If the organization accepts transfer animals from areas with a high or an unknown risk of infectious disease, including international or out-of-province locations, documented procedures, policies, and protocols for high-risk transfer that have been endorsed by a veterinarian are followed. 

Evidence: 

• Description of high-risk transfer practices and/or policy and protocol, including organizational definition of high-risk transfer 
• Description of recent high-risk transfers that were accepted, showing how many and where they came from 

Guideline: The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (2016) provides additional information on importation of animals.