traveling with your dog/ certificate requirements

gunner · Post by **gunner** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:48 am

Judging from the poll being done over at the SSBB, many hunters are unaware of the health certificates that are required when traveling with their dogs. Here's what I found with a short search....

ALL states require a current certificate of proof of vaccination against rabies. If you are traveling in ANY state with your dogs, you must have this certificate.

Many states also require an in hand health certificate for any dog being transported through that state. These certificates are filled out by your own vet and most will be dated from within 10 days to 6 months of travel.

You can check with any states animal health division and their requirements by contacting them ...

State Vet websites...
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/sregs/

STATE PHONE FAX STATE PHONE FAX
Alabama 334-240-7255 334-223-7352 Montana 406-444-2043 406-444-1929
Alaska 907-745-3236 907-745-8125 Nebraska 402-471-6836 402-471-3252
Arizona 602-542-4293 602-542-4290 Nevada 702-688-1180 702-688-1178
Arkansas 501-225-5138 501-225-9727 New Hampshire 603-271-2404 603-271-1109
California 916-654-0881 916-653-2215 New Jersey 609-292-3965 609-633-2550
Colorado 303-239-4161 303-239-4164 New Mexico 505-841-4000 505-841-4012
Connecticut 860-566-4268 860-566-8791 New York 518-457-3502 518-485-7773
Delaware 302-739-4811 302-697-6287 North Carolina 919-733-7601 919-733-6431
Florida 850-410-0900 850-410-0957 North Dakota 701-328-2655 701-328-4567
Georgia 404-656-3671 404-657-1357 Ohio 614-728-6220 614-728-6310
Hawaii 808-483-7100 808-483-7110 Oklahoma 405-521-2840 405-522-4583
Idaho 208-332-8540 208-334-4062 Oregon 503-986-4680 503-986-4734
Illinois 217-782-4944 217-524-7702 Pennsylvania 717-783-6677 717-787-1868
Indiana 317-232-1344 317-248-4063 Rhode Island 401-277-2781 401-277-6047
Iowa 515-281-5305 515-281-6236 South Carolina 803-788-2260 803-788-8058
Kansas 913-296-2326 913-296-1765 South Dakota 605-773-3321 605-773-5459
Kentucky 502-564-3956 502-564-7852 Tennessee 615-360-0120 615-781-5309
Louisiana 504-925-3980 504-925-4103 Texas 512-719-0700 512-719-0721
Maine 207-287-3701 207-287-7548 Utah 801-538-7160 801-538-7169
Maryland 410-841-5810 410-841-5999 Vermont 802-828-2421 802-828-2361
Massachusetts 617-727-3018 617-727-7235 Virginia 804-692-0601 804-225-2666
Michigan 517-373-1077 517-373-6015 Washington 360-902-1881 360-902-2087
Minnesota 612-296-2942 612-296-7417 West Virginia 304-558-2214 304-558-2231
Mississippi 601-354-6089 601-354-6097 Wisconsin 608-224-4873 608-224-4871
Missouri 573-751-3377 573-751-6919 Wyoming 307-777-7515 307-777-6561

HUTCH · Post by **HUTCH** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:44 pm

is the rabies tag for their collar enough proof of rabies shot?

dhondtm · Post by **dhondtm** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:26 pm

So what's it take to get your dog it's own seat on a plane? Does it have to be a celebrity dog or does it just need CGC? I don't know that I would pay the extra ticket, but I did see someone bring a dog on the plane and it layed down under the seat in front of him and you would of never known the dog was there. It was a mid-size dog too and very well behaved. I never did get a chance to talk to the owner though.

Post by **Ayres** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:11 pm

Was it some kind of companion dog... was the owner disabled in any way?

That would be my only guess.

dhondtm · Post by **dhondtm** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:22 pm

no, he did have K9-Unit jacket on, but it didn't strike me as a bomb sniffing dog and I never seen them actually get on the plane before.