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Delhi: Civic body urges citizens to register pets after rise in dog bite cases
Updated On: 12 September, 2022 02:37 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
A senior official of the Veterinary Department of MCD said, "the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act mandates registration of pet dogs with the civic body, but residents have remained reluctant to come forward to get their pets registered"
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Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Sunday urges the citizens to get their pet dogs registered in view of increasing dog bite incidents.
Under Section 399 of the Delhi Municipal Act 1957, it is mandatory to register all pet dogs with the municipal corporation. The section also gives power to the MCD to detain a dog found in a public place if a pet dog is not registered with the civic body.
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