gov.uk, checked .
Bringing a dog into the United States (CDC dog importation rules, with the USDA notes CDC points to).
Source: cdc.gov, checked .
The rules the plan works from: into an EU country
Information only, not veterinary advice. The authority of the country you enter decides. Rules change, so confirm every step with your vet and that authority before you travel; airlines may add their own conditions.
Source: food.ec.europa.eu, checked .
| Step | What the rule says | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Microchip | Have your pet microchipped before, or on the same day as, its rabies vaccination. A rabies dose given before the microchip does not count, so the vaccination has to be given again. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Rabies vaccination at 12 weeks or older | The rabies vaccination counts only if your pet was at least 12 weeks old on the day it was given. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Wait after the first rabies vaccination | After the first rabies vaccination (or the last dose of the first course), wait at least 21 days before the certificate is issued and the pet travels. We count 21 full days starting the day after the vaccination, so the first possible day is day 22. Some vaccines take longer to work, so ask your vet. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Keep rabies boosters unbroken | Give each rabies booster while the previous vaccination is still valid. After a break, the next dose starts a new first course: the 21-day wait starts again, and from an unlisted country a new blood test is needed. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| EU animal health certificate | An official veterinarian in the country you leave issues (or endorses) the EU animal health certificate no more than 10 days before you enter the EU. We count the issue day as day 1, as GOV.UK's worked example does. A sea journey adds the days at sea. After entry the certificate covers onward travel within the EU for 6 months, or until the rabies vaccination runs out if that is sooner. | eur-lex.europa.eu checked |
| Owner declaration | You sign a written declaration that the move is not commercial (no sale and no change of owner); it is attached to the health certificate. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Tapeworm treatment (dogs going to Finland, Ireland or Malta) | Dogs going to Finland, Ireland or Malta: a vet gives a tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) treatment no more than 120 hours and no less than 24 hours before your scheduled arrival, and records it on the certificate. The hours count back from your arrival time, in the arrival country's local time. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Travellers' point of entry | Enter through a travellers' point of entry designated by the EU country, and go to the authority there for the document and identity check. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Young animals | Puppies, kittens and young ferrets under 12 weeks, or 12 to 16 weeks old whose rabies vaccination is not yet valid, cannot be brought into the EU from a non-EU country. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| No GB pet passport | A pet passport issued to an owner living in Great Britain is not accepted for travel from Great Britain to the EU. Your vet issues a new animal health certificate for each trip. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Up to 5 pets | No more than 5 pets may travel this way in one vehicle. More than 5 may travel this way only if every one is more than six months old and is going to a competition, show or sporting event (or training for one), and you carry written evidence that they are registered for the event or with an organisation that runs such events. Otherwise the commercial rules apply. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Travelling with your pet | Your pet must travel with you, or with someone you authorise in writing. If that person takes the pet, the pet's journey must be within 5 days of yours, and your signed authorisation goes with your pet's passport or animal health certificate, as applicable. If the pet travels more than 5 days before or after you, or its trip is not part of your own journey, the commercial entry rules apply instead. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Step | What the rule says | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Microchip | Have your pet microchipped before, or on the same day as, its rabies vaccination. A rabies dose given before the microchip does not count, so the vaccination has to be given again. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Rabies vaccination at 12 weeks or older | The rabies vaccination counts only if your pet was at least 12 weeks old on the day it was given. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Wait after the first rabies vaccination | After the first rabies vaccination (or the last dose of the first course), wait at least 21 days before the certificate is issued and the pet travels. We count 21 full days starting the day after the vaccination, so the first possible day is day 22. Some vaccines take longer to work, so ask your vet. