Bringing your pet Reptile or amphibian (except newts and salamanders) from another EU country or Northern Ireland
You can bring a maximum of five pets into Ireland per person under pet travel rules.
If you are travelling to Ireland to sell your pet, for any change of ownership including rehoming through a charity or gifting, or if the pet is not travelling within five days of your travel, there are different rules. Please contact livetrade@agriculture.gov.ie for further information if required.
For these species you must ensure you have contacted the National Parks and Wildlife Service Cites@housing.gov.ie at least one month in advance of any movement to check if a CITES licence is required in advance of any movement.
If you have a pet newt or salamander (or any animal of the order Caudata) please contact livetrade@agriculture.gov.ie for details on how to travel with these species.
You may bring your pet reptile or amphibian (except newts and salamanders) to Ireland from another EU country or from Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Northern Ireland, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland or the Vatican City State, and each animal must
1. Be accompanied by a veterinary health certificate from a registered veterinary practitioner (signed and stamped) providing the following information:-
i. the scientific name of the animal;
ii. a description of animals including any distinguishing marks and/or identification features included microchip numbers where applicable;
iii. stating that the animal was born in captivity in country of origin;
iv. that it was kept in captivity since birth;
v. that the animal comes from a holding not subject to any animal health restrictions, and
vi. That the animal was subject to a veterinary health examination during the 48 hours prior to departure and found to be free from clinical signs of infectious or contagious disease and is fit to travel;
Your vet can print out the above details on headed notepaper, fill it in, and sign and stamp the certificate.
2. the animals must be transported in a container which must comply with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Live Animal Regulations when travelling by air; and
3. the carrier should clean & disinfected prior to use and must be escape proof, secured with a seal or lock and shall contain no hay, straw, peat moss, litter or vegetable matter.
In terms of animal welfare during travel please note Article 9(5) of Council Regulation 338/97 which states:-
1. When any live specimens are transported into, from or within the Community or are held during any period of transit or transhipment, they shall be prepared, moved and cared for in a manner such as to minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment and, in the case of animals, in conformity with Community legislation on the protection of animals during transport.
Random spot checks will apply to these pets.
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