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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES -SOPs PRIVATE PET ANIMAL'S TRANSPORT ON VEHICLES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENTS

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  • Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung

Abstract

Legislation on non-commercial transport of pets among within the EU Member States and entry from Third Countries is complex. It is not always easy and intuitive to apply it, especially during road controls. The Bio-Crime Center has decided to create a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) in order to facilitate law enforcement during the controls on non-commercial transport of pets. This is a tool that is constantly under revision and any suggestions aimed at improving it will be very welcome.
Bio-crime Thörl-Maglern Veterinary Medical Intelligence Research Center
Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia - Land Kärnten c/o Polizeikooperationszentrum
9602 Thörl Maglern (A) - Web: http://www.biocrime.org
Paolo Zucca, Ingrid Fischinger, Marie-Christin Rossmann, Alessandro Bremini
(2020) Standard Operating Procedures of Private Pet Animal’s transport on
vehicles for Law Enforcements. Biocrime Centre, Last revision 29/12/2020
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES SOPs
PRIVATE PET ANIMAL’S TRANSPORT ON VEHICLES
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE SOP
PRIVATE PET ANIMAL’S TRANSPORT ON VEHICLES
LAW ENFORCEMENTS
VEHICLES INSPECTION
GO TO SOP
1
OK
?
CALL
VETERINARY
OFFICER
END OF
PROCEDURE
NEXT VEHICLE
Non-commercial movement
within the EU Member States
or from Andorra, Switzerland,
the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar,
Greenland, Iceland,
Liechtenstein, Monaco,
Norway, San Marino and the
Vatican City State?
Non commercial entry from
Third countries with favorable
situations regarding rabies
included in the list (Annex II,
part 2, of EU Regulation
577/2013)?
Non commercial entry from
other Third countries NOT
listed in the
Annex II, part 2, of EU
Regulation 577/2013?
GO TO SOP
2
GO TO
SOP 3
PRIVATE PET TRANSPORT?
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
Paolo Zucca, Ingrid Fischinger, Marie-Christin Rossmann,
Alessandro Bremini Last revision 29/12/2020
See
guidelines
for other
pet’s animal
transport
CALL
VETERINARY
OFFICER
END OF PROCEDURE
NEXT VEHICLE
SOP 1 - PRIVATE PET TRANSPORT
Dog, Cat or Ferret?
Number < 5?
Transponder?
Pet Passport? I
Age of pets is ok? IV
Valid Rabies
Vaccination? II
For competition,
exhibition or sport event
with appropriate
certificate and all animals
older than 6 month-old? V
See
guidelines
for
commercial
transport
Mother vaccinated and
travels with puppies?
Safety declaration no
contact? VI
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO NO
YES NO
Non-commercial movement within the EU Member States or from Andorra,
Switzerland, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein,
Monaco, Norway, San Marino and the Vatican City State
NO
Echinococcus
treatment ? III
Paolo Zucca, Ingrid Fischinger, Marie-Christin Rossmann,
Alessandro Bremini Last revision 29/12/2020
I)Compliant with Reg. UE 577/2013;
II) Compliant to Reg. UE 577/2013 - the animal was at least 12 weeks old at the date the
vaccine was administered, the date of administration of the vaccine does not precede
the date of marking or reading of the transponder, the period of validity of the
vaccination starts not less than 21 days from the completion of the vaccination protocol
for the primary vaccination, and any subsequent vaccination was carried out within the
period of validity of the preceding vaccination;
III) The pet animal (dog only) must, prior to entering a Member State listed in the Annex
to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/878,or Norway, be treated against
the parasite Echinococcus multilocularis in accordance with Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) 2018/772,as follows: the treatment must be administered by a
veterinarian within a period of not more than 120 hours and not less than 24 hours
before the time of scheduled entry the treatment must be certified by the administering
veterinarian in the relevant section of the passport;
IV) Austria 16 weeks - Italy it is prohibited to introduce in Italy dogs, cats and ferrets
under 12 weeks of age who have not been vaccinated for rabies; aged between 12-16
weeks who, although vaccinated against rabies, do not comply with the requirements
set out in Annex III, point 2, letter e) of Reg (EU) 576/2013 (the period of validity of
vaccination starts from the time when protective immunity is established, not less than
21 days after the vaccination as established by the manufacturer for the first
vaccination). Italy does not make use of the possibilities of derogation from compulsory
vaccination against rabies for young pet animals accorded to Member States by Articles
7 and 11 of Regulation No.576/2013 EU;
V) Written evidence is provided that the animals are registered either to attend an event
or with an organisation organising such events;
VI) Austria: Derogation to Art. 7, Art. 11 of Reg (EU) 576/2013. Puppies under 16 weeks
can enter a EU Member States if: There is a signed declaration in accordance with Part 1
of Annex I of regulation 577/2014 (safety declaration) confirming that the animals had
no contact with wild animals of species susceptible to rabies at their time of movement
and are therefore to be assessed as safe, or b. The pet animals are accompanied by their
mother on the basis of a document proving that the mother has received a valid rabies
vaccination prior to birth.
Last revision December 2020
ANNOTATIONS
Non-commercial movement within the EU Member States or from
Andorra, Switzerland, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland,
Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino and the Vatican City State
See
guidelines
for other
pet’s animal
transport
CALL
VETERINARY
OFFICER
END OF PROCEDURE
NEXT VEHICLE
SOP 2- PRIVATE PET TRANSPORT
Dog, Cat or Ferret?
Number < 5?
Transponder?
Health Certificate? I
Age of pets ok? IV
Valid Rabies
Vaccination? II
For competition,
exhibition or sport event
with appropriate
certificate and all animals
older than 6 month-old? VSee
guidelines
for
commercial
transport
Mother vaccinated and
travels with puppies?
Safety declaration no
contact? VI
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES NO
Non commercial entry from Third countries with favorable situations regarding