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Keep rabies boosters unbroken | Give each rabies booster while the previous vaccination is still valid. After a break, the next dose starts a new first course: the 21-day wait starts again, and from an unlisted country a new blood test is needed. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Rabies antibody blood test | Your vet takes a blood sample for a rabies antibody test at least 30 days after the rabies vaccination. The result must be at least 0.5 IU/ml. The health certificate can be issued only 90 days or more after the sample date: the 90 days count to the day the certificate is issued, not to the day you enter. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Designated laboratory | The blood test must be done by a laboratory on the European Commission's list of designated laboratories, and a copy of the laboratory's report goes with the health certificate. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Pets that live in the EU | If your pet lives in the EU and its pet passport shows a satisfactory antibody test taken before it left the EU, the 90-day wait does not apply when it comes back. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| EU animal health certificate | An official veterinarian in the country you leave issues (or endorses) the EU animal health certificate no more than 10 days before you enter the EU. We count the issue day as day 1, as GOV.UK's worked example does. A sea journey adds the days at sea. After entry the certificate covers onward travel within the EU for 6 months, or until the rabies vaccination runs out if that is sooner. | eur-lex.europa.eu checked |
| Owner declaration | You sign a written declaration that the move is not commercial (no sale and no change of owner); it is attached to the health certificate. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Tapeworm treatment (dogs going to Finland, Ireland or Malta) | Dogs going to Finland, Ireland or Malta: a vet gives a tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) treatment no more than 120 hours and no less than 24 hours before your scheduled arrival, and records it on the certificate. The hours count back from your arrival time, in the arrival country's local time. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Travellers' point of entry | Enter through a travellers' point of entry designated by the EU country, and go to the authority there for the document and identity check. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Young animals | Puppies, kittens and young ferrets under 12 weeks, or 12 to 16 weeks old whose rabies vaccination is not yet valid, cannot be brought into the EU from a non-EU country. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Up to 5 pets | No more than 5 pets may travel this way in one vehicle. More than 5 may travel this way only if every one is more than six months old and is going to a competition, show or sporting event (or training for one), and you carry written evidence that they are registered for the event or with an organisation that runs such events. Otherwise the commercial rules apply. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
| Travelling with your pet | Your pet must travel with you, or with someone you authorise in writing. If that person takes the pet, the pet's journey must be within 5 days of yours, and your signed authorisation goes with your pet's passport or animal health certificate, as applicable. If the pet travels more than 5 days before or after you, or its trip is not part of your own journey, the commercial entry rules apply instead. | food.ec.europa.eu checked |
The rules the plan works from: into Great Britain
Information only, not veterinary advice. Your pet's microchip and documents are checked when you arrive in Great Britain, and may be checked before you board; a pet that does not meet the rules can be put into quarantine or sent back. Rules change, so confirm every step with your vet and APHA before you travel; airlines and ferry companies may add their own conditions.
Source: gov.uk, checked .
| Step | What the rule says | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Route and travel company | Check that your route and travel company are on GOV.UK's list for pet travel into Great Britain. Pets usually travel as cargo on a plane, and routes can change or run only at certain times of the year. | gov.uk checked |
| Microchip | Microchip your pet before, or at the same time as, its rabies vaccination. If the chip comes after the vaccine, the vaccination has to be given again. | gov.uk checked |
| Rabies vaccination at 12 weeks or older | Your vet needs proof that your pet is at least 12 weeks old before giving the rabies vaccination. | gov.uk checked |
| Wait after the first rabies vaccination | Wait at least 21 full days after the first rabies vaccination (or the last dose of the first course) before travelling. Day 1 is the day after the vaccination, so the first travel day is day 22. Some vaccines take longer to work; ask your vet. | gov.uk checked |
| Keep rabies boosters unbroken | Keep rabies boosters going without a break. If a booster is missed, the vaccinations start again and so do the waits; from an unlisted country a new rabies blood test is needed too. No wait is needed after a booster given before the previous vaccination runs out. | gov.uk checked |
