Pet travel route
Dog or cat from New Zealand to Thailand: the rules
Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: microchip, recorded on the vaccination record, rabies vaccination (first one at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before departure) and dogs: leptospirosis vaccination, or a negative test within 30 days before departure and 4 more.
Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 10 official pages
In short
- Dogs and cats differ on this route: choose Dog or Cat to see just yours.
- On this route: import permit needed.
- No rabies blood test or quarantine on this route for a pet that meets the rules.
Limited official guidance. The authority for leaving New Zealand publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. MPI's own pages and its export requirements for each destination answer automated requests with a bot check, so these steps come from New Zealand Customs' page on moving pets overseas. It says what is needed in general: the exact contents of the export certificate depend on the destination, so ask MPI or a registered pet exporter before you book.
At a glance
How early to start (dogs)
3 weeks
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: Rabies vaccination (first one at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before departure) (21 days after a primary (or lapsed) vaccination)
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route (dogs)
- No rabies blood test
- Import permit needed
- No quarantine
How early to start (cats)
3 weeks
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: Rabies vaccination (first one at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before departure) (21 days after a primary (or lapsed) vaccination)
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route (cats)
- No rabies blood test
- Import permit needed
- No quarantine
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What your pet needs
In the order you do them. Each step says whether New Zealand (leaving) or Thailand (entering) asks for it.
Dogs
Get ready
Age ruleEntering Thailand
At least 4 months old
Your pet must be at least 4 months old to be imported into Thailand.
Details and the official words
“Pets must be at least 4 months old to be able to import into Thailand.”
“Pet(s) must be at least 4 months old”
IdentificationEntering Thailand
Microchip, recorded on the vaccination record
Your pet's vaccination record gives its microchip number, and the import permit application includes a microchip certificate. On arrival the station checks that the number on the documents matches the pet.
Details and the official words
“Pet’s details (breed, sex, DOB, color, and microchip no.)”
“Microchip certificate”
“the microchip no. on the document must conform with the animal bears”
VaccinationEntering Thailand
Rabies vaccination (first one at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before departure)
Dogs and cats must be vaccinated against rabies, and the vaccination record must be in English and give the vet's full name, licence number and signature. A first (primary) rabies vaccination must be given at 12 weeks old or older. After a first vaccination, or one given after the previous one lapsed, wait 21 days before departure; a booster given while the previous vaccination was still valid needs no wait (attach the earlier records).
Details and the official words
DLD's older requirement sheet (2015) lets pets from a country free of rabies for the past 12 months skip the vaccination; the current Suvarnabhumi station guidance lists rabies for every dog and cat. If your pet comes from a rabies-free country, ask the station.
“Dog: Rabies**, Canine Distemper, Canine Hepatitis, Canine Parvovirus, and Leptospirosis*** vaccines”
“Cat: Rabies** and Feline Panleukopenia vaccines”
“In case of primary Rabies vaccine: animal was at least 12 weeks old at the time of administration.”
“In case of primary or discontinuity vaccination, animal must wait for 21 days since vaccination before departure. However, animal has valid booster vaccination, a waiting period is not required and the previous vaccination records should be attached.”
“Veterinarian’s details who administrates vaccines (full name, license number, and signature)”
“The country has been free from Rabies for at least the past 12 (twelve) months OR the animals are vaccinated against Rabies with an official approved vaccine not less than 21 (twenty- one) days prior to the departure.”
VaccinationEntering Thailand
Dogs: leptospirosis vaccination, or a negative test within 30 days before departure
Your dog needs a valid leptospirosis vaccination. A first (or lapsed) vaccination must be at least 21 days before departure; a booster given while the last one was still valid needs no wait. A dog without a valid leptospirosis vaccination needs a negative leptospirosis test within the 30 days before departure instead.
Details and the official words
“In case of dogs that did not have a valid Leptospirosis vaccine: dogs must have a negative result for the Leptospirosis test within 30 days prior to departure”
“In case of primary or discontinuity vaccination, animal must wait for 21 days since vaccination before departure.”
