The Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2002

1

This article applies where the competent authority of a country or territory in Schedule 2 or Schedule 6 to this Order, or a body authorised by the competent authority, operates a mandatory identification system for cats or dogs under which these animals are required to be registered and identified by tattoo or microchip or by tattoo only.

2

After a cat or dog has been identified in accordance with such a requirement, it may, as an exception to the requirements of article 6(1), be vaccinated and subsequently blood sampled for rabies in accordance with any or all of the requirements of articles 6(1)(a), 6(1)(b) and 6(2) before it has been microchipped.

3

Subject to paragraphs (3A) and (3B) below, the official health certificate relating to rabies vaccination shall contain the information specified in Schedule 3 to this Order.

3A

Paragraph (3B) applies to an animal—

a

identified by tattoo by or on behalf of the competent authority of a country or territory in Schedule 2 or Schedule 6 to this Order; and

b

registered by or on behalf of the authority,

in accordance with the requirements of a mandatory identification system operated by or on behalf of the authority.

3B

The official health certificate relating to rabies vaccination of an animal to which this paragraph applies shall contain the information specified in Schedule 3 to this Order as modified by substituting for the first indent of the declaration in paragraph 3 the following indent—

• the official veterinary surgeon has seen—

  1. a

     a record of the tattoo number and microchip number of the animal concerned; and

  2. b

     a rabies vaccination record which shows that—

     1. i

        the animal was vaccinated against rabies after having been tattooed; and

     2. ii

        in the case of re-vaccination, that the latest vaccination was carried out before the previous vaccination had expired in accordance with the relevant recommendation in the vaccine manufacturer’s data sheet and is valid;

Qualifying non-European countries and territories7A

In addition to the provisions of this Order relating to animals travelling from countries or territories in Part I of Schedule 2, pet cats and pet dogs may be brought into England from a country or territory specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 (Qualifying non-European Countries and Territories) if the requirements of the remaining provisions of that Schedule, including any notes to paragraph 1 relating to a country or territory, are complied with.

SCHEDULE 6Qualifying non-European countries and territories and requirements relating to these

Articles 6(1) and (5), 7(6) and 7A

1Qualifying non-European countries and territories

The Qualifying non-European countries and territories are—

Antigua and Barbuda	Fiji	Mayotte
Ascension Island	French Polynesia	Montserrat
Australia (a)	Guadeloupe	New Caledonia
Bahrain	Hawaii	New Zealand
Barbados	Jamaica	St Helena
Bermuda	Japan	St Kitts and Nevis
Canada	La Réunion	St Vincent
Cayman Islands	Martinique	Singapore
Falkland Islands	Mauritius	United States of America (which in this Schedule means the coterminous United States and Alaska and excludes Hawaii and any dependencies or other territories)
		Vanuatu
		Wallis and Fortuna
(a) A cat which was resident in Australia before departure must at no time have been on a holding where Hendra virus has been confirmed during the 60 days prior to departure. It must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the Australian Veterinary Authorities confirming this. Cats which pass through Australia on the way to England do not need this certificate provided they do not leave the perimeter of the airport while in Australia.

2Identification

1

The animal shall be identified by means of a microchip implanted into its body.

2

If the carrier does not have a reader capable of reading the microchip, the person bringing the animal into England shall provide a reader for the microchip at the time the carrier checks the identity of the animal.

3Health status

1

The animal shall be vaccinated against rabies as specified in article 6(1), and a blood sample from the animal tested in accordance with article 6(2).

2

If the animal is brought into England from Canada or the United States of America it shall be treated against ticks and Echinococcus multilocularis in the country of export as specified in article 6(4) and article 6(4A).

3

If the animal is brought into England from another country or territory in this Schedule, it shall be treated against ticks and Echinococcus multilocularis in the country of export as specified in article 6(4) and article 6(4A) except that the treatment for ticks shall contain fipronil as the active ingredient.

4

The animal shall not have been outside the countries or territories in Part I of Schedule 2 or Schedule 6 in the six months preceding the animal being brought into England.

4Documentation

The animal shall be accompanied by—

a

an official health certificate relating to rabies vaccination as specified in article 7, except that the certificate shall be signed either by an official veterinary surgeon of one of the countries or territories in Part I of Schedule 2 or by an official veterinary surgeon of one of the countries or territories in this Schedule;

b

an official health certificate relating to treatment against Echinococcus multilocularis and ticks as specified in article 7; and

c

a written declaration by the person importing the animal that it has not been outside the countries and territories set out in Schedule 4 to this Order in the six months preceding the animal being brought into England as specified in article 7(5).

5Means of transport

An animal must be transported to England by air (except an animal from Ascension Island, the Falkland Islands or St Helena, which may be transported by sea) by a carrier approved under article 8 from one of the countries or territories in this Schedule.

6Seals

1

Before transport to England by air, the container in which the animal is transported shall be sealed by an official authorised by the competent authority of the exporting country with the official seal of that authority.

2

The construction of the cage and the location of the seal shall be such that the cage cannot be opened without breaking the seal.

3

The official applying the seal shall write the number of the seal on the health certificate relating to treatment for Echinococcus multilocularis and ticks, sign it and stamp it with the official stamp of the competent authority.

4

If, during transport, the official seal is broken, it shall be replaced by an official authorised by the competent authority of the country or territory in which the seal is broken with the official seal of that authority, who shall certify in writing that, between the time that the original seal was broken and the replacement applied, the animal did not come into contact with any other animals.

7Arrival in England by air

1

On arrival in England, the carrier shall examine the seal on the animal’s container.

2

If the seal is unbroken (or the container has been re-sealed under paragraph 6(4) and there is a certificate to that effect in accordance with that paragraph accompanying the animal) and its number corresponds to the number of the seal entered on the certificate, the carrier shall check the microchip and the documentation required under paragraph 2 of this Schedule in the manner specified in article 9(1) (and, in the case of a cat arriving from Australia, the certificate relating to the Hendra virus required under paragraph 1 of this Schedule), and shall comply with the provisions of article 9(4) and 9(5)(a).

3

If the seal is missing or is broken (other than in the circumstances described in paragraph 6(4) of this Schedule) or if the number on the seal does not correspond to the number of the seal entered on the certificate, the carrier shall ensure that the animal is taken into quarantine in accordance with article 9(4)(b); but if the Minister is satisfied, after the animal has been taken into quarantine, that the animal was not exposed to risk of infection of rabies during its journey, he may subsequently release the animal from quarantine.

8Arrival in England by sea

1

If an animal is brought in by sea from Ascension Island, the Falkland Islands or St Helena the carrier shall check the microchip and the documentation required by paragraph 2 of this Schedule in the manner specified in article 9(1).

2

If the carrier is satisfied that the documentation is correct and that, throughout the voyage, the animal has had no contact with any other animal, and has not been put ashore at any point, it shall release the animal to its owner or his representative.

3

If the carrier is not so satisfied, the carrier shall ensure that the animal is taken into quarantine in accordance with article 9(4)(b).