Flying with a dog or cat to Delaware
Delaware requires a certificate of veterinary inspection to bring in a dog or cat, including when you are travelling with your own. Window: within 30 days.
What this state requires
Veterinary certificate required
- Validity window
- within 30 days
The rule in detail
Exempt if exhibition ≤21 days
What the airline asks, separately
A carrier can require a document no state does. Most US airlines ask for a certificate issued within seven to ten days, whatever the state rule says. The two stack: satisfying one does not satisfy the other.
Dog breeds
Delaware prohibits its cities and counties from adopting breed-specific regulation. 22 states do. No municipality can therefore turn your dog away on its type — subject to the state-specific caveat our pivot page carries for Washington State.
Where you come in
No airport in our catalogue serves Delaware yet. The entry rule is still the one described above: it depends on the state, not the point of arrival.
Source
We have no official page from this state for this rule
The rule above comes from the state's administrative code, but we could not read it on a public page of the responsible agency. We say so rather than imply a verification we did not perform. For an answer you can rely on, APHIS recommends contacting your destination's State Animal Health Official directly.
Find the State Animal Health Official — APHIS (official source)
Common questions
- Do you need a health certificate to take a dog or cat to Delaware?
- Yes. Delaware requires a certificate of veterinary inspection, including for personal travel with your own pet, issued within within 30 days of entry.
- Can a dog breed be refused in Delaware?
- Not by a municipality: Delaware prohibits its cities and counties from adopting breed-specific regulation.
Other states
The rule changes at every state line. Each page below carries its own state’s rule, with its source.