Home » Search Procedures » View Procedure

View Procedure

Procedure Name

Importation of Dogs and Cats

Description

Category	Permit
Responsible Agency	Department of Animal Production and Health Address: 13 Colombo - Kandy Rd, Kandy 20400 Phone: 0812 388 195
Legal base of the Procedure	Animal Diseases Act No. 59 of 1992
Processing time	Within 3-7 days

*The permit is valid for 90 days

Required Documents

No.	Type	Note
1	Application Form
2	Specimen Health certificate .	should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting country
3.	Original Blood test reports
4.	Vaccination Records
5.	Parasitic treatment Records
6	Negative test results for heartworm (Dirofilariaimmitis, Babesiosis and Leishmaniasis) with (ELISA/PCR//Knott’s) test done 7 days prior embarkation

Process Steps

No.
Step1	Duly filled application forms with relevant Documents should be submitted to the Director General of Department of Animal Product and Health
Step2	Risk assessment will be carried out on intended imports
Step3	Issuance of the Permission to Import

Category

Import

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date	Issued By
Application For Permit to Import Domestic Canine (Dogs) and Feline (Cats) Animals.	this is an application Form to get Permit to Import Domestic Canine (Dogs) and Feline (Cats) Animals.	21-12-2017	22-01-2018

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Importation of Dogs and Cats	Permit Requirement		This is the measure for Import of Dogs and Cats	Import permit is issued for the duly filled Application submit along with above indicated authenticated health certificates as attachments. The permit is valid for 90 days from the date of issue and it is issued free of charge.	Animal Diseases Act No. 59 of 1992	31-12-9999	Good