When a pet animal is moved and transported, its owner or the person accompanying it shall, if so requested by an official veterinarian, present information on the owner’s name and address. Pet animals moving from the Republic of Bulgaria into the Member States of the European Union shall be accompanied by a passport issued by an official veterinarian, wherein all immunisations or re-immunisations performed shall be recorded.

Where pet animals are moved and transported from third countries into the Republic of Bulgaria, they shall be accompanied by a veterinary certificate issued by an official veterinarian, as well as a passport.

Full text of the Ordinance on the Health Requirements to Pet Animals when Moved and Transported for Non-Commercial Purposes.

Information on the veterinary requirements applied by the National Veterinary Service (NVS) to the moving and transporting of pet animals from third countries into the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as information on the conditions whereunder the movement of animals shall be allowed, is published on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.