Pet Registration Mandatory In Noida

Last date is January 31…

Noida: On Tuesday, 13 December 2022, The Noida authority has made registration mandatory and warned that delay beyond January 31, 2023 will attract additional penalties.

Rs. 500 is the annual registration fee per pet, payable in April every year, the authority said as it enforced its new pet policy on Monday.

The registrations can be made on the Noida Authority Pet Registration (NAPR) mobile phone app, it later added.

The new policy also made sterilisation and anti-rabies vaccination of pets mandatory. Failure to do so will make the pet's owner liable to a fine of Rs. 2,000 per month, according to a statement issued by the authority.

It also states that in the event of any pet injuring a person, owners of the pet will have to pay a compensation of Rs. 10,000 to the victim besides bearing medical treatment expenses.

The Noida authority said the policy, which has been drafted after suggestions from resident welfare associations (RWAs), apartment owners associations (AOAs) and the general public, was approved at its 207th board meeting held last month.

"If a pet owner fails to register their pet by January 31, 2023, then a fine of Rs. 200 will be levied on the person. If they register their pet by February 28, an additional Rs. 200 besides Rs. 500 registration fees will have to be paid," according to the statement.

"Delay beyond February 28 will attract a registration fee of Rs. 700 besides an additional penalty to be charged at the rate of Rs. 10 per day till March 31," it said.

The Noida authority will also provide some space to RWAs, AOAs and village residents for construction of shelters for stray dogs, sick and aggressive street dogs.