Registration of Pets necessary In Noida by Feb 14

Penalty of Rs1,000 if not registered!

After receiving a low response on its pet registration mobile application, the Noida Authority has now stated that if the residents fail to register their pets by February 14, they will be fined up to Rs1, 000.

The Noida Authority has launched a massive campaign for pet owners of various housing societies and complexes till February 14 to register their cats, dogs and other pet animals.

If the deadline is crossed, a fine of Rs1000 will be imposed on all those who will keep unregistered canines.

Last year in September, the Noida Authority Pet Registration App (NAPR) saw only 156 pets registered on its portal. As a large number of foreign and domestic breeds of cats and dogs reside in Noida, this step was taken to keep the cases of dog bites in the city in check.

The online portal also provides a vaccination facility for the animals once registered at an annual renewal cost of Rs500. In the app, residents can file complaints if the pet litter in public places or create a nuisance.

Husana Praveen, an official with Noida authority, who will be overseeing the registration drive told Hindustan Times (HT), "Since the launch of the application last year, only 156 pets from Noida have been registered on the app, which is a very low count. So, we have decided to hold camps with the help of all the Apartment Owner Associations.

Husana further added, "At the camp, residents do not need to download a mobile app for registration. The representatives will add the details of the pets on the mobile app and take the registration fee. Required documents are their ID, photograph, address proof and their pet’s vaccination book.”

Head of The Noida Federation of Apartment Owners’ Association (NOFAA), Rajiva Singh talked about the same and revealed, "There are over 70 housing complexes which are the members. All of them have been instructed to make a list of residents who have pets. This will be shared with the officials of the Noida authority too.