Pet registration made mandatory in Ludhiana

LUDHIANA: Pending for around nine years, the Ludhiana municipal corporation(MC) is finally commencing online registration of pets in the city and residents will now have to shell out Rs 400 per annum as registration charges for a pet. The owner will also have to bear the expenses if the pet bites anyone.

The Ludhiana MC is the first to commence pet registration in the state.

Only pet dogs and cats will be registered in the first phase and MC commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal is expected to start the process on Tuesday.

As per the terms and conditions laid down by the MC, it is mandatory for every dog/cat owner to get the pets registered with the MC by December. Otherwise, the owner will have to pay Rs 4,000 as penalty on being caught without registration.

Officials said a pro forma has been finalised and uploaded on the MC’s official website (mcludhiana.gov.in).