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Pet Exports VALVT Fall Conference – September 22, 2018 Alyson Boswell, BS, RVT VS SPRS AHT, District 1 - Virginia Information updated as of March 7, 2018
USDA Accredited Veterinarians
Accreditation is state-specific
Government approval of private veterinarians to perform official regulatory
functions
Accreditation Categories:
Category I Animals: All animals, except food and fiber species, horses, birds,
farm-raised aquatic animals, all other livestock species, and zoo animals that can
transmit exotic animal diseases to livestock
Category II Animals: All animals, including Category I animals
Responsibilities of an Accredited
Veterinarian
BEFORE issuing a health certificate, it is their responsibility to ensure:
Correct health certificate is being used
Requirements of the destination country have been met
Health certificate will be valid at the time the animal(s) is scheduled to travel
All required information has been completed fully and accurately
Do NOT assume the owner/exporter has obtained all of the necessary
documentation or information
Confirm by using the resources you have available to you
This can be time consuming in some instances, but it is part of their duty as an
accredited veterinarian and YOU, as an LVT, can be very helpful in this process.
Failure to perform accredited veterinarian duties when issuing a health
certificate may have repercussions for their accreditation status.
Animal Categories Requiring Health Certification Pet travel & non-privately owned companion animals Research animals Livestock Genetic material- embryos, semen Zoo animals Requirements vary by species and by destination country
Finding and Completing the Correct
Health Certificate
Pet Travel Website (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel)
International Regulations (IRegs): e.g. livestock, research animals, poultry, etc.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/export/iregs-for-animal-
exports/ct_iregs_animal_exports_home
Make sure to use the correct health certificate! **Country requirements change frequently;
ALWAYS check prior to completing a health certificate**
Fill out health certificate completely and accurately
Include certification statements (if applicable)
Include laboratory testing results, treatments and vaccinations (if applicable)
Do not over certify!
Accredited veterinarian should personally sign and date the document in the correct ink color
This is a legal document!!
Required Information
A health certificate generally requires the following information
Consignor (name and address)
Consignee (name and address)
Official animal ID/description
Required tests/vaccinations/treatments
Certification statements
Printed name, signature of issuing accredited veterinarian and date of issuance
Supporting Documentation
Rabies certificate and/or additional vaccine records (when required)
Pertinent laboratory testing results (e.g. rabies titer, cattle TB testing, EIA test
report) (when required)
Import permit (when required)
Basic Steps for Completing a Health Certificate
Basic Steps For Completing a Health
Certificate
Gather Information Develop Timetable Perform
•Specific to importing •Required examinations, Examinations,
country vaccinations, tests, Vaccinations, Tests,
treatments Treatments
•APHIS Pet Travel Website
•According to import
privately owned •Need to be conducted
requirements set forth
companion animals not within specific
by country of
intended for research/ timeframe or sequential
destination
resale order
•If no regulations listed
•International •Process may last 180+
contact destination
Regulations (IRegs) days for some countries,
country for their
all other animals others much shorter
requirements
Basic Steps For Completing a Health
Certificate
Complete Health Certificate Make Line-outs Sign & Date Health Certificate
• Use destination country’s health • Single line through non-applicable • Printed name, signature and date
certificate if available (e.g. it may certification statements (if added by the accredited
be posted to the Pet Travel required) or small corrections veterinarian who issues the
Website or the IRegs) certificate
• Keep lined-out text visible
• Information ideally should be • Date must be actual date the
typed or printed in block letters • Any line-outs should be initialed health certificate is issued - not a
by the accredited veterinarian past or future date
• NOTE: Some importing countries
will NOT accept line-outs, so make
sure to follow the required
procedures of the individual
importing country.
Basic Steps for Completing a Health
Certificate
Submit for Federal USDA Federal USDA After Federal
Endorsement Endorsement Endorsement
• Required by most countries- • Health certificate
plan ahead, allow sufficient reviewed for accuracy & • Sometimes an official from
time completeness
the country’s
consulate/embassy must
• Submit health certificate and • Unique health certificate sign the certificate
supporting documentation to number assigned
local USDA endorsing office
• Original health certificate
• Veterinary Medical must accompany the
• Subject to APHIS user fees Officer signs (endorses) &
animal to destination
embosses health
certificate countryHealth Certificate Validity
Health certificate validity is determined by the destination country
For the majority of health certificates, the period of validity is based on
when the accredited veterinarian issues the health certificate, not when
APHIS endorses it.
