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Pe t E xpo rts VAL VT F a ll Co nfe re nc e – Se pte mb e r 22, 2018 Alyso n Bo swe ll, BS, RVT VS SPRS AHT , Distric t 1 - Virg inia I nfo rmatio n update d as o f Marc h 7, 2018

USDA Ac c re dite d Ve te rina ria ns  Ac c re dita tio n is sta te -spe c ific  Go ve rnme nt a ppro va l o f priva te ve te rina ria ns to pe rfo rm o ffic ia l re g ula to ry func tio ns  Ac c re dita tio n Ca te g o rie s:  Ca te g o ry I Anima ls: All a nima ls, e xc e pt fo o d a nd fib e r spe c ie s, ho rse s, b irds, fa rm-ra ise d a q ua tic a nima ls, a ll o the r live sto c k spe c ie s, a nd zo o a nima ls tha t c a n tra nsmit e xo tic a nima l dise a se s to live sto c k  Ca te g o ry I I Anima ls: All a nima ls, inc luding Ca te g o ry I a nima ls

Re spo nsib ilitie s o f a n Ac c re dite d Ve te rina ria n  BE F OREissuing a he a lth c e rtific a te , it is the ir re spo nsib ility to e nsure :  Co rre c t he a lth c e rtific a te is b e ing use d  Re q uire me nts o f the de stina tio n c o untry ha ve b e e n me t  He a lth c e rtific a te will b e va lid a t the time the a nima l(s) is sc he dule d to tra ve l  All re q uire d info rma tio n ha s b e e n c o mple te d fully a nd a c c ura te ly  Do NOT a ssume the o wne r/ e xpo rte r ha s o b ta ine d a ll o f the ne c e ssa ry do c ume nta tio n o r info rma tio n  Co nfirm b y using the re so urc e s yo u ha ve a va ila b le to yo u  T his c a n b e time c o nsuming in so me insta nc e s, b ut it is pa rt o f the ir duty a s a n a c c re dite d ve te rina ria n a nd YOU, a s a n L VT , c a n b e ve ry he lpful in this pro c e ss.  F a ilure to pe rfo rm a c c re dite d ve te rina ria n dutie s whe n issuing a he a lth c e rtific a te ma y ha ve re pe rc ussio ns fo r the ir a c c re dita tio n sta tus.

Anima l Ca te g o rie s Re q uiring He a lth Ce rtific a tio n  Pe t tra ve l & no n-priva te ly o wne d c o mpa nio n a nima ls  Re se a rc h a nima ls  L ive sto c k  Ge ne tic ma te ria l- e mb ryo s, se me n  Zo o a nima ls  Re q uire me nts va ry b y spe c ie s a nd b y de stina tio n c o untry

F inding a nd Co mple ting the Co rre c t He a lth Ce rtific a te  Pe t T ra ve l We b site (https:/ / www.a phis.usda .g o v/ a phis/ pe t-tra ve l)  I nte rna tio na l Re g ula tio ns (I Re g s): e .g . live sto c k, re se a rc h a nima ls, po ultry, e tc .  https:/ / www.a phis.usd a .g o v/ a phis/ o urfo c us/ a nima lhe a lth/ e xpo rt/ ire g s-fo r-a nima l- e xpo rts/ c t_ire g s_a nima l_e xpo rts_ho me  Ma ke sure to use the c o rre c t he a lth c e rtific a te ! **Co untry re q uire me nts c ha ng e fre q ue ntly; AL WAYS c he c k prio r to c o mple ting a he a lth c e rtific a te **  F ill o ut he a lth c e rtific a te c o mple te ly a nd a c c ura te ly  Inc lud e c e rtific a tio n sta te me nts (if a pplic a b le )  Inc lud e la b o ra to ry te sting re sults, tre a tme nts a nd va c c ina tio ns (if a pplic a b le )  Do no t o ve r c e rtify!  Ac c re d ite d ve te rina ria n sho uld pe rso na lly sig n a nd d a te the d o c ume nt in the c o rre c t ink c o lo r  T his is a le g a l do c ume nt!!

Re q uire d I nfo rma tio n  A he a lth c e rtific a te g e ne ra lly re q uire s the fo llo wing info rma tio n  Co nsig no r (na me a nd a ddre ss)  Co nsig ne e (na me a nd a ddre ss)  Offic ia l a nima l I D/ de sc riptio n  Re q uire d te sts/ va c c ina tio ns/ tre a tme nts  Ce rtific a tio n sta te me nts  Printe d na me , sig na ture o f issuing a c c re dite d ve te rina ria n a nd da te o f issua nc e  Suppo rting Do c ume nta tio n  Ra b ie s c e rtific a te a nd/ o r a dditio na l va c c ine re c o rds (whe n re q uire d)  Pe rtine nt la b o ra to ry te sting re sults (e .g . ra b ie s tite r, c a ttle T B te sting , E I A te st re po rt) (whe n re q uire d)  I mpo rt pe rmit (whe n re q uire d)

Ba sic Ste ps fo r Co mple ting a He a lth Ce rtific a te

Ba sic Ste ps F o r Co mple ting a He a lth Ce rtific a te Gathe r Information De ve lop T ime table Pe rform E xaminations, •Spe c ific to impo rting •Re q uire d e xa mina tio ns, Vac c inations, T e sts, c o untry va c c ina tio ns, te sts, tre a tme nts T re atme nts •APHIS Pe t T ra ve l We b site •Ac c o rd ing to impo rt  priva te ly o wne d •Ne e d to b e c o nd uc te d re q uire me nts se t fo rth c o mpa nio n a nima ls no t within spe c ific b y c o untry o f inte nd e d fo r re se a rc h/ time fra me o r se q ue ntia l d e stina tio n re sa le o rd e r •If no re g ula tio ns liste d  •Inte rna tio na l •Pro c e ss ma y la st 180+ c o nta c t d e stina tio n Re g ula tio ns (IRe g s) d a ys fo r so me c o untrie s, c o untry fo r the ir  a ll o the r a nima ls o the rs muc h sho rte r re q uire me nts