rabies included in the list (Annex II, part 2, of EU Regulation 577/2013).
NO
Echinococcus
treatment ? III
YES
Paolo Zucca, Ingrid Fischinger and Marie-Christin
Rossmann Last revision 29/12/2020
I) Compliant with Annex IV of Reg. UE 577/2013; Health Certificate and Declaration - the pet
animal (dog, cat or ferret) must be accompanied by an animal health certificate see model in
Part 1 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 as last amended by Regulation (EU)
2019/1293.
II) compliant to Reg. UE 576/2013; Compliant to Reg. UE 577/2013 - the animal was at least
12 weeks old at the date the vaccine was administered, the date of administration of the
vaccine does not precede the date of marking or reading of the transponder, the period of
validity of the vaccination starts not less than 21 days from the completion of the vaccination
protocol for the primary vaccination, and any subsequent vaccination was carried out within
the period of validity of the preceding vaccination;
III) The pet animal (dog only) must, prior to entering a Member State listed in the Annex to
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/878,or Norway, be treated against the
parasite Echinococcus multilocularis in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2018/772,as follows: the treatment must be administered by a veterinarian within a
period of not more than 120 hours and not less than 24 hours before the time of scheduled
entry the treatment must be certified by the administering veterinarian in the relevant
section of the passport;
IV) Austria 16 weeks - Italy under 12 weeks of age who have not been vaccinated for rabies;
aged between 12-16 weeks who, although vaccinated against rabies, do not comply with the
requirements set out in Annex III, point 2, letter e) of Reg (EU) 576/2013 (the period of
validity of vaccination starts from the time when protective immunity is established, not less
than 21 days after the vaccination as established by the manufacturer for the first
vaccination). Italy does not make use of the possibilities of derogation from compulsory
vaccination against rabies for young pet animals accorded to Member States by Articles 7
and 11 of Regulation No.576/2013 EU;
V) Written evidence is provided that the animals are registered either to attend an event or
with an organisation organising such events;
VI) Austria: Derogation to Art. 7, Art. 11 of Reg (EU) 576/2013. Puppies under 16 weeks can
enter a EU Member States if: There is a signed declaration in accordance with Part 1 of Annex
Iof regulation 577/2014 (safety declaration) confirming that the animals had no contact with
wild animals of species susceptible to rabies at their time of movement and are therefore to
be assessed as safe, or b. The pet animals are accompanied by their mother on the basis of a
document proving that the mother has received a valid rabies vaccination prior to birth.
Last revision December 2020
ANNOTATIONS
Non commercial entry from Third countries with favorable situations
regarding rabies included in the list (Annex II, part 2, of EU Regulation
577/2013).
See
guidelines
for other
pet’s animal
transport
CALL
VETERINARY
OFFICER
END OF PROCEDURE
NEXT VEHICLE
SOP 3 - PRIVATE PET TRANSPORT
Dog, cat or ferret?
Number < 5?
Transponder?
Health Certificate? I
Age pets is ok? IV
Valid Rabies
vaccination? II
For competition or
exhibition with
appropriate certificate and
all animals older than 6
month-old? V
See
guidelines
for
commercial
transport
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
Non commercial entry from other Third countries NOT listed in the
Annex II, part 2, of EU Regulation 577/2013.
Valid Rabies titration? III
YES
NO
Paolo Zucca, Ingrid Fischinger and Marie-Christin
Rossmann Last revision 29/12/2020
I) Compliant with Annex IV of Reg. UE 577/2013; Health Certificate and Declaration - the
pet animal (dog, cat or ferret) must be accompanied by:
an animal health certificate see model in Part 1 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No
577/2013 as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1293;
II) compliant to Reg. UE 576/2013; Compliant to Reg. UE 577/2013 - the animal was at
least 12 weeks old at the date the vaccine was administered, the date of administration
of the vaccine does not precede the date of marking or reading of the transponder, the
period of validity of the vaccination starts not less than 21 days from the completion of
the vaccination protocol for the primary vaccination, and any subsequent vaccination
was carried out within the period of validity of the preceding vaccination;
III) The titration test of post vaccination neutralizing antibodies against the rabies virus
was carried out with favorable results (titer equal to or greater than 0.50 IU / ml). This
blood test that must be carried out at a laboratory recognized by the European
Commission. The blood sample for titration must be taken at least 30 days after the
rabies vaccination and, in the event of a favorable outcome of the titration, the animal
can only be moved after three months from the date of blood sampling. The antibody
titration does not need to be renewed for animals that, after titration, have been
regularly revaccinated without interrupting the vaccination protocol prescribed by the
manufacturing laboratory;
IV) Austria 16 weeks - Italy - Under 12 weeks of age who have not been vaccinated for
rabies; aged between 12-16 weeks who, although vaccinated against rabies, do not
comply with the requirements set out in Annex III, point 2, letter e) of Reg (EU)
576/2013 (the period of validity of vaccination starts from the time when protective
immunity is established, not less than 21 days after the vaccination as established by
the manufacturer for the first vaccination);
IV) Written evidence is provided that the animals are registered either to attend an
event or with an organisation organising such events.
Last revision December 2020
ANNOTATIONS
Non commercial entry from other Third countries NOT listed in the
Annex II, part 2, of EU Regulation 577/2013.
www.biocrime.org
Bio-crime Thörl-Maglern Veterinary Medical Intelligence Research Center
Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia - Land Kärnten c/o Polizeikooperationszentrum
9602 Thörl Maglern (A) - Web: http://www.biocrime.org
Paolo Zucca, Ingrid Fischinger and Marie-Christin Rossmann,
Alessandro Bremini Proof document Last revision 29/12/2020
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