Where dogs or cats are to be transported by air:

Section 8

Where dogs or cats are to be transported for short distance by road in a public vehicle, the following precautions are to be taken, namely:

(a) A valid health certificate by a qualified veterinary surgeon to the effect that the dogs and cats are in a fit condition to travel by a rail, road, inland waterway, sea or air and are not showing any sign of infectious or contagious disease including rabies, shall accompany each consignment and the certificate shall be in the form specified in Schedule A