CHENNAI: In a move to curb the increasing abandonment of foreign pet dogs and to regularise pet licensing, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) adopted a resolution in the monthly council meeting on Thursday, mandating the dog and cat owners within the Chennai Corporation limits to obtain a licence. Accordingly, pet owners who fail to secure the pet licence will face a fine of Rs 5,000 starting from November 24.

Further, the Corporation staff will carry out door-to-door field inspection and a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on owners who bring their dogs to public places, including parks, footpaths and other public gathering places without a collar. The fines will be collected through the divisional health inspector and the sanitation inspector.

According to Section 292 of the Tamil Nad

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