USDA: Puppy Imports Must Be Healthy, 6 Months Old

Comments

• PoetikDragon

  August 2014

  Note the comments,

  This article is only stating part of the story.... this is for pets intended for resale.. I.e. like a pet store... not an individual purchasing a pet overseas as a companion. Look it up on the USDA APHIS website. This article says "ALL" puppies under 6 months which is incorrect.
• WrylyBrindle

  August 2014

  This is from the CDC pdf accompaying rules explanation, page 2:

  This rule does not apply when there
  is no transfer of ownership or control of
  a dog to another person for more than
  de minimis consideration after the dog’s
  importation into the United States.
  Therefore, dogs imported by a person
  who will use the dog as a personal pet,
  for sport, for shows or competitions, or
  for breeding or semen collection are not
  subject to the 6-month age restriction or
  any other requirements of this rule.