[NFBF-Daytona] Watch where you cruise with your service dog!

[mrmikie273 at gmail.com]

You are now limited where you can come back  from with your service dog!!
That's right if you cruse to 1 of the CBC black listed ports & don't even
get off the ship with your dog you will not be allowed to bring your service
dog back to the United States! 

We now cannot go to several ports in the Caribbean.

Dear Mike Bowmer:

Please check below for details. Also, please continue to check the CDC
website for the most recent information.

The following webpage has two sections addressing cruise ships ("Cruise
Ships and Travel by Sea" and "FAQs for Cruise Line Travel"): Traveling with
Pets | Importation | CDC
<https://www.cdc.gov/importation/traveling-with-pets.html> 

The following categories of importers are eligible to request a permit to
import a dog into the United States:

*	US government employees traveling on
<https://www.cdc.gov/importation/bringing-an-animal-into-the-united-states/f
aqs-about-high-risk-dog-ban.html> official orders.
*	US citizens or lawful US residents relocating to the United States,
such as for
<https://www.cdc.gov/importation/bringing-an-animal-into-the-united-states/f
aqs-about-high-risk-dog-ban.html> employment or education.
*	Owners with service dogs that are trained to assist them with a
disability. In accordance with US Department of Transportation regulations
at 14 CFR part 382, emotional support animals, comfort animals,
companionship animals, and service animals in training are not considered
service animals.

*	Must submit a completed
<https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2020-12/Service%20Animal
%20Health%20Behavior%20Training%20Form.pdf> US Department of Transportation
Service Animal Air Transportation Form.

*	Return travelers (US citizens or lawful residents) who left the
United States before July 14, 2021 and are returning before October 14,
2021. Dogs must have:

*	Valid rabies vaccination certificate issued in the United States;
and
*	USDA Export Health Certificate from the United States issued between
July 14, 2020 and July 14, 2021; and 
*	Documentation that they traveled out of the United States with their
owner before July 14, 2021 (for example, official airline documentation
showing the animal traveled with you).

*	Importers wishing to import dogs for science, education, or
exhibition, as these terms are defined in 42 CFR 71.50, or for bona fide law
enforcement.

CDC Dog Import Permits will NOT be issued for:

*        Dogs intended for other purposes, such as adoption, resale, or
transfer of ownership.

*        US citizens and lawful residents traveling temporarily out of the
United States with their dogs after July 14 (such as for vacation or to
visit friends and family).

*        Non-US residents traveling temporarily to the United States with
their dogs after July 14 (such as for vacation or to visit friends and
family). 

*        Dogs participating in conformation shows (dog shows)

*        Dogs participating in obedience trials or dog sport shows

*        Dogs involved in any other type of exhibition not meeting the
definition in
<https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=bbf738531ad7b347e617bd4244faf3ff&
mc=true&node=se42.1.71_150&rgn=div8> 42 CFR 71.50

If you would like to submit an
<https://www.cdc.gov/importation/bringing-an-animal-into-the-united-states/a
pply-dog-import-permit.html> application, please submit all requested
documents as soon as you receive your change of duty station notification or
at least 30 business days (6 weeks) before traveling to the United States. 

Please note, each eligible importer may be granted approval to import a
maximum of 3 dogs for one trip during the temporary suspension.

 

During the transitional period from July 14, 2021- October 14, 2021, return
travelers who left the United States (such as temporary travel for vacation)
may apply for a permit if they left the United States before July 14, 2021.
Dogs with a CDC Dog Import Permit must enter the United States at one of
these 18 airports:  Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW),
Detroit, Honolulu, Houston (IAH), Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York
(JFK), Newark, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle, and
Washington DC (Dulles).  

 

After October 14, 2021, only
<https://www.cdc.gov/importation/bringing-an-animal-into-the-united-states/a
pply-dog-import-permit.html#approved-ports> approved ports of entry are
allowed. CDC will update the list of approved ports of entry as they become
available. 

 

Submitting an application does not guarantee a permit will be issued-CDC
reserves the right to deny issuing a dog permit. Submitting false
information or making other false statements is punishable with fines and
imprisonment.

 

No permits are given upon arrival.  If your request for advance approval is
denied, CDC's written denial will constitute final agency action.

 

Sincerely,

KC

Zoonoses Team

Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 <mailto:CDCanimalimports at cdc.gov> CDCanimalimports at cdc.gov

 

 

From: mrmikie273 at gmail.com <mailto:mrmikie273 at gmail.com>
<mrmikie273 at gmail.com <mailto:mrmikie273 at gmail.com> > 
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2021 2:56 PM
To: CDC Animal Imports (CDC) <cdcanimalimports at cdc.gov
<mailto:cdcanimalimports at cdc.gov> >
Subject: Questions about the new permit for service dogs?

 

So, I need to know the boundaries & what I can do & not do in regards to the
new permit that allows my service dog/seeing eye dog to come back to the
United States?

What about cruises that leave from the United States? If I go on a cruise
that docks at 1 of the countries on your rabies black list. & Get off the
ship with my seeing eye dog can I come back to the United States on that
cruise ship back to the United States with my Seeing eye dog?

What if the cruise ship I board in the United States with my seeing eye dog
dock at 1 of the countries on your rabies black list but I & my seeing eye
dog do not get of the ship while at that port & then come back to the United
States on that ship can my seeing eye dog & I come back into the United
States? 

If you have answers, please please tell me where any port official can look
this up so I do not get stopped by some port authority trying to do his job.

 

Not only does my Seeing eye dog provide an invaluable service. I have
bounded & would feel lost without him. His value is much more than the
$60000 that the school have invested in him!

 

Thank you

Mike Bowmer

                              

 

 

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