Ba sic Ste ps F o r Co mple ting a He a lth Ce rtific a te Comple te He alth Ce r tific ate Make L ine - outs Sign & Date He alth Ce r tific ate • Use d e stina tio n c o untry’ s he a lth • Sing le line thro ug h no n-a pplic a b le • Printe d na me , sig na ture a nd d a te c e rtific a te if a va ila b le (e .g . it ma y c e rtific a tio n sta te me nts (if a d d e d b y the a c c re d ite d b e po ste d to the Pe t T ra ve l re q uire d ) o r sma ll c o rre c tio ns ve te rina ria n who issue s the We b site o r the IRe g s) c e rtific a te • K e e p line d -o ut te xt visib le • Info rma tio n id e a lly sho uld b e • Da te must b e a c tua l d a te the type d o r printe d in b lo c k le tte rs he a lth c e rtific a te is issue d - no t a • Any line -o uts sho uld b e initia le d pa st o r future d a te b y the a c c re d ite d ve te rina ria n • NOT E : So me impo rting c o untrie s will NOT ac c e pt line - outs , so ma ke sure to fo llo w the re q uire d pro c e d ure s o f the ind ivid ua l impo rting c o untry.

Ba sic Ste ps fo r Co mple ting a He a lth Ce rtific a te Submit for F e de r al USDA F e de r al USDA Afte r F e de r al E ndor se me nt E ndor se me nt E ndor se me nt • Re q uire d b y mo st c o untrie s- • He a lth c e rtific a te pla n a he a d , a llo w suffic ie nt re vie we d fo r a c c ura c y & So me time s a n o ffic ia l fro m • time c o mple te ne ss the c o untry’ s c o nsula te / e mb a ssy must • Sub mit he a lth c e rtific a te a nd • Uniq ue he a lth c e rtific a te sig n the c e rtific a te suppo rting d o c ume nta tio n to numb e r a ssig ne d lo c a l USDA e nd o rsing o ffic e Orig ina l he a lth c e rtific a te • • Ve te rina ry Me d ic a l must a c c o mpa ny the • Sub je c t to APHIS use r fe e s Offic e r sig ns (e nd o rse s) & a nima l to d e stina tio n e mb o sse s he a lth c o untry c e rtific a te

He a lth Ce rtific a te Va lidity  He a lth c e rtific a te va lidity is de te rmine d b y the de stina tio n c o untry  F o r the ma jo rity o f he a lth c e rtific a te s, the pe rio d o f va lidity is b a se d o n whe n the a c c re dite d ve te rina ria n issue s the he a lth c e rtific a te , no t whe n APHI S e ndo rse s it.  Re q uire d va c c ina tio ns a nd te sts ma y ne e d to b e pe rfo rme d a t spe c ific time s in re la tio n to da te o f de pa rture o r o the r c rite ria  e .g . inte rna l / e xte rna l pa ra site tre a tme nts, ra b ie s tite r, c a ttle b ruc e llo sis te sting

APHI S Pe t T ra ve l We b site https:/ / www.a phis.usda .g o v/ a phis/ pe t-tra ve l  A pe t is a pr ivate ly- owne d c o mpa nio n a nima l not inte nde d for r e se ar c h or e sale a nd inc lude s the fo llo wing a nima l g ro ups o nly: r **No t all b irds q ualify as pe ts

Pe t T ra ve l We b site https:/ / www.a phis.usda .g o v/ a phis/ pe t-tra ve l  Re a d re q uire me nts tho ro ug hly  E xpa nd e a c h b a r fo r a dditio na l info rma tio n  An impo rt pe rmit ma y b e re q uire d  Spe c ific te sts/ va c c ina tio ns ma y ne e d to b e pe rfo rme d/ a dministe re d b y a n a c c re dite d ve te rina ria n to b e c o nside re d va lid b y the de stina tio n c o untry (e .g . Austra lia )  Clic k o n the he a lth c e rtific a te link to a c c e ss the he a lth c e rtific a te tha t will ne e d to b e use d fo r pe t tra ve l to tha t c o untry  E nsure a ll re q uire me nts will b e me t prio r to issuing the he a lth c e rtific a te  I f the re q uire me nts fo r impo rt ha ve no t b e e n me t, DO NOT issue the he a lth c e rtific a te

Re q uire me nts Unkno wn  Whe n re q uire me nts fo r pe t tra ve l ha ve no t b e e n ne g o tia te d with the de stina tio n c o untry, it is the e xpo rte r‘ s (o wne r’ s) re spo nsib ility to o b ta in the impo rt re q uire me nts a nd e nsure the y a re me t prio r to tra ve l  De stina tio n c o untry’ s e mb a ssy o r c o nsula te  Go ve rnme nt o ffic ia ls a t the b o rde r inspe c tio n po rt (e .g . a irpo rt)  Va rio us “pe t tra ve l” we b site s o n the inte rne t a re no t spe c ific g o ve rnme nt site s a nd ma y no t c o nta in the mo st a c c ura te a nd up-to -da te info rma tio n.