| Pet travel document from an EU country | From an EU country your pet needs one of these: a pet passport issued in an EU country, in Northern Ireland or in certain other countries named by GOV.UK; a pet passport issued in Great Britain before 1 January 2021; an animal health certificate issued in Great Britain less than 6 months ago (count from the date it was issued); or a Great Britain pet health certificate. | gov.uk checked |
| Tapeworm treatment (dogs) | Dogs: a vet treats your dog for tapeworm no less than 24 hours and no more than 120 hours (5 days) before you arrive in Great Britain, and records the date and time. The hours count back from your arrival time, in UK local time. This is not needed when coming directly from Finland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Malta or Norway. | gov.uk checked |
| Declaration | Fill in a declaration that you are not going to sell or transfer the ownership of your pet. | gov.uk checked |
| Up to 5 pets | Bring no more than 5 pets unless they are attending or training for a competition, show or sporting event. In that case every pet must be over 6 months of age, you need written evidence of registration for the event when you travel, and you fill in a declaration. Extra (Balai) rules apply if you are going to sell, rehome or transfer ownership of a pet, if a pet arrives more than 5 days before or after you, or if you bring more than 5 pets for any other reason. | gov.uk checked |
| Step | What the rule says | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Route and travel company | Check that your route and travel company are on GOV.UK's list for pet travel into Great Britain. Pets usually travel as cargo on a plane, and routes can change or run only at certain times of the year. | gov.uk checked |
| Microchip | Microchip your pet before, or at the same time as, its rabies vaccination. If the chip comes after the vaccine, the vaccination has to be given again. | gov.uk checked |
| Rabies vaccination at 12 weeks or older | Your vet needs proof that your pet is at least 12 weeks old before giving the rabies vaccination. | gov.uk checked |
| Wait after the first rabies vaccination | Wait at least 21 full days after the first rabies vaccination (or the last dose of the first course) before travelling. Day 1 is the day after the vaccination, so the first travel day is day 22. Some vaccines take longer to work; ask your vet. | gov.uk checked |
| Keep rabies boosters unbroken | Keep rabies boosters going without a break. If a booster is missed, the vaccinations start again and so do the waits; from an unlisted country a new rabies blood test is needed too. No wait is needed after a booster given before the previous vaccination runs out. | gov.uk checked |
| Rabies antibody blood test | Your vet takes a blood sample at least 30 days after the rabies vaccination and sends it to a laboratory on the EU list. The result must be at least 0.5 IU/ml. You then wait 3 months from the sample date before you set off for Great Britain; the 3 months count to the day you set off, not the day you arrive. | gov.uk checked |
| Blood test done in the EU before leaving | You do not need the 3-month wait if your pet was vaccinated, blood-tested and given a pet passport or Great Britain pet health certificate in the EU before it travelled to the unlisted country. The blood test stays valid while rabies boosters are kept up to date. | gov.uk checked |
| Great Britain pet health certificate | From an unlisted country your pet needs a Great Britain pet health certificate, signed, stamped and dated by an official veterinarian, and must enter Great Britain within 10 days of its issue. We count the issue day as day 1. | gov.uk checked |
| Tapeworm treatment (dogs) | Dogs: a vet treats your dog for tapeworm no less than 24 hours and no more than 120 hours (5 days) before you arrive in Great Britain, and records the date and time. The hours count back from your arrival time, in UK local time. This is not needed when coming directly from Finland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Malta or Norway. | gov.uk checked |
| Declaration | Fill in a declaration that you are not going to sell or transfer the ownership of your pet. | gov.uk checked |
| Up to 5 pets | Bring no more than 5 pets unless they are attending or training for a competition, show or sporting event. In that case every pet must be over 6 months of age, you need written evidence of registration for the event when you travel, and you fill in a declaration. Extra (Balai) rules apply if you are going to sell, rehome or transfer ownership of a pet, if a pet arrives more than 5 days before or after you, or if you bring more than 5 pets for any other reason. | gov.uk checked |
The rules the plan works from: a dog into the United States
Information only, not veterinary advice. CDC and U.S. Customs and Border Protection decide at the border. Rules change, so confirm every step with CDC's Dog Importation Navigator and your vet before you travel; airlines, USDA and your U.S. destination may add their own conditions.
