Poots will not enforce checks on pets travelling from Britain to the North until October
Checks postponed to allow further time for discussions between UK and EU, Poots says
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The North’s Minister for Agriculture has decided not to enforce checks on pets travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland until at least October 1st.
Edwin Poots announced the unilateral action on Tuesday, saying he had decided to delay the introduction of the checks to allow further time for discussions between the UK government and the EU.
New arrangements for bringing pets and assistance dogs to Northern Ireland from Great Britain came into force on January 1st following the end of the Brexit transition period but their implementation had been deferred until July 1st.