Movements other than the sale of dogs, cats or ferrets or the transfer of ownership of animals shall be a non-commercial movement.

At the time of non-commercial movement, the animal must be accompanied by the owner indicated on the passport of the European Union model animal.

 

The non-commercial movement of the animal may take place up to five days before or after the movement of the owner. In this case, the animal may be moved by an authorised person who has written authority on behalf of the owner to carry out non-commercial movements of dogs, cats and ferrets.

 

The number of animals which may accompany their owner or authorised person during one non-commercial movement may not exceed five. This number may be higher only in cases where the purpose of the movement is to participate in competitions, exhibitions, sporting events or events preparing for those events, where dogs, cats and ferrets are over six months old, as well as where the owner or the authorised person can produce written proof that dogs, cats or ferrets are registered in an association, organise competitions, exhibitions, sporting events or registered to attend the above events.

 

In order to transport a pet animal between EU Member States, it is necessary to:

• Appropriate identification

The animal must be identified with an implanted chip (transponder) or a clearly legible tattoo. A tattoo shall only be allowed if it was carried out before 3 July 2011. The chip must comply with ISO 11784 and use HDX or FDX-B technology and must be read with a reading device compatible with ISO 11785. If the chip does not meet these requirements, the owner must provide a device for reading the chip during any test.

 

• European Union model passport

To get a model passport for the EU, go to the vet! The passport is intended only for dogs, cats and ferrets.

 

To vaccinate the animal against rabies, go to the vet!

On the day of rabies vaccination, the animal must be at least 12 weeks old.

 

If vaccination against rabies has been carried out for the first time in life or if a booster vaccination has not taken place within the time limit specified by the veterinarian, vaccination must have been carried out at least 21 days before the journey. If a booster against rabies is carried out within the time limit specified by the veterinarian on the animal's passport, it shall be valid from the date of booster.

 

It is necessary to unworm the animal against Echinococcus multilocularis. Decontarisation shall be carried out at the clinic, and the veterinarian shall indicate in the animal's passport the date of treatment, the time, as well as the medicinal product used. Recasting must be carried out with praziquantel or an equivalent active substance containing it for not less than 24 hours and not more than 120 hours (1-5 days) prior to entry.

 

If the animal is under 3 months of age and has not been vaccinated, you must find out whether the Member State of the European Union in question allows animals to be imported:

• less than 12 weeks of age which have not been vaccinated against rabies; or
• 12-16 weeks of age vaccinated against rabies but vaccination is not yet valid for travel (21 days of waiting period after vaccination has not been observed).

 

Where the Member State concerned authorises the importation of such animals, the owner or the person authorised by it must be accompanied by a signed declaration or be accompanied by a mother on whom it is still dependent (the mother's passport must contain proof that it has been vaccinated against rabies before it was born).

 

Imports into Latvia of dogs, cats and ferrets which are:

• less than 12 weeks of age and not vaccinated against rabies; or
• 12-16 weeks of age, vaccinated against rabies, but vaccination is not yet considered valid for travel (21 days of waiting period after vaccination has not been observed).

 

Uniform requirements for non-commercial movements within the EU are limited to dogs, cats and ferrets.

The movement of other pet animals (amphibians, rodents, reptiles, etc.) must comply with the requirements laid down in national legislation for the importation of such animals. There are no veterinary requirements for imports of the above animals into Latvia from the Member States of the European Union and you can enter freely.

 

Before moving between Member States with endangered species included in the 1973 Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), you must contact the Nature Conservation Board.

Requirements of the Member States of the European Union non-commercial movement of pet animals.

 

When travelling animals outside the European Union, the requirements laid down by the competent authority of the third country concerned must be complied with. The person accompanying his pet needs to find out in a timely manner import requirements on the website of the PVD (on the requirements of the countries for which the PVD has information), the competent authority of the country of destination or the embassy of that country.

In order to export a dog, cat or ferret to a third country or country which is not a Member State of the European Union and to return to the territory of the European Union, it is necessary to:

• identification (chip or clearly legible tattoo imposed before 3 July 2011);
• European Union passport;
• valid anti-rabies vaccination.

If you are planning to travel with an animal to countries outside the European Union that ARE NOT mentioned between them:

Ascension Island, United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Aruba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bonaire, Sintestatiusa and Saba (BES Salas), Belarus, Canada, Chile, Kirasao, Fiji, Falkland islands, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Japan, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Macedonia, Mauritius, Mexico, Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Russian Federation, Singapore, St. Helena Island, Sintmartenna, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, United States of America (including AS-ASV Samoa, GU-Guama, MP - Northern Mariana Islands, PR - Puerto Rico and VI - US Virgin Islands), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futa, Mayotte, Andorra, Switzerland, Faeroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Vatican City State,

and then return to the European Union, a rabies antibody titration test is required before leaving.

 

The identification document (pet passport) must certify that a rabies antibody titration test has been performed prior to the date of movement and that the results have been favourable (the level of antibodies must be at least ≥ 0.5 IU/ml);

In addition to the above, the specific requirements of the third country to which you are travelling (in addition, a veterinary certificate may be required, in addition to studies on infectious diseases, parasites, veterinary treatments, but this should be clarified in good time by the competent authority of the country of destination or the embassy of that country).

When entering the European Union, animals shall be subject to documentary and identity checks at the entry points of the house (room) animals. Customs shall carry out controls.

 

The animal may be moved from third countries only if it is properly prepared - identified, vaccinated against rabies, with documents: an animal health certificate accompanied by an owner's declaration that the movement of the animal is not for commercial purposes, a passport, an owner's declaration in case of transit, and an antibody test (only from risk countries).

