BBMP makes dog license mandatory for pet owners

Due to the rising level of dog population in Bengaluru and in order to control the thriving breeding business, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has introduced new bye-laws under the pet dog licensing which is soon to be approved by the Urban Development Department.

Let us take a quick look at what a dog owner must do according to the new set of bye-laws:

• BBMP has limited flat residents to have only 1 dog and persons living in independent house have been permitted to have not more than 3 dogs.
• BBMP’s veterinary officer has been authorized to issue the dog license and the owner has to pay the sum of rupees 250 to obtain it. The license needs to renewed every year.  The pet dog should have a built in microchip, a collar and a badge containing license information.
• The owner has to clean his/her dog’s poop when they are in public spaces such as roads or parks and must dispose them in assigned places. A penalty sum of rupees 100 has been imposed on pet owners who refuse to clean their pet’s poop the first time. The amount will double and treble each time the owner refuses to clean the poop.
• If a pet is found in public spaces without its owner by a BBMP officer it will be captured and put in an animal shelter. You will have to pay a sum of rupees 1 to get him back and a sum of rupees 2 if he does not have license.

For more information kindly approach your nearest BBMP office of your locality or log on the BBMP website – www.bbmp.gov.in

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Story by Harshitha