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    ANIMALS - New entry requirements for animals en Routes to the United States
    Published on July 30, 2024

    Description:

    The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has updated

    its regulation for the international movement of Animals on routes

    to/from the USA effective August 01, 2024.

    Scope:

    Carriage of Pets AVIH/PETC and 

    Service Animals: SVAN / ESAN 

    Date of Implementation:

    August 01, 2024

    Considerations: 

    Embargo:

     

    The ban is maintained for:

    - Bookings of PETC and AVIH services (dogs only) to and from countries with a high risk of dog rabies for flights until August 31, 2024.

    The ban is lifted for:

    - Cats on all routes. Review requirements in TIMATIC.

    - PETC and AVIH services (dogs) originating in countries with low or zero risk of dog rabies, only connecting or originating in Santiago. Otherwise they will not be accepted.

    The following services are excluded from the ban, provided they meet the new requirements for entry into the United States:

    - SVAN traveling to/from the USA.

    - ESAN traveling between Colombia and the USA.

    - PETC and AVIH originating in countries with a high risk of dog rabies that started their trip before August 01, 2024 and are returning to the USA.

    - Customers with a “CDC Dog Import Permit” to bring the dog to the USA until August 31, 2024 or until permit expiration date, whichever comes first.

    NEW REQUIREMENTS: The new requirements must be observed in

    all the cases mentioned above, and compliance will be verified at the

    airport of origination.

    Origination

    Vaccinated in the USA

    Vaccinated outside the USA

    High-Risk  Countries 

    Destinos LATAM:

    - Bolivia

    - Brasil

    - Colombia

    - Republica Dominicana

    - Ecuador

    - Perú

    - Venezuela

    Point of Entry into

    the USA:

    Dogs may enter the United States at any airport of entry, provided the airport has been declared in the CDC Dog Import

    Form.

    Point of Entry into

    the USA:

    Dogs may enter the United States only at

    airports equipped with

    animal care facilities registered with the CDC (ACF), provided

    the airport has been

    declared in the Dog Import Form

    Permitted in: JFK, ATL, LAX, MIA

    Not permitted in: MCO and BOS

    - CDC Dog Import Form (long version)

    - Dogs must appear healthy upon arrival.

    - Dogs must be at least 6 months of age at the time of arriving or returning to the USA.

    - Dogs must be microchipped. The microchip number must be included in all required forms and documents.

    - Certification of the rabies vaccination form issued by the USA or a USDA- approved health certificate for export.



    - Certification of the rabies vaccination

    form and foreign microchip (issued by an official Government-

    approved veterinarian).

    - Valid anti-rabies serological profile report issued by a CDC-approved laboratory (In English or with a certified translation).

    - Reservation at a CDC-registered animal care facility.

     

     

    Countries with zero

    or low risk of dog

    rabies

     

    LATAM destinations::

    - Argentina

    - Chile

    - Paraguay

    - Uruguay

    Point of Entry into the USA:

    No restriction

    If transiting or connecting in BOG, LIM or GRU, apply the rules for high-risk countries.

    - CDC Dog Import Form submission receipt (short version)

    - Dogs must appear healthy upon arrival.

    - Dogs must be at least 6 months of age at the time of arriving or returning to the USA.

    - Dogs must be microchipped. The microchip number must be included in all required forms and documents.

    For previously confirmed bookings affected by the ban, customers must be offered the option of involuntary refund (Ticket + EMD).

    The information in this update supersedes the one released on July 18, 2024.

    Exception:

    N/A

    Section:

    Special Needs | PETC

    Special Needs | AVIH

    Special Passengers | Handicap

     

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