# Requirement for Certification of U.S.-Issued Rabies Vaccination form for importers seeking to import U.S.-vaccinated dogs from DMRVV high-risk countries · United States — The dated, ordered steps for taking a dog, cat or ferret into the United States, the European Union or Great Britain — microchip, rabies vaccination, blood test and the waiting periods between them, quoted from the law itself

For Requirement for Certification of U.S.-Issued Rabies Vaccination form for importers seeking to import U.S.-vaccinated dogs from DMRVV high-risk countries · United States, entering is United States; provision is Requirement for Certification of U.S.-Issued Rabies Vaccination form for importers seeking to import U.S.-vaccinated dogs from DMRVV high-risk countries; applies to is Importers returning to the United States with a U.S.-vaccinated dog that has been in a DMRVV high-risk country within the last six months; what is required is may present their dog for admission without a rabies serologic test from a CDC-approved laboratory, without the dog undergoing veterinary examination (unless ill, injured, or exposed), and without revaccination against rabies or quarantine at a CDC-registered animal care facility upon arrival; the clock is within the last six months, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **Entering:** United States _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Provision:** Requirement for Certification of U.S.-Issued Rabies Vaccination form for importers seeking to import U.S.-vaccinated dogs from DMRVV high-risk countries _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** Importers returning to the United States with a U.S.-vaccinated dog that has been in a DMRVV high-risk country within the last six months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What is required:** may present their dog for admission without a rabies serologic test from a CDC-approved laboratory, without the dog undergoing veterinary examination (unless ill, injured, or exposed), and without revaccination against rabies or quarantine at a CDC-registered animal care facility upon arrival _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **The clock:** within the last six months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Citation:** 42 CFR 71.51(t)(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Requirement for Certification of U.S.-Issued Rabies Vaccination form for importers seeking to import U.S.-vaccinated dogs from DMRVV high-risk countries. (1) Importers returning to the United States with a U.S.-vaccinated dog that has been in a DMRVV high-risk country within the last six months may present their dog for admission without a rabies serologic test from a CDC-approved laboratory, without the dog undergoing veterinary examination (unless ill, injured, or exposed), and without revaccination against rabies or quarantine at a CDC-registered animal care facility upon arrival under the following circumstances:

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-71/subpart-F/section-71.51

Last verified: 2026-09-15. Review by: 2026-12-26.
Part of [The dated, ordered steps for taking a dog, cat or ferret into the United States, the European Union or Great Britain — microchip, rabies vaccination, blood test and the waiting periods between them, quoted from the law itself](https://referencesource.org/pet-travel-entry-requirements/).