VaccinationEntering Thailand
Other vaccinations: distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus (dogs); feline panleukopenia (cats)
Your dog needs valid canine distemper, canine hepatitis and canine parvovirus vaccinations. A first (or lapsed) vaccination must be at least 21 days before departure; a booster given while the last one was still valid needs no wait.
Details and the official words
“Dog: Rabies**, Canine Distemper, Canine Hepatitis, Canine Parvovirus, and Leptospirosis*** vaccines”
“Cat: Rabies** and Feline Panleukopenia vaccines”
“In case of primary or discontinuity vaccination, animal must wait for 21 days since vaccination before departure.”
PermitEntering Thailand
Import permit from the animal quarantine station at your arrival airport
Email the animal quarantine station at the airport where you will arrive (for Suvarnabhumi, qsap_bkk_import@dld.go.th) at least 7 working days before arrival: the application form R1/1, a copy of your passport, a photo of your pet with its face clearly shown, and its vaccination record in English, as one PDF per animal. The station emails the import permit within 7 working days; it is valid for 60 days. (A pet travelling with you may instead get the permit on arrival: see the note below. Airlines may ask for the permit before boarding.)
Details and the official words
“must be submit at least 7 working days before arrival only”
“An applicant importing pets by air cargo to Thailand through Suvarnabhumi Airport needs to obtain an import permit in advance by submitting the relevant documents below at least 7 working days prior to importation;”
“An application R1/1 form”
“Copy of passenger’s passport”
“Pet’s photo with its face clearly shown”
“Vaccination record* (must be in English) which includes”
“For the importation of more than one pet, the documents should be attached separately, one animal for one pdf file.”
“The staff will review the documents and send an import permit by email within 7 working days.”
“An import permit is valid for 60 days. If a flight, date, and time are rescheduled within 60 days, it can be used without applying for a new one.”
In the days before you travel
PaperworkNew Zealand and Thailand
Official health certificate, endorsed by the exporting country's government (valid 10 days)
Before departure, get an official health certificate stating Thailand's health requirements from the veterinary authorities of the country your pet leaves from. It must be in English, endorsed and stamped by the government, legible, accurate and complete. The certificate for dogs and cats is valid for 10 days after endorsement, so your pet must arrive within that time. Bring the original: stations have said that digitally signed or stamped copies are not accepted.
Details and the official words
Export certificate signed by an MPI Official Veterinarian: The destination's export certificate is completed, signed off by an official veterinarian and travels with your pet. If you don't use a registered pet exporter, an MPI Official Veterinarian signs the export certificate before your pet leaves.
“Before departure, please contact the Veterinary authorities in exporting country to obtain an official health certificate which stating the health requirement.”
“The health certificate must have endorsement and stamped from the government.”
“The health certificate must be legible, accurate and complete.”
“A health certificate in English, signed or further endorsed by a full-time authorized veterinary official of the government of the exporting country”
“The certificate for dogs and cats is valid for 10 days after endorsement”
“The AQS won’t accept any digitally signed/stamped copy of the health certificate.”
“Certificates are forms that need to be completed, signed off by an official veterinarian, and travel with your pet.”
“If you are not using a pet exporter, you will need an MPI Official Veterinarian to sign the export certificate and AWEC prior to export.”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Thailand
Veterinary inspection at the animal quarantine station on arrival
On arrival, take your pet to the animal quarantine station with the original health certificate, the original pet passport or vaccination record, your passport and the printed import permit. The station checks the documents and the microchip, issues the notice of import approval (form R-6) and the import licence (form R-7), and charges 500 baht per pet and 10 baht per shipment. If everything is in order the pet is released the same day. At Suvarnabhumi, pets in the cabin or checked baggage go to the station next to baggage carousel 8 (open 24 hours); pets sent as cargo are cleared at the cargo terminal station.
Details and the official words
“Original Official Health Certificate which stating the health requirement”
“Original pet passport or vaccination record (must be in English) which includes”
“If the documents are complete, the animal will be released on arrival date and a processing fee of 500 baht/pet and 10 baht/shipment will be charged and a receipt provided.”
