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I cruised for many years with an African gray parrot, and the paperwork was horrendus, not as far as foreign goes, but in the US. I had to get a complete health check, then take the bird to Miami to get a US Agriculture vet to sign off on my vet's certificate. In foreing waters there was no problem as long as the bird didn't come ashore. The return to the US was a bit of a hassle. The parrot was micro-chipped and the only port at that time that could scan a micro-chip was Ft. Ladeeda. I had to quarantine the bird aboard for 30 days. The USDA vet came out when we arrived and returned in 30 days..the cost was $163!!!
Steve Pavlidis
S/V IV Play
Port Antonio, Jamaica
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