The Centers for Disease Control will revisit the new rules that it announced over the summer related to bringing dogs into the United States.The current policy requires that all dogs entering the country must be microchipped, must be more than six months old, and appear healthy. Additionally, the CDC requires special online paperwork to be filled out before arriving.Sen. Susan Collins said she consulted the CDC director over the regulations, who acknowledged that the agency didn’t balance the concerns of border communities.Temporary measures will stay in place until the new rules are published. Anyone coming into the country with a dog who has spent the past six months in a rabies free or low-risk country will only need to fill out one form.
The Centers for Disease Control will revisit the new rules that it announced over the summer related to bringing dogs into the United States.
The current policy requires that all dogs entering the country must be microchipped, must be more than six months old, and appear healthy. Additionally, the CDC requires special online paperwork to be filled out before arriving.
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Sen. Susan Collins said she consulted the CDC director over the regulations, who acknowledged that the agency didn’t balance the concerns of border communities.
Temporary measures will stay in place until the new rules are published.
Anyone coming into the country with a dog who has spent the past six months in a rabies free or low-risk country will only need to fill out one form.
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