“A Notice of Import Approval (Form R-6) and Import License (Form R-7) will be issued.”
“A print out of the Import Permit”
“The Animal Quarantine Station at Suvarnabhumi Airport is located next to baggage carousel #8.”
“If the animals do not meet the import requirements upon arrival or any document is not in order, the violator shall be fined or the animal shall be returned to the country of export, at the owner's expense.”
Only in some cases
Official stamp · only in some casesLeaving New Zealand
Animal Welfare Export Certificate (AWEC), if needed
Pets leaving New Zealand may also need an Animal Welfare Export Certificate from MPI, which ensures animals travel and arrive in good health. Without a pet exporter, an MPI Official Veterinarian signs it before export.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
The Customs page doesn't say which trips need an AWEC. Ask MPI or a registered pet exporter for your destination.
Cats and dogs exported to Australia are exempt (New Zealand Gazette notice No. 1195, 2001), so this step isn't shown for Australia.
“Pets being taken out of New Zealand may also need an Animal Welfare Export Certificate (AWEC) from MPI.”
“AWECs ensure that animals travel and arrive in good health.”
“Cats and dogs exported to Australia.”
Good to know
- A pet travelling with you in the cabin or as checked baggage may get its import permit on arrival instead of in advance, if you bring the original endorsed health certificate, the vaccination records and the application form R1/1. Airlines may still want to see a Thai import permit before boarding, and the stations advise against this with a short connection, so we show the permit as a step before you travel.
- A pet that shows no sign of illness is not quarantined, but the quarantine officer may hold any animal at the quarantine station. (DLD's older requirement sheet for dogs and cats, which Thai embassies still link, mentions at least 30 days of quarantine on arrival; the embassies' current guidance says healthy pets are not quarantined. Ask the quarantine station if you are unsure.)
- Your pet must travel in a nose-and-paw-proof crate designed to avoid any risk of injury or unnecessary suffering.
- Thailand bans no dog breeds, but airlines may have their own restrictions.
- Every pet leaving New Zealand must meet the destination country's requirements. MPI has agreed export requirements and certificates with most countries; the requirements set what the export certificate must say.
- Customs advises contacting a registered pet exporter to organise the export. Some airlines only take animal bookings through a pet exporter, not from the public.
Cats
Get ready
Age ruleEntering Thailand
At least 4 months old
Your pet must be at least 4 months old to be imported into Thailand.
Details and the official words
“Pets must be at least 4 months old to be able to import into Thailand.”
“Pet(s) must be at least 4 months old”
IdentificationEntering Thailand
Microchip, recorded on the vaccination record
Your pet's vaccination record gives its microchip number, and the import permit application includes a microchip certificate. On arrival the station checks that the number on the documents matches the pet.
Details and the official words
“Pet’s details (breed, sex, DOB, color, and microchip no.)”
“Microchip certificate”
“the microchip no. on the document must conform with the animal bears”
VaccinationEntering Thailand
Rabies vaccination (first one at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before departure)
Dogs and cats must be vaccinated against rabies, and the vaccination record must be in English and give the vet's full name, licence number and signature. A first (primary) rabies vaccination must be given at 12 weeks old or older. After a first vaccination, or one given after the previous one lapsed, wait 21 days before departure; a booster given while the previous vaccination was still valid needs no wait (attach the earlier records).
Details and the official words
DLD's older requirement sheet (2015) lets pets from a country free of rabies for the past 12 months skip the vaccination; the current Suvarnabhumi station guidance lists rabies for every dog and cat. If your pet comes from a rabies-free country, ask the station.
“Dog: Rabies**, Canine Distemper, Canine Hepatitis, Canine Parvovirus, and Leptospirosis*** vaccines”
“Cat: Rabies** and Feline Panleukopenia vaccines”
“In case of primary Rabies vaccine: animal was at least 12 weeks old at the time of administration.”
“In case of primary or discontinuity vaccination, animal must wait for 21 days since vaccination before departure. However, animal has valid booster vaccination, a waiting period is not required and the previous vaccination records should be attached.”
