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by-laws and other modalities for this
planned move. The municipal board
will also levy fi nes on pet owners found
with unregistered pets. Moreover,
the board has decided to penalise
pet owners 500 every time their dog
is found defecating in open areas.
Dinesh Chandra Singh, Municipal
Commissioner, said that the residents
of Ghaziabad will be informed about
the rules soon.
and a good civilian, you must keep
your house and city clean. You must
clean after your dog. I always carry
potty bags when I take my dog out. I
also train many dogs in Ahmedabad.
I request everyone to clean after their
pets. Society will accept you and your
pet with love if you keep the area
clean.”
Ketan Panchal, Founder K9 Academy
shares, “Pet registration is a good idea.
It would give your pet an identity and
at the same time the pet parent will get
more responsibility. As a dog father Bhanu Maheshwari, pet parent to
male Labrador Jojo, opines, “Having
your dog registered with a kennel
is one of the fi rst things that should
be done. Also, if you have a dog in
a complex where other apartment
owners consider you and your dog
to be a nuisance, having your dog
registered acts as an additional
support.ǜ Moreover, no one likes to
step in pet waste and spread it into
homes. Even if there is no restriction,
cleaning up after your pet is always
the right thing to do. It's the law!”
provide BBMP with updated vaccination records
of their pets along with the pet’s details like name,
age, breed; and their name and contact details. The
license fee was `110 for the initial year. However, the
bylaws were withdrawn by the municipal authority
after several complaints were received from
residents regarding their unsuitability.
Guwahati- Registration of pet dogs over three
months of age is mandatory under the GMC Act,
failing which erring pet parents are punishable under
law. The responsibility for registration falls on the
NGO/society, which is allowed to collect `100 as
registration fees and `10 as application fees per dog
from owners. The NGO/society is then to collect the
Metal Tag from GMC Veterinary branch after payment
of `60 per dog and get the signed registration
certifi cate from the GMC Veterinary Offi cer after
submitting photograph of pet owner with dog along
with duly fi lled in form A and B of Levy of Tax on Dogs
kept within the city of Guwahati Byelaws, 1975.
Pune- Pune Municipal Corporation accepts advanced
registration charges of INR 500 for a period of ten
years (`50 per year). Owners need to submit three passport size photographs of the pet along with its
anti-rabies certifi cate and owner’s address proof.
However, the pet needs to be re-registered at the
municipal body’s ward offi ce each year.
Indore- According to registration procedures laid
down by the Indore Municipal Corporation, pet owners
just need to visit the nearest government veterinary
clinic along with their pet and its latest vaccination
records and submit a nominal annual amount of `100
to procure a pet license.
Chennai- The health department of Greater Chennai
Corporation issues the mandatory dog license to pet
parents after collecting a registration fee of `50. The
registration comes along with free immunisation for
canines at corporation-run pet clinics across the city.
Pet parents need to supply the pet’s details including
name, colour, breed and age with their full name
and contact details. GCC is also planning to take the
registration procedure online and considering to
revise the annual license charges.
Chandigarh- The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation
(CMC) has issued Chandigarh Registration of Pet
Dog Bylaws, 2010 under which it is mandatory for
Creature Companion asked readers and
followers to share their views on the
issue of dog licensing and registration
on our social media handles. Many pet
parents came forward to share their
thoughts on this vital topic.
The funds from registration fees are
used to support many noble causes
across the globe such as animal
shelters, investigations regarding
cruelty to animals and emergency
animal
rescues
during
natural
disasters. Not only this, pet licensing
offers numerous benefi ts such as
increasing
vaccinations,
reunion
with lost pets and helps governments
to maintain a registry of the pets in
their area. Pet registration also helps
to reduce the number of incidents
pertaining to the defecation by pets in
public areas and dog-bites in cities.
Creature
Companion
strongly
supports the concept of responsible
pet ownership and recommends that
everyone owning a pet in India get
their pets registered with their local
civic bodies to ensure their safety and
support the development of companion
animal facilities across the nation.
pet owners to register their pets exceeding the
age of four months with the civic body. Not more
than 2 dogs per family are allowed. Blind persons
are exempted from the licensing amount and the
registration will remain valid till the pet is alive.
The registration procedure involves submission
of a duly fi lled-in application form, an
undertaking by the dog owner agreeing to adhere
to the bylaws, a nominal registration charge of
` 200 per dog, a vaccination certifi cate from
a registered veterinary practitioner, and two
passport size photographs of the pet. After the
licensing procedure is complete, a metal badge
is issued which the dog has to wear on its collar
for verifi cation. Defaulters are penalised with a
fi ne of ` 500 per dog and/or face impounding of
their dogs by the civic authority. The municipal
body had proposed amendments to the bylaws in
2018 which included increasing the registration
amount to ` 1000 for pedigree dogs, number
of dogs owned per family to 4 (if 2 of them are
adopted strays) and subsidised registration fee
of ` 1 for adopted street dogs.
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