No SENASA-DCA-R####-2025 Dirección de Cuarentena Animal del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal. Barreal de Heredia, a las once horas cinco minutos del veintiocho de enero de dos mil veinticinco Ordena la identificación individual de mascotas: perros y gatos (con transpondedor o microchip) que se importen a Costa Rica o los que se exporten desde Costa Rica hacia otro socio comercial (No. SENASA-DCA-R####-2025, Animal Quarantine Directorate of the National Animal Health Service, Barreal de Heredia,

With a view to Costa Rica being declared a canine rabies-free country, the notified document orders the implementation, as a sanitary measure, of a mandatory individual identification and traceability system for the import, export or transit through the country of pets (dogs and cats). This shall be done by using a radio frequency identification device or electronic transponder, manufactured in accordance with ISO 11784 and ISO 11785 (transponder or microchip) specifications and International Committee for Animal Recording guidelines, with a 15-digit code. This measure also applies to dogs and cats imported as cargo, including search and rescue dogs. The identification code assigned to an animal must be stated on the corresponding sanitary certificate.