 

If the animal imported from a third country does not comply with the requirements above, the controlling authority shall be entitled to:

• to return the animal to the country of origin;
• to isolate the animal under certain conditions until a decision is taken (the costs are borne by the owner of the animal or by the responsible person);
• the euthanisation of the animal in the event that it constitutes a threat to generality and it is not possible to isolate or return the animal to the country of origin.

 

If the chip does not comply with ISO Standard 11784 or 11785, the owner or the accompanying person of the animals shall be provided with a means of receiving the chip. The animal must be identified before being vaccinated against rabies.

 

If the animal has been vaccinated before identification, vaccination against rabies shall be carried out again after identification! The tattoo shall be accepted if carried out before 3 July 2011 and certified in the veterinary certificate/passport.

 

! Passport

The animal passport must always be duly completed when travelling with the animal.

If you go to a third country with an animal, expecting to return with the same animal, then returning from a third country back to the territory of the European Union requires only a passport.

On the day of rabies vaccination, the animal must be at least 12 weeks old.

 

If vaccination against rabies has been carried out for the first time in life or if a booster vaccination has not taken place within the time limit specified by the veterinarian, vaccination must have been carried out at least 21 days before the journey. If a booster against rabies is carried out within the time limit specified by the veterinarian on the animal's passport, it shall be valid from the date of booster.

 

Rabies antibody test v eicams if you travel from countries OTHER than those countries - Andorra, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Vatican City State, Ascension Island, United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, ruba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bonaire, Sintestatius and Saba (BES Islands), Belarus, Canada, Chile, Kirasao, Fiji, Falkland Islands, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Japan, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, St. Lucia Montserrat, Mauritius, Macedonia, Mexico, Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Russia, Singapore, St. Helena Island, Sintmartenna, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, United States of America (including AS - US Samoa, GU-Guama, MP-North Mariana Islands, PR-Puerto Rico and VI - US Virgin Islands), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futas, Mayotte.

 

An authorised veterinarian shall remove the blood sample for at least 30 days following vaccination and three months prior to movement. An antibody titre equal to at least 0.5 or > 0.5 IU/ml is satisfactory in order to issue an animal an export certificate to the European Union. If antibody titre < 0.5, it indicates that the level of antibodies required for export is not enough.

 

The analysis must be carried out in a laboratory recognised by the European Union.

If you go from Latvia to one of the countries published in the slanting article or after transit through these countries and want to return to the European Union, the test must be carried out before leaving the third country. There is no need for a 3-month waiting period after the analysis has been carried out.

No test shall be required if the owner or authorised person makes a declaration that the animals have not been in contact with animals of susceptible species during such transit and that they have remained unthreatened on the vehicle or on the territory of an international airport.

It is necessary to unworm the animal against Echinococcus multilocularis. Decontarisation shall be carried out at the clinic, and the veterinarian shall indicate in the animal's passport the date of treatment, the time, as well as the medicinal product used.

Recasting must be carried out with praziquantel or an equivalent active substance containing it for not less than 24 hours and not more than 120 hours (1-5 days) prior to entry.

It shall be prohibited to import cats from Australia into Latvia if they are not accompanied by a veterinary certificate issued by the competent authority of Australia attesting that:

the animals have not stayed on holdings where cases of Hendra disease have been confirmed during the last 60 days, and

the animals have undergone an ELISA test in an approved laboratory to detect antibodies against the Hendra virus using blood samples taken not later than 10 days prior to export and have obtained a negative result.

 

It shall be prohibited to import cats and dogs from Malaysia (Peninsula) into Latvia if they are not accompanied by a veterinary certificate issued by the competent authority of Malaysia with a confirmation that:

the animals have not been in contact with the pigs during the last 60 days prior to export, and

the animals have not stayed on holdings where cases of Nipah have been confirmed during the last 60 days, and

animals have undergone an ELISA test in an approved laboratory to detect antibodies against Nipah virus using blood samples taken not later than 10 days prior to export and have obtained a negative result.

 

Import conditions for birds from Andorra, the Faeroes, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the Vatican shall be the same as for EU countries.

 

Control of the documents and identity of pet birds (parrots, canaries) shall be carried out by customs at the points of entry of pet animals.

The documentary and identity control of birds in the wild or in captivity (hunting falcons, hawks) shall be carried out by the Food and Veterinary Service at the border inspection posts of Pathermen and Terehov.

 

Birds may be imported into Latvia if the third country is included Commission Decision 2007/25/EC

The European Union has imposed strict restrictions on the movement of pet birds from third countries in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza.

 

If the pet bird does not meet the requirements, it may be returned to the country of origin or isolated under official supervision until the health requirements are met. In the event of non-compliance, the costs of isolation must be borne by the owner, so check the compliance of the requirements before travelling. If the animal cannot be returned or isolated, it may be eitanased without financial compensation.

 

The pet bird must satisfy one of the following conditions:

• They have been isolated at the point of exit, 30 days before export, in the third country;
• the birds have been vaccinated and re-vaccinated at least once against avian influenza with vaccine H5 approved for the species concerned in the last six months and not later than 60 days prior to their dispatch from the third country, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;
• the birds have been isolated for at least 10 days prior to export and have undergone tests for H5N1 antigen or genome.

 

Pet bird must be identifiable

The bird must have an individual number enabling it to be identified as originating and must indicate the identification system (e.g. printing, ring, chip, transponder, ear tag);

Pet bird must be accompanied by a veterinary certificate

There must be a model of the European Union veterinary certificate as defined in the Annex to Commission Decision 2010/734/EU and the declaration by the owner or his representative in accordance with Annex III to Commission Decision 2007/25/EC.

Food and Veterinary Service (PVD)

Nature Protection Board (DDA)

Ministry OF Foreign Affairs

Travel

Registration and welfare of domestic animals