{"id":1257646,"date":"2025-07-07T20:45:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/the-cabinet-of-ministers-approved-uniform-requirements-for-transporting-animals-in-transport-details-of-the-new-rules\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T06:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T03:49:05","slug":"the-cabinet-of-ministers-approved-uniform-requirements-for-transporting-animals-in-transport-details-of-the-new-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-cabinet-of-ministers-approved-uniform-requirements-for-transporting-animals-in-transport-details-of-the-new-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet Approves New Unified Rules for Animal Transportation: What Changes Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On July 7, the Government approved uniform rules for transporting animals on intercity and international bus routes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/mindev.gov.ua\/news\/vpershe-zatverdzheno-iedyni-pravyla-perevezennia-tvaryn-v-avtobusakh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was reported by<\/a> the press service of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"509\">&#8220;Until now, we had vague and ambiguous regulations regarding how animals should be transported on intercity and international buses. This confused passengers, drivers, and carriers. The new rules are a step toward safer, more predictable, and more humane transportation. They take into account the needs of passengers, animals, and transport operators,&#8221; the head of the department noted.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"835\">According to the new rules,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"371\"><strong data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"101\">Small animals<\/strong> (weighing up to 10 kg) \u2014 including dogs, cats, ornamental birds, and rodents \u2014 must be transported in special containers, cages, or carriers with an absorbent bottom. These animals may be placed on the passenger\u2019s lap, under the seat, or in a separate designated space.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"612\"><strong data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"398\">Medium and large dogs<\/strong> (10\u201345 kg) are allowed only if wearing a muzzle. The passenger must purchase all adjacent seats in the same row and place the dog on a special mat on the floor. Placing the animal on a seat is strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"752\"><strong data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"642\">Dogs weighing over 45 kg<\/strong> may be transported only in specially equipped vehicles, under the carrier\u2019s specific conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"975\"><strong data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"768\">Guide dogs<\/strong> accompanying persons with disabilities are transported free of charge and without the need to purchase extra seats. They must wear a muzzle and be on a short leash, remaining next to the person they assist.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"181\">The relevant decision of the Cabinet of Ministers will enter into force upon its official publication.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"330\">&#8220;The approved rules are mandatory for all carriers providing domestic and international bus transportation of passengers,&#8221; the ministry emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, in the capital, starting May 12<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/u-kyievi-zapustyly-servis-reiestratsii-domashnikh-tvaryn-u-tsnapakh-shcho-potribno-znaty-vlasnykam\/\">, pet owners can register their animals<\/a> directly at the Administrative Services Centers.<\/p>\n<p>Also, follow <strong>\u201cPryamyi\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 7, the Government approved uniform rules for transporting animals on intercity and international bus routes. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine. &#8220;Until now, we had vague and ambiguous regulations regarding how animals should be transported on intercity and international buses. This confused [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":1257720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76873,76875,76871,76872],"class_list":["post-1257646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-other-news","category-news-2","category-news-feed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1257646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1257646"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1257646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1257722,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1257646\/revisions\/1257722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1257720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1257646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1257646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}