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> Also, it mentions that animals require a veterinary health
> certificate,
> and cats and dogs also require an anti-rabies vaccination certificate.
> Both certificates must be shown to a Mexican consul to obtain
> an import
> permit for the animals. Doesn't say anything about parrots.
It was a real hassle getting a valid permit for my two dogs when I took
them down into Mexico with me. You have to get a certificate of health
from a vet within a week from your entry into Mexico. Then, rush down to
the consulate to get your forms in order. This has always struck me as
bizarre rite to enter a country full of unloved animals. Maybe it's a
livestock protection thing. Though the thought of having to leave my
treasured pets in Mexico to die gave me the fortitude to make sure to
get my paperwork in order.
A good defense against getting hassled by officials is to have a lot of
important-looking paper to thrust in their faces. Rather than wade
through all that nonsense, they wave you on. If you ever get in dire
straits, make up some sickness (diabetes is good) that requires you to
go about your business. Imagine the amount of paperwork the poor guy
would have to go through if he had a dead Gringo on his hands!
I'd make sure to have a tremendous amount of paperwork on your parrot,
if I were you. If I was La Policia, I'd figure that you were trying to
smuggle a "papagayo mexicano" out of the country. Teaching him some
proper cursing in English would be a good place to start! :)
As for the shotgun, the last time I was in Mexico, driving down La
Carretera (Mex 1, Tijuana to Cabo), they had checkpoints where teenagers
with automatic weapons would search the car for guns and drugs. They
looked pretty serious about their business. Getting arrested, thrown in
jail, and having to leave your boat unattended could be the result of
possessing even a legal gun in Mexico. Remember, Americans are seen
throughout the world as over-armed and paranoid, a bad combination.
Better to be safe, and toss your behind in jail, rather than risk some
poor fisherman who boards your boat after dark with a few lobsters to
sell. I wouldn't give them the opportunity to get freaked out,
personally, and leave the shotgun at home.
Doug Barnard
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Buying a boat
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Figuring things out from there
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