The
Embassy of the Slovak Republic would like
inform you about the veterinary
requirements for entry to the Slovak
Republic:
I.
All dogs and other small animals (cats,
rabbits,quinea-pigs, hamster, small
carnivorous animals, fowl, pigeons,
birds, parrots, apes ) shall be
accompanied by a Certificate of Origin
nad Veterinary Health Certificate issued
within 3 days prior to shipment and
signed by a State Veterinary Officer or a
veterinary surgeon authorized by the
Government of origin, certifying:
- that
the animal has been sujected to a
veterinary inspection prior to
shipment and found free from any
clinical symptoms of diseases
witch are transmissible to the
mentioned kind of animals;
- that
within a period of more than 28
days and less than 1year prior to
shipment the dogs , cats and over
other carnivorous have been
vaccinated with rabies vaccine,
approved by the veterinary
services of the country of
origin;
- an exception
is only granted in cases
when no vaccination
against rabies is carried
out or is prohibited in
the country of origin.
This fact must be
mentioned in the
Veterinary Health
Certificate;
- the
vaccination against
rabies is not required
for dogs, cats and other
carnivorous younger than
3 months.
II.
The folloving stipultations apply to
permanent import of dogs and touristic
travel or stay in Slovakia for a period
of more than 3 months.
For
imports for a period of more than 3
months the permission issued by the State
Veterinary administration of the Slovak
Republic is required.
At
the Slovak border entry station, the
animal shall be inspected by an
authorized veterinary surgeon, if found
unobjective from the point of view of
veterinary protection it will not be
permitted to enter Slovakia. The arrival
of animal to the place of destination in
Slovakia should be immediately reported
by the importer to the competent district
veterinary surgeon.