Source: cdc.gov, checked .
| Step | What the rule says | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Which CDC path applies | CDC sorts dogs by every country the dog has been in during the 6 months before it arrives in the United States, and by where its rabies vaccine was given (in the U.S. or abroad). Being in a high-risk country at any time in those 6 months, even only during a layover where the dog cleared customs, puts the dog on a high-risk path. | cdc.gov checked |
| Layovers count if the dog clears customs | A layover in a high-risk country counts as being in that country if the dog clears customs there, even when the trip started in a low-risk country. Ask the airline whether your dog will clear customs on the way. | cdc.gov checked |
| CDC Dog Import Form | Fill in the CDC Dog Import Form online for each dog before it arrives; it is free. Show the emailed receipt, printed or on your phone, to the airline before boarding if the dog flies, and to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on arrival. | cdc.gov checked |
| At least 6 months old on arrival | Every dog must be at least 6 months old on the day it arrives in the United States. A younger dog is refused entry and sent back. | ecfr.gov checked |
| Microchip a universal scanner can read | Every dog needs a microchip that a universal scanner can read. On a high-risk path the chip number must be on the CDC Dog Import Form and on every certificate and supporting document. | cdc.gov checked |
| Appears healthy on arrival | The dog must appear healthy when it arrives. A dog that looks ill can be examined, held or refused entry. | cdc.gov checked |
| USDA and your U.S. destination | CDC rules are not the only ones. USDA and the U.S. state or territory you are going to can add their own conditions, and dogs brought in for resale or adoption have extra USDA requirements. | cdc.gov checked |
| USDA: screwworm-affected countries | If the dog comes from a country or region where screwworm is known to exist, USDA requires a certificate signed by an official government veterinarian there stating that the dog was inspected for screwworm within 5 days before shipment and is free from it (or was infested, quarantined and treated until free before leaving). From Mexico, an authorised clinical vet can sign it. Check USDA APHIS for the affected countries. | aphis.usda.gov checked |
| USDA: foot-and-mouth disease countries | If the dog comes from a country or region with foot-and-mouth disease, USDA requires its fur and bedding to be free of excessive dirt, hay or straw, and says to bathe it as soon as it reaches its destination and keep it away from all livestock for 5 days after it enters the United States. No document is needed. Check USDA APHIS for the affected countries. | aphis.usda.gov checked |
| Step | What the rule says | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt: low-risk path | On the low-risk path one receipt covers the same dog for several entries from the same country for 6 months from the day it was issued. A trip from a different country, or a stay in a high-risk country, needs a new form. | cdc.gov checked |
| Low-risk path: the form is the only document | If the dog has been only in rabies-free or low-risk countries for the 6 months before arrival, the CDC Dog Import Form receipt is the only document CDC currently asks for. CDC describes this as a temporary flexibility and has listed a proposed rule to keep it, so check before you travel. The dog still has to be 6 months old, microchipped and healthy. | cdc.gov checked |
| Low-risk path: any port | On the low-risk path the dog can arrive at any U.S. airport, seaport or land border crossing. | cdc.gov checked |
| Step | What the rule says | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt: high-risk path | On either high-risk path the receipt is good for one entry, on the arrival date written on it. If the date or the arrival airport or port changes, submit a new form. | cdc.gov checked |
| Photo for dogs under one year | The high-risk form asks for a photo of the dog showing its face and body. For a dog under one year old, CDC says to take the photo within 15 days before the dog arrives. | cdc.gov checked |
| Chip before the rabies vaccine | The microchip must go in before the current rabies vaccine. The same day is accepted if the chip is implanted first; a rabies vaccine given before the chip does not count. | ecfr.gov checked |
| High-risk path: no rabies vaccine, no entry | A dog that has been in a high-risk country in the last 6 months and is not vaccinated against rabies will not be allowed into the United States. | cdc.gov checked |
