The dog must be registered:

• before disposal (sale, gift, return),
• if the dog is temporarily removed from the country,
• if it participates in exhibitions,
• reaching 4 months of age,
• within 10 days of arrival.

In order to register the pet, the following documents are required:

• pet passport or vaccination certificate,
• identity document of the owner.

 

Before the age of 4 months or earlier, if sold, the animal must be approached by the veterinarian following a “single set”, which includes: the identification of the home (room) animal with a chip, the issue of a passport and the first registration in the database.

If the animal has been purchased or presented, it must be checked before registration whether the animal has already been registered in a single national database by entering the microchip number of the animal Animal register of the agricultural data centre.

 

The initial registration of animals of the house (room) shall be performed by a veterinarian.

 

The procedures for registration of a home (room) animal can be viewed at www.zm.gov.lv.

 

Registration fees should be paid in accordance with Agricultural Data Centre Price List.

Events - change of owner, change of holding location, disappearance, finding, death - shall be registered:

electronically:

When selecting and executing e-service portal www.latvija.lv:

• Registered domestic (pet) animal registration change of ownership
• Registration of death or euthanasia of registered domestic (indoor) animal
• Registration of finding or losing of registered domestic (indoor) animal
• Registration of address change of registered domestic (indoor) animal housing

When submitting documents electronically with a secure electronic signature and sending Message Page on a registered animal to an e-address or e-mail of the Agricultural Data Centre pasts@ldc.gov.lv.

on-site:

• Agricultural data centre,
• Ministry of Agriculture customer service centres,
• a veterinarian (if such a service is provided),
• National and local government customer service centres.

Necessary documents for recording events in person:

1. pet passport or vaccination certificate,
2. message Form on events with the pet,
3. identity document of the owner.

Each dog in Latvia must have a vaccination certificate or a European Union pet passport containing a microchip number. Only travel with a European Union passport.

 

Each dog must be vaccinated against rabies. A practising veterinarian shall register information in the database regarding the vaccination against rabies of the registered home (room) animal.

The agricultural data centre database is included in "Europetnet" system, which means that a dog lost abroad can be quickly found and returned to his rightful owner.

Information on the registered pet could be found on Agricultural data centre home page www.ldc.gov.lv and in portal www.latvija.lv  e-service My Registered (Home) Room Animals.