SRI LANKA PET IMPORT RULES AND REQUIREMENTS:

If you wish to take your pet (dog, cat, bird etc.) with you, when you arre visiting Sri Lanka, please be aware that you need a valid permit from the Director General / Animal Production & Health of Sri Lanka.

o Cats:

a. Cat has been kept in the country of origin since birth or for the six months period immediately prior to export to Sri Lanka.

b. Cat was found to be clinically healthy without any deformity at the time of dispatch.

c. The country of origin of the animal is either free of rabies. If not, the origin of the animal is an area free from quarantine restrictions for rabies and not within a radius of 25km from the nearest known case of rabies during the period of minimum six months immediately prior to embarkation.

d. The country of origin is free from heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infestation. If not, the animals were treated with a microfilacide twice, at an interval of two weeks, and the second treatment has been done within four weeks immediately prior to embarkation.

e. The animal was not in contact with any animals showing any clinical sign of any infectious or contagious disease including Aujeszky`s disease, Filiarisis, Leptospirosis, Rabies, Canine distemper, Infectious hepatitis, Canine parvo virus infection and Dermatomycosis for a period of minimum three months immediately prior to embarkation.

f. Sri Lanka is in the process of declaring its BSE free status.

oTherefore import of cats from BSE infected countries has bee restricted at present.

• Animals will be subjected to an inspection by the AQ&IO at the Port of Entry. If necessary, samples will be taken for investigation.

• All live animals will be subjected to a post-export quarantine period of thirty days in the "owners premises". For this purpose, the importer should sign the "Quarantine Surveillance Agreement" with the Animal Quarantine Office, Katunayake, at the time of importation. The exact location (address and tel. no.) of the premises where imported dogs/cats are intended to be kept whoudl be stated by the importer in the quarantine surveillance agreement.

Documents to be submitted along with the application form:

• Specimen Health Certificate form which is to be obtained from the exporting country. Documents to be submited at the time of clearance at the port of entry.

• Import Permit

• International Sanitary Certificate

• Pre-export Quarantine Certificate if this is not indicated in the International Sanitary Certificate.

• Vaccination Certificate in case of pet dogs and Cats.

Contact details are as follows:

Director General, Department of Animal Production & Health P.O. Box 13 P, readeniya 20400 , Sri Lanka Tel. 00-94-91-2388195, Fax. 00-94-81-2388619

If you take your pet without a prior permit to Sri Lanka, your pet will be re-exported to your country (of origin). Find more info under http://www.gov.lk/estate/animal/quarantine.htm

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Is it trye that pet dogs entering Sri Lanka now have to go into government quarantine?

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