| First rabies vaccine at 12 weeks or older | The first rabies vaccination must be given at 12 weeks (84 days) of age or later, or later still if the vaccine is licensed only for older dogs. On a high-risk path a dose given before 12 weeks is not accepted, whatever the vaccine's licence says. | cdc.gov checked |
| Step | What the rule says | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Certification of U.S.-issued Rabies Vaccination, before you leave | Before the dog leaves the United States, a USDA-accredited vet completes CDC's Certification of U.S.-issued Rabies Vaccination form and USDA endorses it. It cannot be done after the dog has left. It is not the ordinary rabies certificate from your vet. | cdc.gov checked |
| First vaccine: 28 days before the form | After a first rabies vaccination the vet can complete the form only once 28 days have passed, so the first dose must be at least 28 days before the dog leaves the U.S. A booster counts at once if there was no gap in cover. | cdc.gov checked |
| Reusable while the vaccine is valid | The endorsed form can be used for several returns as long as the rabies vaccination on it has not expired. | cdc.gov checked |
| Old USDA export certificates: only if issued by 31 July 2025 | A USDA-endorsed export health certificate can stand in for the form only if a USDA-accredited vet issued it on or before 31 July 2025, it is endorsed by USDA and viewable in USDA's database, and it shows the dog is at least 6 months old, its microchip number, and a current U.S.-issued rabies vaccination given after the chip. Certificates issued later are not accepted. | cdc.gov checked |
| U.S.-vaccinated: any port on the receipt | With the endorsed form, the dog can come back through any U.S. airport, seaport or land border crossing, as long as it is the port named on the CDC Dog Import Form receipt. | cdc.gov checked |
| No endorsed form: the foreign-vaccinated path | A U.S.-vaccinated dog returning from a high-risk country without the endorsed form (or a qualifying old export certificate) has to follow the foreign-vaccinated path: the Certification of Foreign Rabies Vaccination and Microchip form, a facility reservation, arrival at the facility airport, and a titer or quarantine. | cdc.gov checked |
| Step | What the rule says | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| First rabies vaccine at least 28 days before arrival | If the dog is getting its first rabies vaccine, it must be given at least 28 days before the dog arrives in the United States. CDC does not say whether a new vaccine after a lapse in cover needs the same wait; to be safe, allow 28 days then too. | cdc.gov checked |
| Rabies vaccine still valid on arrival | The rabies vaccination must still be valid on the arrival date: the date the next dose is due, written on the certification form, has to fall after the day the dog arrives. Check it will not run out during the trip. | ecfr.gov checked |
| Rabies blood test (titer) | A vet draws the blood sample at least 30 days after the dog's first valid rabies vaccination and at least 28 days before the dog arrives; CDC's checklist says 28 days before travel, so count to the day the dog sets off. A dog with several valid vaccinations after its chip, and no gap in cover, can be sampled any time after a booster if the first vaccine was at least 30 days before the sample. Without a valid result the dog needs the 28-day quarantine at the facility. | cdc.gov checked |
| CDC-approved laboratory, 0.5 IU/mL or more | Send the sample to a laboratory on CDC's approved list; CDC accepts no other results. A pass is 0.5 IU/mL or higher. The report must come directly from the approved laboratory and be in English or come with a certified translation. | cdc.gov checked |
| A passing titer lasts while cover does not lapse | A passing result stays valid for the life of the dog as long as its rabies vaccination never lapses and the laboratory stays on the approved list. After a lapse the dog needs a new vaccination and a new blood sample drawn at least 30 days after it. | cdc.gov checked |
| Certification of Foreign Rabies Vaccination and Microchip | The dog's vet completes CDC's Certification of Foreign Rabies Vaccination and Microchip form no more than 30 days before the dog travels, and an official government veterinarian of the exporting country endorses it. It is valid for one entry, for 30 days after the vet signs it, so the dog must also arrive within those 30 days. It must be in English. | cdc.gov checked |
| Documents in English | Every document and written statement for a foreign-vaccinated dog from a high-risk country must be in English or come with a certified English translation. | cdc.gov checked |
