Annex

Veterinary health certificates must only be assessed by veterinary officers and must certify that:

1. The dog is identified by a microchip.
2. The dog has been continuously resident in New Zealand for 180 days immediately prior to export, or since direct importation from Australia or since birth.
3. The dog has not been in quarantine or under quarantine restrictions in the 180 days immediately prior to export.
4. New Zealand is free from rabies.
5. The dog was examined within five days prior to export and found to be fit to travel.
6. The dog was treated for internal and external parasites within five days prior to export.
7. The dog was not more than three weeks pregnant, nor suckling young, at the time of export.
8. Canine brucellosis, canine ehrlichiosis, leishmaniosis, and leptospirosis (due to Leptospira canicola) have not been confirmed in New Zealand in the 12 months prior to export.
9. If the dog has not lived all of its life in New Zealand or has not resided only in New Zealand since import from Australia, the following evidence of testing must be presented to the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) (MAF) approved veterinarian:
   9.1. a negative test (IFAT or ELISA) result for Leishmania infantum.
   Note: This test must be done only after the dog have been resident in New Zealand for a minimum 21 days. This testing remains valid only if the dog is continuously resident in New Zealand from the sampling date until export to Australia.
10. If the dog has ever been in Africa then since last time in Africa, and before entering Australia, the dog was treated:
    10.1. Option one: once with imidocarb dipropionate (Forray—65®, Hoechst or Imizol® by Coopers) at a rate of 7.5 mg per kg body weight by subcutaneous injection (treatment must have been conducted by a government approved veterinarian), or
    10.2. Option two: twice with imidocarb dipropionate (Forray—65®, Hoechst or Imizol® by Coopers) at a rate of 6.6 mg per kg body weight by subcutaneous injection given two weeks apart (treatment must have been conducted by a government approved veterinarian).
    Note: Where the dog was not treated in New Zealand a copy of the certification of the treatment (Option one or Option two) must be endorsed by the MPI (MAF) and accompany the dog to Australia.

In addition to the certification requirements above, veterinary health certificates must comply with the following requirements:

1. The document must meet the department's Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy.
2. The document must provide identification for each animal in the consignment, including species, sex, and number of animals.
3. The document must detail the microchip number and site for each animal.
4. The document must detail any treatments, tests or statements as required by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry import permit.
5. The document must include the nature and identification of the means of transport including any seals used.
6. The document should contain the name of the exporter.
7. The document should contain the name of the person in charge.
8. The document must contain the name of the official veterinarian of the government of the exporting country. The name must be written in BLOCK LETTERS.
9. The document must include the title of the official government veterinarian.
10. The document must contain the telephone number of the official veterinarian of the government of the exporting country.
11. The document must contain the email contact details of the official veterinarian of the government of the exporting country.
12. The document must contain the address of the official veterinarian of the government of the exporting country.
13. The document must contain the signature, date and stamp of the official government veterinarian on each page (with the stamp of the government veterinary administration). The date must conform to the day/month/year format. Other documents e.g. laboratory reports and tables which form part of the extended health certification must also contain this information.
    Certification must comply with Chapter 5.2 of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code, including that any manual deletions to the health certificate must be signed and stamped by the official government veterinarian.
14. The document must be written in a language understood by the official government veterinarian of the exporting country.
15. The document must contain the name of the country of export.
16. The document must contain the name of the certifying government ministry or department.
17. The document must meet all requirements of the veterinary certification conditions.
18. Where the document has been signed by a government approved veterinarian, it must be counter signed by the official government veterinarian.
19. The document must contain the date on which the document is signed by the government approved veterinarian or official government veterinarian.
20. The health certificate must conform to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2009.
21. Any corrections made to the document must be struck through, remain legible and be signed and stamped by an approved representative of the Competent Authority.
    Note: Correction fluid must not be used.

Note: Veterinary health certificates are negotiated directly between relevant government authorities. In cases where a veterinary certificate has not been negotiated, this annex can be used as the basis for developing a suitable document.