Form: Air carriers: MOU to transport assistance dogs with their owners

Animal Plant Health Agency

January 31

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Before you fill in this memorandum of understanding (MOU) read the guidance on transporting assistance dogs by air to check if you must carry assistance dogs with their owners.

If you want to change the conditions of an existing MOU, you must fill in this form and send it to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

APHA will confirm the MOU in writing.

Published 9 September 2014
Last updated 31 January 2025 +show all updates

31 January 2025
Updated 'PT33 MOU: APHA/air carriers for carriage of recognised assistance dogs' and 'PT33(Welsh) MOU: APHA/air carriers for carriage of recognised assistance dogs'. References added regarding EU legislation now being assimilated in GB law as defined under the Retained EU Law (revocation and Reform) Act 2023.
13 November 2024
Added Welsh translation.
24 October 2024
Updated form PT33: MOU between air carriers and APHA for the transport of assistance dogs to include updated approach to the definition of recognised assistance dogs.
1 January 2021
Updated form PT33: MOU between air carriers and APHA for the transport of assistance dogs.
28 January 2019
MOU between air carriers and APHA for the transport of assistance dogs has been updated
1 July 2016
Removed guidance notes.
28 July 2015
Documents rebranded APHA
9 September 2014
First published.