| Reservation at a CDC-registered animal care facility | Book the dog into a CDC-registered animal care facility before it travels. The facility checks the documents first, then examines and revaccinates the dog on arrival; you pay all its costs. Show the reservation confirmation to the airline before boarding and to Customs on arrival. | cdc.gov checked |
| 28-day quarantine without a valid titer | Without a valid blood-test result the reservation must include a 28-day quarantine at the facility after revaccination. CDC may shorten it only if every one of its conditions is met: among them, the dog is a personal pet or service dog (not for rescue, resale, adoption or transfer), has records of at least 2 rabies vaccines given one or three years apart, is healthy, and the facility gets CDC approval for blood-test monitoring. The dog stays in quarantine until CDC releases it, so do not count on a shorter stay. | cdc.gov checked |
| Arrive by air at the facility airport | The dog must fly in directly to the U.S. airport of the facility where it has its reservation, and that airport must be the one on the CDC Dog Import Form. CDC's list dated 1 September 2026 has facilities at Atlanta (ATL), Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), New York JFK, Philadelphia (PHL), Seattle (SEA, cargo only) and Washington, DC (IAD). No domestic connection before the facility. | cdc.gov checked |
| No land border, no Alaska, Hawaii or territories | A foreign-vaccinated dog that has been in a high-risk country in the last 6 months cannot enter at a land border crossing, and cannot enter through Alaska, Hawaii or a U.S. territory, because none currently has a CDC-registered facility. | cdc.gov checked |
| Service dogs: arrival by sea | A trained service dog (as defined in 14 CFR 382.3) travelling with its handler may arrive by sea without a facility reservation, if it meets every other requirement including a valid blood-test result. Emotional support animals do not count as service dogs. | cdc.gov checked |
What this can't tell you
- Whether your pet meets each step. The plan reads only the dates you give it; your vet and the official vet check the record and the documents.
- Routes we have not checked. For any other, use the official pages above.
- The conditions of your airline, ferry or train company. They may add their own.
- Whether a rule changed after the date shown beside it. The authority of the country you enter decides.
How we check travel rules
Each travel rule line is checked a second time, independently, against the text of the law. Every rule line has a date for its next check; a line past that date is shown as "may be out of date" and left out of the plan.
These rules were last checked against their official sources on . Next check by .
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131. Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 applied to non-commercial pet movements until 21 April 2026; the delegated rules apply from 22 April 2026. This rule family does not use 576/2013.
Source: eur-lex.europa.eu, checked .
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/636 (listing of non-EU countries and territories), Annex II as amended by (EU) 2026/1228
Source: food.ec.europa.eu, checked .
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705 (animal health certificate and declaration models). Certificates drawn up under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 are accepted only if issued before 1 October 2026, and only until 31 March 2027 (Article 6(3)).
Source: food.ec.europa.eu, checked .
GOV.UK guidance 'Bring your pet to Great Britain' (Defra and APHA)
Source: gov.uk, checked .
42 CFR 71.51 Dogs and cats, as amended by the final rule 89 FR 41726 (13 May 2024). eCFR version history for 71.51: latest amendment 2024-08-01 (re-read 2026-10-19; title 42 up to date as of 2026-10-16). Technical correction 89 FR 61029 (30 Jul 2024), effective 2024-08-01: it only changes the amending instruction to add paragraphs (h) through (gg). Later 42 CFR 71 rules do not touch 71.51: 90 FR 55813 (4 Dec 2025) removes 71.4(d) and (e); the interim final rule 91 FR 31362 (published 27 May 2026, effective 22 May 2026) revises only 71.40(f), on persons. A proposed dog importation rule (RIN 0920-AA87, 2026 Unified Agenda) was not published by 2026-10-19.
Source: ecfr.gov, checked .
Federal Register 2024-09676, Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Importation of Dogs and Cats. Federal Register API: 'This final rule is effective August 1, 2024.' Correction: 2024-16681.
Source: federalregister.gov, checked .
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