Mohali pet owners to be fined up to Rs 1000 if dog not registered by June; read new rules

Mohali Municipal Corporation (MC) has urged pet owners to register their dogs at the earliest to avoid paying fines. 

New Delhi: Dog owners in Punjab's Mohali may be charged a fine if they don't register their dogs as per the Mohali Municipal Corporation (MC) by June 1. Although the dog registration drive had begun in November last year, very few dog owners have come forward to register their pets. According to an Hindustan Times report, there are an estimated 20,000 pet dogs in the district but only 78 people have registered their pet dogs since last year.

Speaking about the same, HT quoted MC commissioner Kamal Kumar Garg saying, "We have allowed enough time and now from June 1, we are going to start imposing a ₹1,000 fine on the owners of unregistered pet dogs. Teams have been formed to survey their respective areas for unregistered pet dogs."

Pet owners in Mohali can register their pet dogs on this website : http://petlicense.punjab.gov.in:8080/pet-license/citizen-form. The one-time registration fee is Rs 100 and the annual fee of Rs 100 also has to be paid thereafter. The dog must be vaccinated along with a certificate proof validating its fitness and health.

The city mayor Amarjit Singh Sidhu had announced last year that people not registering their pet dogs will have to pay Rs 100 for one-month delay, Rs 200 for delay of 2 months.

Pet owners who violate any of these bye laws can be fined over Rs 500 and if the violation continues to occur, there may be an additional fine everyday of Rs 20. If the dog is seized or detained by authorities, the owners need to pay Rs 100 for the daily needs of their pet and then claim him/her withint 7 days after which the registration for the pet will be cancelled.