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Bieber’s monkey bu$iness

BERLIN — German authorities have posted a public notice urging pop star Justin Bieber to get in touch with them about an unpaid bill for his former pet monkey, Mally.

Bieber failed to produce the necessary vaccination and import papers for the monkey when he arrived for a European tour in March — and Mally became the property of the German government in May when the 19-year-old Canadian singer failed to claim his pet.

Franz Boehmer, a spokesman for Germany’s Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, says Bieber has one week to pay $1,500 for the monkey’s care. Customs officials “have ways of making him pay” next time he enters Germany, Boehmer said yesterday.

Bieber is already on the hook for a separate $6,632 bill from customs.