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Import of Pets under Baggage
Customs
Circular No. 94 dated 23rd December 2002
I
am directed to refer to Board�s instructions issued vide Circular
No. 9/2002 dated 30th January, 2002 on the above mentioned subject, wherein it was reiterated that bonafide
pet animals brought by passengers may be allowed to be brought into the country
only against an import sanitary permit issued by the Department of Animal
Husbandry & Dairying or against an import licence issued by the DGFT.
2. In this connection, several references
have been received from the passengers, as also the field formations, pointing
out the difficulties being faced in implementing the above instructions. The
matter has since been re-examined in consultation with the Department of Animal
Husbandry & Dairying and Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and it has been
decided that the import of pets (dog and cat only) upto two numbers per
passenger may be allowed at one time subject to the production of the required
health certificate from the country of origin and examination of the said pets
by the concerned Quarantine Officer. In such cases, the passengers may not be
asked to produce the import licences or import sanitary permits. A copy of
standard health protocol to be followed by the passengers while bringing pet
animals (dogs and cats) with them is enclosed at Annexure I and II.
3. Necessary instructions may please be
issued to all concerned for compliance. Difficulties faced, if any, in
implementation of the above instructions may be brought to the notice of the
Board.
ANNEXURE-II
ANIMAL
HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORT OF CAT INTO INDIA
I.
OWNER
Name and
address:...........................................................................................................
.......................................................................................��.................................................
II.
DESCRIPTION
Species of
animal:..............................................................................................................
Age or date of
birth:.............................................................................................................
Sex:...................................................................................................................................�.
Breed:...................................................................................................................................
Colour:..................................................................................................................................
Coat type & marking/ Distinguish
mark:.........................................................................
Identification number:
........................................................................................................
III.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country of origin:
.................................................................................................................
Countries visited over the past years as
declared by the owner (give dates):
......................................................................................
IV.
DESTINATION OF ANIMALS
Country of
destination:.......................................................................................................
Name and address of consignee:
..............................................................�����
....................................................................................................................................��....
Nature and identification of means of transport:
.......................................................�
.................................................��........................................................................................
........................................................��.................................................................................
V.
SANITARY INFORMATION
The undersigned Official Veterinarian
certifies that the animal/s described above and examined on this day:
a. Shows no clinical sign of diseases
including rabies, feline enteritis, feline pan leukopenia, leptospirosis etc.
b. Has been vaccinated for rabies (in case
it is more than three months of age) within the time limit recommended by the
manufacturer of vaccine licensed and approved by the exporting country (name of
the vaccine, batch number and the date of vaccination must be shown on the
veterinary certificate)
Official
stamp:
Issued
at .......................................on
.......................��..............
Name
and address of
Veterinarian................................................................................................................���..............................
Signature:.............................................................��...................
ANNEXURE-I
ANIMAL
HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORT OF DOG INTO INDIA
I. OWNER
Name and address:
...........................................................................................................
.................................................................��........................................................................
II.
DESCRIPTION
Species of
animal:..............................................................................................................
Age or date of
birth:.............................................................................................................
Sex:..................................................................................................................................�..
Breed:...............................................................................................................................�.
Colour:..............................................................................................................................�.
Coat type & marking/Distinguish
mark:........................................................................�
Identification number:
.........................................................................................................
III.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country of origin:
.................................................................................................................
Countries visited over the past years as
declared by the owner (give dates):
...................................................................................��
IV.
DESTINATION OF ANIMALS
Country of
destination:.............................................................................��...................
Name and address of consignee:
....................................................................�..........
..........................................................................................................����.......................
Nature and identification of means of transport:
..........................................................
........................................................................................................................................��
V.
SANITARY INFORMATION
The undersigned Official Veterinarian
certifies that the animal/s described above and examined on this day:
a) Shows no clinical sign of diseases
including rabies, canine distemper, parvo virus infection, leptospirosis etc.
b) Has been vaccinated for rabies (in case
it is more than three months of age) within the time limit recommended by the
manufacturer of vaccine licensed and approved by the exporting country (name of
the vaccine, batch number and the date of vaccination must be shown on the
veterinary certificate)
Official
stamp:
Issued
at .......................................on
.......��..............................
Name
and address of
Veterinarian......................................................................................................................���........................
Signature:..............................................................��..................
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