“Veterinarian’s details who administrates vaccines (full name, license number, and signature)”
“The country has been free from Rabies for at least the past 12 (twelve) months OR the animals are vaccinated against Rabies with an official approved vaccine not less than 21 (twenty- one) days prior to the departure.”
VaccinationEntering Thailand
Other vaccinations: distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus (dogs); feline panleukopenia (cats)
Your cat needs a valid feline panleukopenia vaccination. A first (or lapsed) vaccination must be at least 21 days before departure; a booster given while the last one was still valid needs no wait.
Details and the official words
“Dog: Rabies**, Canine Distemper, Canine Hepatitis, Canine Parvovirus, and Leptospirosis*** vaccines”
“Cat: Rabies** and Feline Panleukopenia vaccines”
“In case of primary or discontinuity vaccination, animal must wait for 21 days since vaccination before departure.”
PermitEntering Thailand
Import permit from the animal quarantine station at your arrival airport
Email the animal quarantine station at the airport where you will arrive (for Suvarnabhumi, qsap_bkk_import@dld.go.th) at least 7 working days before arrival: the application form R1/1, a copy of your passport, a photo of your pet with its face clearly shown, and its vaccination record in English, as one PDF per animal. The station emails the import permit within 7 working days; it is valid for 60 days. (A pet travelling with you may instead get the permit on arrival: see the note below. Airlines may ask for the permit before boarding.)
Details and the official words
“must be submit at least 7 working days before arrival only”
“An applicant importing pets by air cargo to Thailand through Suvarnabhumi Airport needs to obtain an import permit in advance by submitting the relevant documents below at least 7 working days prior to importation;”
“An application R1/1 form”
“Copy of passenger’s passport”
“Pet’s photo with its face clearly shown”
“Vaccination record* (must be in English) which includes”
“For the importation of more than one pet, the documents should be attached separately, one animal for one pdf file.”
“The staff will review the documents and send an import permit by email within 7 working days.”
“An import permit is valid for 60 days. If a flight, date, and time are rescheduled within 60 days, it can be used without applying for a new one.”
In the days before you travel
PaperworkNew Zealand and Thailand
Official health certificate, endorsed by the exporting country's government (valid 10 days)
Before departure, get an official health certificate stating Thailand's health requirements from the veterinary authorities of the country your pet leaves from. It must be in English, endorsed and stamped by the government, legible, accurate and complete. The certificate for dogs and cats is valid for 10 days after endorsement, so your pet must arrive within that time. Bring the original: stations have said that digitally signed or stamped copies are not accepted.
Details and the official words
Export certificate signed by an MPI Official Veterinarian: The destination's export certificate is completed, signed off by an official veterinarian and travels with your pet. If you don't use a registered pet exporter, an MPI Official Veterinarian signs the export certificate before your pet leaves.
“Before departure, please contact the Veterinary authorities in exporting country to obtain an official health certificate which stating the health requirement.”
“The health certificate must have endorsement and stamped from the government.”
“The health certificate must be legible, accurate and complete.”
“A health certificate in English, signed or further endorsed by a full-time authorized veterinary official of the government of the exporting country”
“The certificate for dogs and cats is valid for 10 days after endorsement”
“The AQS won’t accept any digitally signed/stamped copy of the health certificate.”
“Certificates are forms that need to be completed, signed off by an official veterinarian, and travel with your pet.”
“If you are not using a pet exporter, you will need an MPI Official Veterinarian to sign the export certificate and AWEC prior to export.”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Thailand
Veterinary inspection at the animal quarantine station on arrival
On arrival, take your pet to the animal quarantine station with the original health certificate, the original pet passport or vaccination record, your passport and the printed import permit. The station checks the documents and the microchip, issues the notice of import approval (form R-6) and the import licence (form R-7), and charges 500 baht per pet and 10 baht per shipment. If everything is in order the pet is released the same day. At Suvarnabhumi, pets in the cabin or checked baggage go to the station next to baggage carousel 8 (open 24 hours); pets sent as cargo are cleared at the cargo terminal station.