Required vaccinations and tests may need to be performed at specific
times in relation to date of departure or other criteria
e.g. internal /external parasite treatments, rabies titer, cattle brucellosis testingAPHIS Pet Travel Website
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel
A pet is a privately-owned companion animal not intended for research or
resale and includes the following animal groups only:
**Not all birds
qualify as petsPet Travel Website
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel
Read requirements thoroughly
Expand each bar for additional information
An import permit may be required
Specific tests/vaccinations may need to be performed/administered by an
accredited veterinarian to be considered valid by the destination country
(e.g. Australia)
Click on the health certificate link to access the health certificate that will
need to be used for pet travel to that country
Ensure all requirements will be met prior to issuing the health certificate
If the requirements for import have not been met, DO NOT issue the health
certificateRequirements Unknown
When requirements for pet travel have not been negotiated with the
destination country, it is the exporter‘s (owner’s) responsibility to obtain the
import requirements and ensure they are met prior to travel
Destination country’s embassy or consulate
Government officials at the border inspection port (e.g. airport)
Various “pet travel” websites on the internet are not specific government
sites and may not contain the most accurate and up-to-date information.International Regulations (IRegs)
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/export/iregs-for-animal-
exports/ct_iregs_animal_exports_home
Choose destination country from drop down menu
Scroll down the list until you find the applicable species and category of animal
(i.e. breeding cattle vs. feeder cattle)
If the species or category is not listed:
Requirements have not been negotiated with the destination country
Exporter’s responsibility to obtain import requirements and ensure they are met
An import permit may be required
Contact your area USDA endorsing office (Service Center 1) with questionsResponsibilities of an Accredited
Veterinarian
Remain informed and knowledgeable regarding various export
requirements
Pet Travel Website
IRegs
Contact Service Center 1 office, Albany, NY
Ensure that the correct, most up-to-date health certificate is used for the:
type of animal to be exported,
specific country of destination, and
for the animal’s intended purpose (non-commercial vs. commercial)Responsibilities of an Accredited
Veterinarian
9 CFR 161.4 Standards for Accredited Veterinarian Duties
(b) An accredited veterinarian shall not issue, or allow to be used, any
certificate, form, record or report, until, and unless, it has been accurately and
fully completed, clearly identifying the animals to which it applies, and showing
the dates and results of any inspection, test, vaccination, or treatment the
accredited veterinarian has conducted, except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this section, and the dates of issuance and expiration of the document....
(h) An accredited veterinarian shall keep himself or herself currently informed on
Federal and State regulations that are provided to him or her by the
Veterinarian-In-Charge, or by a State official through the Veterinarian-in-Charge,
governing the movement of animals….Vet paid $10,400 for pet quarantine Vet paid $4,867 for pet quarantine Vet paid $7,679 for pet quarantine
Common Submission Mistakes Health Certificate Veterinarian • Incorrect/outdated health • Invalid accreditation status certificate • Pre-/post-dating health certificate • Improper animal ID • Not verifying work done by another • Missing certification statements veterinarian(s) • Improper corrections and use of • Printed name, signature, and/or white out date missing Vaccinations/ Testing Supporting Documents • Missing/incorrectly recorded • No import permit (when required vaccination or lab test results by destination country) • Incorrect test performed • Endorsement fee not included • Lab reporting date instead of • Prepaid return shipping label not serum draw date included • Pending test results at time of submission
Types of International Health
Certificates
Country-specific health certificates
APHIS Form 7001 (generic International Health Certificate)
Can be used in cases where the pet travel requirements of the destination
country are unknown, or where indicated on the Pet Travel Website.
VEHCS: Veterinary Export Health Certification System
e.g. horses/cattle/poultry to Canada
VS Form17-145 (horses to Canada)
VS Form 17-6 (poultry)
VS Form 17-140 (generic health certificate when shipping livestock)APHIS 7001
Select applicable species
Leave blank for Federal vet
Complete this box Page X of Y
Owner name and address Name and address in destination country, including
country of destination
Complete animal identification Rabies vaccination
information Other vaccines/tests/
information
treatments as required
Leave blank unless there
are required certification
statements for the destination country
APHIS cannot endorse if
these boxes are not checked
Print your name, clinic address and
Leave blank for Federal vet phone number here Complete these boxes
Your signature here Date issuedCountry-Specific Health Certificate
Complete all open/fillable boxes.
If a box is lined out or contains
asterisks, that information does
not need to be provided.EU Bilingual Health Certificate
Fillable PDF version of
the health certificate
is pre-lined out based
on the menu options
selected on the Pet
Travel Website.
USDA accredited vet to complete and
sign
Leave blank for Federal vet to complete
and sign“VEHCS-style” (Horses to Canada)
Complete all
open/fillable
boxes.
Select the one
applicable
option (#2, #8)
USDA accredited vet to print Federal vet to complete
name, sign and dateVS Form 17-145 (Horses to Canada)
Complete all open/fillable
boxes.
On Addendum page,
select the one applicable
USDA accredited vet option (#5)
to print name, sign Federal vet to
and date complete
Federal vet to complete
USDA accredited vet to print
name, sign and dateVS Form 17-6 (Poultry)
Complete open/fillable
boxes as applicable.
Select appropriate certification
option for #12 (A or B)
Enter Remarks/Additional
information (box #13) only if
required by the destination
country.
USDA accredited vet to complete,
sign and date.
Leave blank for Federal
vetVS Form 17-140
VEHCS (Veterinary Export Health
Certification System)
Allows for health certificate issuance and submission by accredited
veterinarian to be done electronically.
In order to submit health certificates electronically through VEHCS, you will
need to obtain a government eAuthorization account.
Most common health certificates submitted:
Canada: Adult poultry, Cattle, Day Old Chicks, Hatching Eggs, Horses, Swine,
Equine Semen, Aquatic Animals
Guatemala: Day Old Chicks, Hatching Eggs
Additional health certificates available for certification via VEHCS will be noted
on the IRegs.Live Horse Export – VEHCS
Live Horse Export – VEHCS
VEHCS
VEHCS
National Import/Export Services,
Service Center 1
We are here to help you!
Contact information:
USDA APHIS VS
500 New Karner Rd., 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-218-7540
Fax: 518-218-7545
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