United States — CDC rules for bringing an animal into the U.S. (quarantine/re-export, cats need no rabies proof, NHP not pets, African-rodent ban)

United States — CDC rules for bringing an animal into the U.S. (quarantine/re-export, cats need no rabies proof, NHP not pets, African-rodent ban)

Source: CDC — Bringing an Animal into the U.S. (cdc.gov), extracted 2026-07-24 via Tokyo relay. First-hand U.S. government page; C1 substring-verified. This recovers a source previously blocked on the local box. It is the federal baseline for animal importation: CDC may quarantine or re-export, cats are not required to show rabies proof, nonhuman primates cannot be imported as pets, and the African-rodent import ban remains in force.

Verbatim C1 claims (each a substring of the source file + this body):

1. "CDC regulates the importation of animals into the U.S. to prevent the spread of diseases."
2. "CDC may require imported animals to be quarantined or re-exported, and violators may be fined or imprisoned."
3. "CDC does not require general certificates of health for pets for entry into the United States. However, health certificates may be required for entry into some states or may be required by airlines."
4. "Cats are not required to have proof of rabies vaccination for importation into the United States."
5. "Nonhuman primates (NHP), including monkeys and apes, may only be imported for scientific, exhibition or educational purposes, and may not be imported as pets under any circumstances."
6. "CDC's ban on importing all African rodents is still in effect."