Pet Travel (Cats, dogs and ferrets) Regulations 2020

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 141/2020
• Year: 2020

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 24th April, 2020.

CONTENTS

Part 1 Preliminary and general 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Application Part 2 Movement of cats, dogs and ferrets 4. Movement between the State and another EU Member State 5. Movement into the State from a Part 1 territory 6. Movement into the State from a third country other than a Part 1 territory 7. Echinococcus multilocularistreatment 8. Travellers’ points of entry 9. Presentation of animal for inspection 10. Reading a transponder 11. Advance notice 12. Quarantine, etc. 13. Fees Part 3 Identification document 14. Issue of identification document (passport) 15. Security and records 16. Altered or forged passport Part 4 Final provisions 17. Penal provisions 18. Saver 19. Revocation

I, MICHAEL CREED, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 36 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (No. 15 of 2013), for the purpose of giving full effect to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 20131 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 of 28 June 20132 (as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1219/2014 of 13 November 20143 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/561 of 11 April 20164 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1293 of 29 July 20195 ) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 of 21 November 20176 , hereby make the following regulations:

Part 1

Preliminary and general

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Pet Travel (Cats, dogs and ferrets) Regulations 2020.

Interpretation

2. (1) In these Regulations—

“Act” means Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (No. 15 of 2013);

“Commission Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 of 28 June 2013 as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1219/2014 of 13 November 2014, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/561 of 11 April 2016 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1293 of 29 July 2019;

“non-commercial movement” means—

(a) the movement of a cat, dog or ferret between the State and another EU Member State, or

(b) the movement of a cat, dog or ferret into the State from a non-EU country or territory,

which does not have as its aim either the sale of or the transfer of ownership of the cat, dog or ferret;

“Part 1 territory” means a country or territory listed in Part 1 of Annex II to the Commission Implementing Regulation;

“Pet Travel Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013.

(2) A word or an expression used in these Regulations and also used in the Pet Travel Regulation, the Commission Implementing Regulation, or Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 of 21 November 2017, has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the act of the institutions of the European Union in which it occurs.

Application

3. (1) These Regulations apply to the non-commercial movement of a cat, dog or ferret—

(a) that is accompanied by—

(i) the owner of the animal, or

(ii) a person authorised in writing by the owner of the animal to accompany the animal (“authorised person”),

and

(b) in the case of a movement into the State, the owner of the animal arrives into the State no earlier than 5 days before, or no later than 5 days after, the arrival of the animal.

(2) These Regulations do not apply to the movement of a consignment consisting of 6 or more cats, dogs or ferrets unless—

(a) each animal is being moved solely to participate in a specific competition, exhibition or sporting event, or in training for such an event,

(b) each animal has attained the age of 6 months, and,

(c) in the case of a movement into the State, the person having possession or control of the consignment has, in respect of each animal, no later than 24 hours before the scheduled time of arrival in the State, submitted evidence that conforms to Article 5(2)(b) of the Pet Travel Regulation in the manner specified on a website maintained by the Minister.

Part 2

Movement of cats, dogs and ferrets

Movement between the State and another EU Member State

4. A person shall not move a cat, dog or ferret between the State and another EU Member State in contravention of the following provisions of the Pet Travel Regulation—

(a) Article 6 (a), which requires that the animal is identified by means of a transponder implanted into the animal, or a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011,

(b) Article 6 (b), which requires that the animal has received an anti-rabies vaccination that complies with Annex III, or

(c) Article 6 (d), which requires that the animal is accompanied by a completed identification document relating to the animal issued in accordance with Article 22.

Movement into the State from a Part 1 territory

5. (1) A person shall not move a cat, dog or ferret into the State from a Part 1 territory in contravention of the following provisions of the Pet Travel Regulation—

(a) Article 10 (1) (a), which requires that the animal is identified by means of a transponder implanted into the animal, or a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011, or

(b) Article 10 (1) (b), which requires that the animal has received an anti-rabies vaccination that complies with Annex III.

(2) A person shall not move a cat, dog or ferret into the State from a Part 1 territory, unless the animal is accompanied by an identification document issued in accordance with Article 22 of the Pet Travel Regulation.

Movement into the State from a third country other than a Part 1 territory

6. (1) A person shall not move a cat, dog or ferret into the State from a third country other than a Part 1 territory in contravention of the following provisions of the Pet Travel Regulation—

(a) Article 10 (1) (a), which requires that the animal is identified by means of a transponder implanted into the animal, or a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011,

(b) Article 10 (1) (b), which requires that the animal has received an anti-rabies vaccination that complies with Annex III,

(c) Article 10 (1) (c) which requires that the animal has undergone a rabies antibody titration test that complies with Annex IV, or

(d) Article 10 (1) (e), which requires that the animal is accompanied by an identification document relating to the animal issued in accordance with Article 26.

(2) Paragraph (1) (c) does not apply to the movement into the State of a cat, dog or ferret from a country or territory listed at Part 2 of Annex II to the Commission Implementing Regulation.

Echinococcus multilocularistreatment

7. (1) A person shall not move a dog into the State—

(a) if the dog has not undergone treatment in accordance with Article 6 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 of 21 November 2017, which relates to treatment against Echinococcus multilocularis, and

(b) unless such treatment is certified in accordance with Article 6 (4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 of 21 November 2017.

(2) This Regulation does not apply to a dog moved directly into the State from Finland, Malta or the United Kingdom.

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