The Kochi Corporation will facilitate the statutory registration of pet dogs owned by the city residents. The civic body will verify whether the owners of the dogs have facilities for keeping the canines before issuing them registration certificates.
All that the owners need to do is to submit an application for registration at the circle offices of the Corporation in their area along with a copy of their Aadhar card and the vaccination certificate of the animal. A ₹5 court fee stamp needs to be affixed on the application. Later, the Health Inspectors of the local body will visit the houses to verify that there are sufficient facilities, said T. K. Ashraf, chairman of the Health Standing Committee of the Kochi Corporation.
The animals need not be taken to the offices of the local body for registration as the civic officials will come to the houses for inspection, he explained.
