Cats in Luxembourg: rules and travel
Dogs must be chipped within 4 months of birth, declared to the commune, covered by liability insurance and are taxed by the commune (at least 10 EUR a year). Potentially dangerous dogs need extra training and authorisation.
Dog tax rates and off-lead zones are set by each of the communes, while the dog declaration, chip and insurance duties are national.
Keeping rules
Breeding cats needs prior authorisation from ALVA.[1]
The same new EU Regulation will in time require privately kept cats to be microchipped and registered, with a longer phase-in than dogs. Farm cats are exempt.[2]
Travelling to Luxembourg with a cat
EU Regulation 576/2013 applies: pets travel with their owner, a maximum of five per trip, with a microchip, a pet passport and a valid rabies vaccination.[3]
Pets must have a microchip, a rabies vaccination given at 12 weeks or older and valid 21 days after the primary course, and an animal health certificate (or a pet passport when coming from a listed country). Unlisted origins must enter through a designated travellers point of entry. Maximum five pets per trip.[4]
Needed only for pets arriving from non-EU countries that are not on the EU list. Blood is taken at least 30 days after the first rabies vaccination and at least 90 days before the certificate is issued, with a result of 0.5 IU/ml or more from a designated lab. Pets from listed countries do not need it.[4]
Not confirmed yet: Registration, Microchip, Quarantine. 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
- guichet.public.lu/fr/citoyens/famille-education/animaux/detention-animaux.html (official)
- uevp.fve.org/news/eu-adopts-landmark-rules-on-pet-welfare-and-traceability (secondary source)
- food.ec.europa.eu/animals/movement-pets/eu-legislation_en (official)
- food.ec.europa.eu/animals/movement-pets/eu-legislation/non-commercial-movement-non-eu-coun (official)