Sec. 2. Importation of live dogs
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The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 10404 ( 7 U.S.C. 8303 ) the following: In this section: The term importer means any person who transports or causes the transportation of a dog into the United States from a foreign country. The term transfer means a change of ownership or control of an imported dog to another person, including by sale, adoption, exchange, or donation. Except as provided in paragraph (3), no person shall import a dog into the United States unless, as determined by the Secretary, the dog— is in good health; has received all necessary vaccinations and internal and external parasite treatment and demonstrated negative test results, as required by the Secretary and evidenced by a certificate that— is issued by a licensed veterinarian accredited by a competent veterinary authority recognized by the Secretary; and is endorsed by that authority in a manner representing that the veterinarian issuing the certificate was authorized to do so; and is officially identified by a permanent method approved by the Secretary.
Except as provided in paragraph (3), no person shall import or cause the transportation of a dog into the United States from a foreign country for the purpose of transfer unless, as determined by the Secretary, the dog— meets the criteria described in paragraph (1); is at least 6 months old; and is accompanied by an import permit issued by the Secretary under this Act. The Secretary, by regulation, shall provide an exception to any requirement under this Act in any case in which a dog is imported for purposes of transfer for— research purposes; veterinary treatment, paid for by the importer, subject to the condition that the dog— is taken directly to a veterinary facility for treatment with appropriate quarantine until the dog meets the criteria described in paragraph (1); and is then exported to its country of origin; or in the case of a dog that is less than 6 months old, lawful importation into the State of Hawaii in compliance with the regulations of the State of Hawaii and the other requirements of this section, if the dog is not transported out of the State of Hawaii for transfer at less than 6 months of age.
The Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— promulgate such regulations as the Secretaries determine to be necessary to implement and enforce this section; facilitate electronic submission of all required documentation prior to the arrival of a dog into the United States; and make the information in the documentation submitted under subparagraph
(A)available to the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable, for verification that all applicable importation requirements are met; and determine and establish such fees for the issuance of permits with respect to dog importation as are necessary to fund the implementation and enforcement of this section. Nothing in subsection (c)(3) limits the availability of funding made available under section 10417 to carry out this section. The Secretary shall have the authority granted under section 10414 to enforce this section. An importer that fails to comply with this section shall— be subject to penalties under section 10414; and if the importer is a dealer, provide, as the Secretary may determine, at the expense of the importer, for— the care (including appropriate veterinary care), forfeiture, quarantine, and removal from the United States of each applicable dog; and the return of each applicable dog to its place of export, with due care for the welfare of each applicable dog. . Section 18 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2148 ) is repealed.
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