Rudolph and his team of eight other reindeer are ready to run, run.

Santa Claus and the nine reindeer received a clean bill of health from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on Monday, Dec. 23, allowing them to make special deliveries across the state on Christmas Eve.

“The magic that makes Santa’s reindeer fly is a secret we’ll never tell,” Russell Redding, state secretary of agriculture, said. “But Pennsylvania’s young and young at heart can nestle snug in their beds knowing the reindeer are healthy and ready to take flight.”

The reindeer received clearance to fly to Pennsylvania from Dr. Sarah Coburn, Alaska’s state veterinarian.

Pennsylvania state veterinarian Dr. Alex Hamberg and assistant state veterinarian Dr. Erin Luley reviewed Alaska’s Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and declared the team healthy to fly from rooftop to rooftop in all 67 Pennsylvania counties. These certificates are required as an assurance that contagious diseases are not carried across state lines.