with rising cases of dogs bites came the need to find solutions to make owners more accountable for their pets behaviour and also people to be more empathetic towards dogs and other animals thus the department of urban development up came upwith a guideline and standard operating procedure sop making it mandatory for all dog owners to register their pets at the local municipal corporation failing to do so would incur a hefty fine of rs 5000read alsocorp begins geotagging of stray dogs in each wardthiruvananthapuram in a move aimed at creating an accurate database on the vaccination status and gender wise presence of stray dogs in different wards the civic body has begun geo tagging of stray dogs along with administering antirabies vaccine the initiative is being done with the help ofalthough a large number of pet dogs have been registered there is still confusion in people on how to go about it here we give you a az of how and where to get your pet registeredbcclwe have made these guidelines where the pet owners are accountable for the behaviour as well as the welfare of their pet dogs the sop is also to ensure reduction in mananimal conflict dr rajendra pensiya special secretary department of urban development upsome factsin the year 2022 approximately 8000 dogs were registered in lucknow 3200 dogs have been registered till june 30 out of 3200 900 1000 are indian breeds meanwhile 2300 are foreign or mixed breedsbccla large number of people are now registering their dogs the lmc has simplified the license process and deployed extra staff for registration of dogs so it just takes a few minutes to get a license now dr arvind rao director animal welfare lmcbcclguidelines to get your dog registeredthe owner will have to submit undertaking form available at the lmc office lalbagh room no 34 one can register a maximum of 4 dogs per person for foreign or mixedbreed dogs like the doberman spitz alsatians saint bernard pugs mallinoise dalmatian husky and other breeds the license fee is rs 1000 per dog for indian breeds like the taazi rampur hound mongrel and indies the fee is rs 200 per dog dogs to be strelised after one year of age if the dog is found without a license then a fine of rs 5000 per dog will be levied if the size of your house measures 200 sq mts one may keep up to two dogs for premises exceeding 200 sq meters one can keep upto four dogs vaccination card with a photocopy containing records of all administered rabies vaccines with no lapses the registration remains valid until march 31 pet owners are required to renew their dogs license before april 1for pet owners getting a dog license and having it renewed every year is mandatory they must ensure that their dogs are vaccinated the resident welfare associations must make sure that no act of dog cruelty is committed and each dog in their society is registered