Details and the official words
“Original Official Health Certificate which stating the health requirement”
“Original pet passport or vaccination record (must be in English) which includes”
“If the documents are complete, the animal will be released on arrival date and a processing fee of 500 baht/pet and 10 baht/shipment will be charged and a receipt provided.”
“A Notice of Import Approval (Form R-6) and Import License (Form R-7) will be issued.”
“A print out of the Import Permit”
“The Animal Quarantine Station at Suvarnabhumi Airport is located next to baggage carousel #8.”
“If the animals do not meet the import requirements upon arrival or any document is not in order, the violator shall be fined or the animal shall be returned to the country of export, at the owner's expense.”
Only in some cases
Official stamp · only in some casesLeaving New Zealand
Animal Welfare Export Certificate (AWEC), if needed
Pets leaving New Zealand may also need an Animal Welfare Export Certificate from MPI, which ensures animals travel and arrive in good health. Without a pet exporter, an MPI Official Veterinarian signs it before export.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
The Customs page doesn't say which trips need an AWEC. Ask MPI or a registered pet exporter for your destination.
Cats and dogs exported to Australia are exempt (New Zealand Gazette notice No. 1195, 2001), so this step isn't shown for Australia.
“Pets being taken out of New Zealand may also need an Animal Welfare Export Certificate (AWEC) from MPI.”
“AWECs ensure that animals travel and arrive in good health.”
“Cats and dogs exported to Australia.”
Good to know
- A pet travelling with you in the cabin or as checked baggage may get its import permit on arrival instead of in advance, if you bring the original endorsed health certificate, the vaccination records and the application form R1/1. Airlines may still want to see a Thai import permit before boarding, and the stations advise against this with a short connection, so we show the permit as a step before you travel.
- A pet that shows no sign of illness is not quarantined, but the quarantine officer may hold any animal at the quarantine station. (DLD's older requirement sheet for dogs and cats, which Thai embassies still link, mentions at least 30 days of quarantine on arrival; the embassies' current guidance says healthy pets are not quarantined. Ask the quarantine station if you are unsure.)
- Your pet must travel in a nose-and-paw-proof crate designed to avoid any risk of injury or unnecessary suffering.
- Every pet leaving New Zealand must meet the destination country's requirements. MPI has agreed export requirements and certificates with most countries; the requirements set what the export certificate must say.
- Customs advises contacting a registered pet exporter to organise the export. Some airlines only take animal bookings through a pet exporter, not from the public.
Money
What it costs
Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in New Zealand publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.
Government fees on this route
DLD entry fee at the animal quarantine station (500 baht per pet and 10 baht per shipment, cash)Entering Thailand · 500 THB for each extra pet500 THB
Per pet; plus 10 baht per shipment (not included in the total).
“a processing fee of 500 baht/pet and 10 baht/shipment will be charged”
C. Pet in cabin/Checked baggage (would like to apply an import permit on arrival): DLD Suvarnabhumi Airport Animal Quarantine Station (file dated 8 September 2023) · as of 2026-10-13
Government fees in total: 500 THB (each currency separately)
What vets and labs charge Not official figures
Microchipyour vet · for: microchip, recorded on the vaccination record47.30–156.75 NZD
New Zealand: 3 published prices
- Vetcall (Linwood, Christchurch): Microchipping; New Zealand Companion Animal Registry registration listed separately at $35.70 on the same page47.30 NZD · per animal · read 2026-10-13
- Kamo Veterinary (Kamo, Whangārei): Microchip and NZCAR registration (stated as $65 when done with another procedure)105 NZD · per animal · read 2026-10-13
- Your Mobile Vet Ltd (Greater Auckland): Microchip implant at home, incl. GST, plus mileage; NZCAR registration an extra $20.00156.75 NZD · per microchip · read 2026-10-13
Rabies vaccinationyour vet · for: rabies vaccination (first one at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before departure)250 NZD
New Zealand: 1 published price
- Mobile Pet Vaccine (Auckland, mobile): Rabies vaccine for export, given at home by a mobile vet service (a call-out fee is charged per visit on top)250 NZD · per vaccine · read 2026-10-13
Other vaccinationsyour vet · for: dogs: leptospirosis vaccination, or a negative test within 30 days before departure, other vaccinations: distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus (dogs); feline panleukopenia (cats)45–126 NZD
New Zealand: 3 published prices
- Mobile Pet Vaccine (Auckland, mobile): Dog core vaccine (Versican Plus DHPPi), mobile home visit; the page says a health check is included free and a $50 call-out fee is charged per visit45 NZD · per vaccine · read 2026-10-13
- Vetcall (Linwood, Christchurch): Dog/puppy vaccination including a full health check; price depends on which vaccines are needed99.80–126 NZD · per vaccination visit · read 2026-10-13
- Kamo Veterinary (Kamo, Whangārei): Dog parvo vaccination at a first/annual visit, including the mandatory health check (lepto and kennel cough are extra add-ons)109.01 NZD · per vaccination visit · read 2026-10-13
No published prices yet for New Zealand: health certificate (vet’s fee).
