Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is French, but it sets its own pet-import rules, and for most visitors the news is good. Luna needed a microchip, a rabies vaccination given after it and a recent health certificate. A titer test only applies to animals from outside the EU, Canada and the United States, and the authority says that list is not exhaustive, so other origins should ask.

Bringing a pet to Saint Pierre and Miquelon requires three documents in the right order: a microchip, a rabies vaccine within the destination's wait window, and a government-endorsed health certificate. The table below lays out exactly what's required, what's not, and where each rule comes from.

Who sets the rules here

Saint Pierre and Miquelon sets its own pet-import rules. The national rules of France do not apply here.

Official source
saint-pierre-et-miquelon.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
Relationship to France
sets its own rules

How Saint Pierre and Miquelon handles your pet

Each fact comes straight from the operator’s published policy. Tap the to read the exact wording; the opens the source page.

Health & documents

Microchip · Required Yesverified 2026-07-15
Microchip · Must be done before vaccination Yesverified 2026-07-15
Rabies titer test (FAVN) · Required Yesverified 2026-08-28
Rabies titer test (FAVN) · Minimum level iu ml0.5verified 2026-07-15
Rabies titer test (FAVN) · Approved laboratory required Yesverified 2026-07-15
Rabies titer test (FAVN) · Test must follow vaccination days30 daysverified 2026-07-15
Import permit · Required Noverified 2026-10-02
Flea treatment · Required Noverified 2026-10-02
Tick treatment · Required Noverified 2026-10-02
Health certificate · Required Yesverified 2026-07-15
Health certificate · Validity days10 daysverified 2026-07-15
Rabies vaccination · Required Yesverified 2026-07-15
Rabies vaccination · Waiting period after vaccination21 daysverified 2026-07-15
Rabies vaccination · Min age at vaccination12 weeksverified 2026-07-15
Tapeworm treatment · Required Noverified 2026-10-02
Internal parasite treatment · Required Noverified 2026-10-02

Other rules

Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-07-15

Timing chain

Day -90 microchip implant · Day -21 rabies vaccine deadline · Day -10 health certificate issued · Day 0 arrive at customs

Conditional requirements

These rules apply only to some travellers — where the pet is departing from, where it has been, or who is travelling with it. Most people can ignore them, but if one applies to you it can change what you need, or mean denied entry if you skip it.

Pet arriving in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon from the EU, Canada or the United States

  • Rabies titer (blood) test: DTAM Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: "Pour les animaux provenant de pays autres que de l'Union Européenne, du Canada ou des États-Unis*, ils doivent avoir subi un titrage sérique des anticorps antirabiques". From these origins no titer test applies. The page marks its list "*Liste non-exhaustive" and asks other origins to contact the Unité Alimentation, so every origin NOT listed here keeps the strict base requirement. US territories (PR, GU, VI) are not included: 'États-Unis' does not clearly cover them.
The rabies vaccine is only recognised if the animal was already identified, which means the microchip must be implanted before the vaccination or on the same day. Immunity is counted from 21 days after the injection, so an animal vaccinated before its chip has to be revaccinated and then wait again before it can be introduced to the territory.
The health certificate must be less than 10 days old at the moment the animal is introduced to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. A delay on the way can easily push a certificate past that limit and mean paying for a second one, so the vet appointment belongs as late as the itinerary safely allows.
For Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, my spreadsheet had three rows: microchip before vaccine, vaccination at least 21 days before arrival, and a health certificate under 10 days old on landing. From outside the EU, Canada and the United States, add a titer test of at least 0.5 IU/ml from an EU-approved laboratory. Build the plan backwards from the arrival date.
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Glossary

ISO chip
ISO 11784/11785 — the universal microchip standard.
FAVN
Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralization — a rabies serology test required by rabies-free destinations.
Brachycephalic
Snub-nosed breeds (French Bulldogs, Pugs, Persians, Himalayans) with restricted airline acceptance due to heat-stress risk.
AVIH
Animal Vehicle In Hold — IATA's term for cargo pet shipment, with fees that vary by carrier and route.