Revised “Rabies Regulations” (Cap. 421A)
Revised “Rabies Regulations” (Cap. 421A)
The revised “Rabies Regulations” (Cap. 421A) will come into effect on 1 August 2025
Under the revised “Rabies Regulations” (Cap. 421A), apart from AVID microchip, an ISO microchip with the specific format (ISO: 344 XXX XXX XXX XXX, where each X is an individual numeric symbol) can be accepted as a mean of identification and as an evidence for rabies vaccination and licensing purpose for dogs.
Under the revised legislations, all dogs that are already implanted with a 15-digit ISO microchip prior to their import and are legally imported into Hong Kong on or after 1st August 2025 are exempted from being re-implanted with an additional AVID or ISO microchip containing the designated code.
Under the revised “Rabies Regulations” (Cap. 421A), apart from AVID microchip, an ISO microchip with the specific format (ISO: 344 XXX XXX XXX XXX, where each X is an individual numeric symbol) can be accepted as a mean of identification and as an evidence for rabies vaccination and licensing purpose for dogs.
Under the revised legislations, all dogs that are already implanted with a 15-digit ISO microchip prior to their import and are legally imported into Hong Kong on or after 1st August 2025 are exempted from being re-implanted with an additional AVID or ISO microchip containing the designated code.