Teenage pop sensation Justin Bieber has been given a month to provide German authorities with the papers they need to release his pet monkey Mally.

Customs officials seized Bieber's capuchin monkey at Munich Airport last week when the 19-year-old failed to present health and species protection certificates required to bring the pet into the country.

Bieber was visiting Munich to give a concert and has since continued on his tour.

The shelter currently housing the pet, who is around 14 weeks old, said it had been taken away from its mother too early and was receiving veterinary care.

A spokesman for Munich's customs office said it would decide whether to keep the animal at the current shelter or move it at the end of the four-week deadline, adding that Bieber would likely pay a fine.

Reuters