Dogs in Armenia: rules, tax and travel
The Law on Responsible Treatment of Animals (in force 28 April 2026 per a UN database) introduces a central system to identify and register animals with microchips and passports. Details of owner duties were not available in full.
Municipalities such as Yerevan run their own stray animal programmes; no municipal pet rules were found online.
Breed rules
No breed-specific rule found. Not confirmed on an official page; a third-party site says Armenia publishes no banned breed list. [1]
Registration and microchip
The law provides for a centralised system to identify and register animals using microchips and passports.[2]
The law refers to microchip identification as part of the central registration system.[2]
Other rules
The law requires keepers to provide suitable living conditions and veterinary care, bans cruelty, abandonment and harmful training, and sets sterilisation and vaccination for stray animals.[2]
Travelling to Armenia with a dog
A pet needs a veterinary health certificate completed no more than 5 days before travel and endorsed by the origin country's authority, and a rabies vaccination about 20 days to 11 months before arrival. A microchip is recommended, not required. Air arrivals go through Zvartnots airport.[1]
Same as from the EU: endorsed veterinary certificate within 5 days of travel, rabies vaccination 20 days to 11 months before arrival, no permit for a personal pet.[1]
Not required according to a third-party site.[1]
Not required but recommended.[1]
None if the requirements are met, according to a third-party site.[1]
Not confirmed yet: Dog tax, Licence or owner test, Liability insurance, Leash and muzzle. We only show what an official or named source states.
Laws change: this is general information, not legal advice. The authority linked on each line has the final word.
Sources
- pettravel.com/immigration/armenia.cfm (secondary source)
- leap.unep.org/en/countries/am/national-legislation/law-no-ho-123-n-responsible-treatment-a (secondary source)