Prices that businesses publish on their own pages, quoted as we read them; yours can differ. Ranges are the lowest to highest of these examples, never our estimate. How we collect prices
Airline fees aren’t included: check your airline’s pet page.
Round trip
Coming back to New Zealand
New Zealand only accepts cats and dogs from countries MPI has approved (Categories 1, 2 and 3), and this country is not on those lists. Your pet would have to live in an approved country first, or the exporting country's veterinary authority would have to ask MPI to approve it.
New Zealand only accepts cats and dogs from countries MPI has approved (Categories 1, 2 and 3), and this country is not on those lists. Your pet would have to live in an approved country first, or the exporting country's veterinary authority would have to ask MPI to approve it.
Nearby routes
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Where this comes from
Official sources
- B. Pet in cabin/Checked baggage (would like to apply an import permit in advance): DLD Suvarnabhumi Airport Animal Quarantine Station (file dated 20 December 2023)
- A. Cargo manifested: DLD Suvarnabhumi Airport Animal Quarantine Station (file dated 24 May 2023)
- C. Pet in cabin/Checked baggage (would like to apply an import permit on arrival): DLD Suvarnabhumi Airport Animal Quarantine Station (file dated 8 September 2023)
- Requirements for the importation of dogs and cats into the Kingdom of Thailand (DLD; file dated 15 January 2015, linked in 2025 by the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chicago and the Royal Thai Embassy in The Hague)
- Bringing Pets to Thailand (Royal Thai Embassy, The Hague; updated 19 March 2025)
- Bringing Pets to Thailand (Royal Thai Consulate-General, Chicago; updated 11 February 2025)
- Bringing Pets into Thailand: instructions for dogs, cats and rabbits from the USA (Office of Agricultural Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C.; revised 30 January 2025, page updated 21 February 2025)
- Pet travel from the United States to Thailand (USDA APHIS, last modified 2 October 2026)
- Move your pets overseas (New Zealand Customs Service)
- Additional Exemptions From the Requirements for Animal Welfare Export Certificates Under the Animal Welfare Act 1999, Notice No. 1195 (New Zealand Gazette, 10 May 2001)
Last checked against the official pages: 2026-10-13.
Questions owners ask
Does my dog or cat need a rabies blood test to go from New Zealand to Thailand?
No. The official rules we have verified for this route don't ask for a rabies blood test.
Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into Thailand?
Yes: Email the animal quarantine station at the airport where you will arrive (for Suvarnabhumi, qsap_bkk_import@dld.go.th) at least 7 working days before arrival: the application form R1/1, a copy of your passport, a photo of your pet with its face clearly shown, and its vaccination record in English, as one PDF per animal.
Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Thailand?
Not on the routes we have verified: the official rules list no quarantine for a pet that meets the requirements.
How early should I start preparing my pet for New Zealand to Thailand?
With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: microchip, recorded on the vaccination record, rabies vaccination (first one at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before departure) and dogs: leptospirosis vaccination, or a negative test within 30 days before departure and 4 more.
Every rule here is quoted from the official page and checked word for word; not legal advice. How we verify · Report a mistake
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