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Mexicorn
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New old dog law starting to be enforced at Mexicos POE.
Today while crossing back into Mexico from the United States as I have done thousands of times before I got the green light. As I got closer to the
place where the Aduanas were standing (Mexican Immigration) pulled me into secondary. As I passed the young man who was holding the walkie talkie in
his hand I told him in Spanish “Hey the light was green.” It didn’t matter, he didn’t care nor did I, I figured I had nothing to hide and had been in
secondary hundreds of times before so I pulled in. Upon pulling in another young man with a Berretta 9mm prominently hanging off his hip/ pelvis
(Very Barney Fife) and sporting a fresh Chilango accent asked me for my vehicle registration in Spanish and I complied.
He looked in the back seat and saw two of the three dogs and started to chat with me about the breeds, open the trunk, you know the drill, blah blah
blah…
The next thing he told me shocked the heck out of me since I had a neighbor’s third dog in the front seat which I had just picked up from Bonita pet
hospital. He said that he would have to send me back to the US since I had over the limit of two dogs per traveler. I politely told him I’d traveled
all over Mexico with dogs and never experienced this as an issue. I handed him all up to date shot records and kept it polite the whole time. He then
advised me to park while he handed me off to a supervisor. She walked up to my car with three other women whom I assume were trainees. She was nice
with a DF accent also and she politely explained to me that this law has always been on the books and referred me to the following website. Anyhow
they let me go and told me not to do it again FYI. Fallout from this Arizona stuff, player haters, No love for the Norte Americanos? I dunno.
What an eye opener. Please review and pass along to fellow Nomads traveling with more than two dogs crossing into Mexico. There is a handy English
link.
www.senasica.gob.mx
Smiles Nomads
[Edited on 5-11-2010 by Mexicorn]
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noproblemo2
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Thank you Mexicorn for the heads up on this, many travel with more than 2 dogs, but is the limit 2 pets or strictly 2 dogs as some also travel with
both dogs and cats, especially the newcomers who are just relocating here.
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Mexicorn
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| Quote: | Originally posted by noproblemo2
Thank you Mexicorn for the heads up on this, many travel with more than 2 dogs, but is the limit 2 pets or strictly 2 dogs as some also travel with
both dogs and cats, especially the newcomers who are just relocating here. |
Thanks Bro but the dogs feel as though they were being singled out because of thier race
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Rarely enforced but two mascotas is the most you can bring in the country. Also needed is some Health Certificate issued by a US vet (not army), to
satisfy the letter of the law.
\"If you don\'t stand for something you will fall for anything.\" Soupy Sales
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexicorn
| Quote: | Originally posted by noproblemo2
Thank you Mexicorn for the heads up on this, many travel with more than 2 dogs, but is the limit 2 pets or strictly 2 dogs as some also travel with
both dogs and cats, especially the newcomers who are just relocating here. |
Thanks Bro but the dogs feel as though they were being singled out because of thier race |
Poor things... Canine discrimination, maybe they can file a suit..
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Dogged Problem
Being Mexico, I'm sure that there is a "special" import fee payable via the correct agent to resolve the problem.
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Which border crossing did you use? Nancy
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Mexicorn
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| Quote: | Originally posted by nbacc
Which border crossing did you use? Nancy |
I crossed into Mexico at the San Ysidro POE
best regards Nancy- Opp's you tricked me and got me to admit my true idenity! You know I'm moonlighting at the Hong Kong you should come by sometime
Sherlock
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Dave
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I thought you lived in Mexico.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexicorn
He said that he would have to send me back to the US since I had over the limit of two dogs per traveler. |
Does this law apply to everyone that crosses the border?
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I use the US schedule for our dog's rabies (where they are registered) which is every three years- Mexico requires it annually. It does look like
they will administer rabies and parasite control at the POE for a fee- and that 3rd dog will cost you 1,640 pesos. No one taking their dog across for
the day has a current health certificate- so that's a game changer for sure.
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I would never go (even for the day) without the health certificate...I would be VERY upset if I could not get my dog back across in to the USA. Of
course the first time I would not have the paperwork (I have had it EVERY time) would be the time they would ask. Nancy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by nbacc
I would never go (even for the day) without the health certificate...I would be VERY upset if I could not get my dog back across in to the USA. Of
course the first time I would not have the paperwork (I have had it EVERY time) would be the time they would ask. Nancy |
ok, but your dogs don't need a health certificate to enter the USA, just a valid rabies certificate from the USA (USA won't accept Mexican rabies
shots). So if you went shopping in the USA for the day from Baja- you would be OK crossing north but would have to stop at a San Diego vet to get a
health certificate to get back in to Mexico since the certificates are only good for short period of time. And you will need proof you had your dog
vaccinated for rabies in Mexico as well. My labs will just have to get over not going to visit family in San Diego on day trips...
[Edited on 5-11-2010 by Woooosh]
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We brought our Baja dog back to Canada without knowing this
He was vaccinated before we left....Was never asked for his papers at
either border
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Timo1
We brought our Baja dog back to Canada without knowing this
He was vaccinated before we left....Was never asked for his papers at
either border |
Looking at it in retrospect I'm hoping that it was an Agent new out of the academy who was trying to impress with his knowledge of the dog rules with
the letter of the law. First I'm not going to get a health certificate and if they turn my burro around I'll just enter through Otay and take my
chances. This is a STUPID law that just was not thought through. My dogs are my family. They dont have parasites and they dont mingle with the local
livestock while at home in Mexico.
I hope this all encompasing enforcement is not the curent path that the Mexican government wants to take. By sending us (Ex-Pats) home they take food
out of the mouths of locals.
Dumb move-
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Again...
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexicorn
By sending us (Ex-Pats) home they take food out of the mouths of locals.
Dumb move- |
Doesn't this law only apply to tourists? How could a legal ex-pat or Mexican national be considered a traveler?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexicorn
By sending us (Ex-Pats) home they take food out of the mouths of locals.
Dumb move- |
Doesn't this law only apply to tourists? How could a legal ex-pat or Mexican national be considered a traveler? |
Dave thanks for the disection of my every word I stand corrected. So I guess this what I get for attempting to post useful information on the site.
I'll try not to do it so often-
Also thanks for the other comment about scaring away people from bajanomads- people that he is refering to are obvisouly new to the site since they
refer to me as Nancy?
abncc or what ever your new handle is this week Chuck-
Srir the pot you clearly have nothing better to do.
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It was a legitimate question. I have no agenda. There are a host of laws that pertain only to tourists. It would be nice to know if residents
are exempt.
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Mexicorn
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
It was a legitimate question. I have no agenda. There are a host of laws that pertain only to tourists. It would be nice to know if residents
are exempt. |
Dave with all due respect go to the website and ask one of the contacts listed.
www.senasica.gob.mx
Or next time your at the border crossing back into Mexico ask the Mexican Immigration Officers.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by morgaine7
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
ok, but your dogs don't need a health certificate to enter the USA, just a valid rabies certificate from the USA (USA won't accept Mexican rabies
shots). |
So you're saying that I can never take my born-in-Mexico dog to the US? How do folks take their rescued dogs back with them? Or am I misunderstanding
what you mean?
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good question. And I humbly admit that I do not know about how to get rescue dogs north. In six years of regularly crossing with my dogs northbound-
I have only been asked one time for their rabies docs- and that was because the animal shelter was doing spot checks at secondary that day.
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Mexicorn
Nbacc is her handle
HER name is Nancy and she wasn't calling YOU nancy....look and you will
see a period there
She was just signing what she wrote
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