Registration of pet dogs now must in Mohali

Sanjay Bumbroo

Tribune News Service

Mohali, November 16

The local Municipal Corporation has made registration of pet dogs mandatory and decided to charge Rs5,000 from the owner if the animal is impounded as a stray.

Mayor Amarjit Singh Jeeti Sidhu said daily feed charges to be recovered from pet dog owners would be Rs500. He said if the dog was repeatedly strayed, the penalty would be doubled and the owners would have to pay Rs10,000 to get their dogs released. Similarly, failure to control dangerous pet dogs could result in a fine of Rs2,000 over and above the fine for pet found roaming around, he added.

Jeeti Sidhu said the MC started registration of pet dogs today. He said the one-time registration fee for pet dogs was Rs100. The annual fee too was Rs100. He said the first token was obtained by councillor Kamalpreet Singh Bunny by registering his pet dog. Senior Deputy Mayor Amrik Singh Somal, Deputy Mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi and Municipal Commissioner Kamal Garg were present on the occasion of issuing of token to the councillor.

The Mayor said people not registering their pet dogs would have to pay Rs100 for a delay of one month, Rs200 for two months and five times the renewal fee in case the delay was more than two months.

Also, before registration, the dog must be vaccinated and a fitness certificate must be obtained from a veterinary doctor, which had to be submitted online. Registration can be done online at http://petlicense.gov.in/pet-license/citizen-form.