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producing a photograph of himself when he works on his father'shother's licence in the fathkfs or mother's absence from the Ghat. 13. The committee m e s the right of fucing the hours for the use of Ghals. Ghab are closed from sunset to 4.00 a.m. from 1st April to 30th September and from sunset to 6 00 a.m. from 1st October to 31st March. 14, Tke licence may, at any time a&r due notice i given to the licensee be cancelled for s a breach of any condition governing the grants of such licence and in the event of such can,tellation, no refund shall be made of any pomoh of the licence fee, A breach of any abennent of a breach of any of the conditions and of the mlevant bye-laws is punishable on conviction by a magistrate.

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Hmyana Municipal (Registdon and Proper Control of Dogs) Bye- laws, 2005
Harya~ Government, Urban Dewlopmenf Deportment. Nowcation, dated the 3rd May 1 loo5
No. SO. 36/H.A. 24/1973/Sa 2M& 2l4ROS. h exerciseofthe powers m f e m d by clause (u) of Sect~on and Sechon 214 of the H8ryana Muninpal Act, 1973(Act 24 of 1973). and mth ref200 m c e to Haryana Government. Urban Development Department, nohficatlon No. S.O. 2M.A. 24/1973/Ss. 200 and 214/2005, dated the 6th January, 2005, the Governor of Haryana hereby makesthe followlnp bye-laws. namely :- . I. Short title and commencement. (1) Thee byelaws may be called the H a y u t a Municipal (Reg~strat~on Proper Control of Dogs) Byelaws, 2005. and ..{2) They shall come mto force on the date of their publichtion in the Oficial Gazclte. . ';. ,:- '2. Detinitions. In thesebye-laws, unless .thecontext athewise & p i i s , (a) "Act" means the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 (24 of 1973); @).'"Animal Welfare Organization" mtans and includes the Society for prevention of cruelty to animals and any other welfare &tion for animals which is registered un. der the Sokieties Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860). or any other comsponding law for the time being in force and whch is recognized by the Animal Welfare Board of, India, constituted under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960); (c) "Court" mmns the civil Court having jurisdiction ovm the area; (d) "dog" m a m a dog and includes a bitch; ' , (e) "form" means a form Dppcnded tothese byelaws; , J ' (f) "liccnskg authority" means the ExecutivroffiarISeaWary of a Conunitteeasthe case' , , , : .i .. . m y be; . ., ,. . . ' C . ' ., -, "owner" mans the owner of a dog nnd includes any other pason in possession or cus@) tody of such dog whether with or without the commt of the owner: (h) "veterinary docto? meam a p m o n who holds a d e g m of a recognized vetennary col.. leg? and is registered with the Indian Vetennary Counc~l [Haryana Veterinary Coun-

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3. Regislrmtion of %- (1) The owner ofevery dog kepl or brought within the commitshall, on or before the 1st day of April in each year a within seven days of its amval in the rnunlc~pal area. get the dog registered at the office of the ~ O m l n e in Form A. e
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(2) The fotm of reeistration shall be amvided on au~lication the office of the committee. at T&;owner shall, a l o k with the apptic~tmn regiskion or renewal, produce before the lifor censtng authonty a certificate frdm a veterinary &tor that the dog has been tnoculated for rabtes and shall pet the doe tnoculated from ttmcro ttme to saterrnard aeainst rab~es shalk and get the dog steriyued as aid when it gets four years old, and stehizatik certificate from the veterinary doctor shall be furnished by the owner to the comminee after the dog has been reg-. istered. (3) On registration, the owner shall be supplied by the committee witha metal token having name and address of owner eneraved on it and the owner shall cause the doe to wear at all ~times a collar with the metal t&en supplied by the committee. (4) (i) The fee for such registration has to be deposited with the municipalities. (ii) The fee for such registration per dog shall be as under :: RE. 5001lor the original registration or forrenewal of a rc~istrahn, an application fbr if a) lntewsl a c c o ~ a n t hy fa is made anerone m I h of the expiry of the paid of d ngtnntion . . , for renewal oiregistration,ifm applintidn f6rnnewal accompanied by fee is R .2501s (b) made wilhin one nmnlh of theexpiry of the period of regisIration (5) The registration and the metal token shall hold good for a period of twelve months reckoned from 1st April or from the date-of registration of dog to 31st March in each year. (6)A reeister of doe licences shall be kmt by the licence clerk of the committee, in which t i & are is&ed.speeiGing thenemeandplacedfabodeof evky ltcence holder and the numher ofdoes rer~stered h s name. Such remter of the town shall at all reasonable ttmes be k e ~ t m open'ior ikpection. on payment of ~s.-50i-with the concerned municipal committee. (7) (a) Any dog without collar or other marks distinguishing them as private property and not wearing the metal token of regtsbation in accordance with clause (3). if found swaying on the street or beyond the enclosures of the house of he owner of such dog, may be detalned at the dlrecnon of the person authortzed by the comminee to carry out these duttes and destroyed or otherwtse dlsposed of 11 not clatmed wtlhtn one week. A fee of Rs. 501- per day or pan ofderentton in thereof, wtll be levtahle on, and recoverable from, the owner for such ~ertod a place named by the commee. (b) It shall be the duty of the owner of the dog who has been suffenng f o or IS suspected rm of rabtes to report the matter wthout delay to the ltcms~ng authonty. {c) The ltcenstng authonty may, after reasonable notlce, requm the b&er or penon tncharge of a dog suffenng or reasonably suspected to be wffer~ng from rab~es deltver the to same t anv soectfied oflictal of the c o r n n e e The ltcmstne authonw mav e~ther o cause the animal to 6c destroyed forthwith or send it to the veterinary hospital, f& obskwation fora period of not more than founeen davs. The exoenses of such observation and detention will be paid by the owner. (d) No damages shall be payable m res&ct of dog dstroyed b!: otherw~se disposed of under sub-clause (a) or (c) 4. Application of Bye-Laws to dog b ugbt lw show purposes. These bye-laws shall also apply to dogs whtch are brought Ento the muntctpaltty even for bonnfide show for purposes and shall be charged Rs. 50 per day. 5. Game Licence. - [-I' 6. Disqu8ll~cation from keeping dog. (I) On conviction ofthe owncrofthe dog, under the Prevenr~on Cruelty to Antmals Act. 1960(59 of 1960),ofanoffence of cruelty toadog, of the Coun may order h ~ m be dtsqualified for keepng a dog and for holding or obtaining a to doe ltcence for such wriod as it thmk fit and the licence issued to the owner shall be deemedto gave been suspended and of no effect so long as the disqualification continues. He may a p

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against order in the manner as against a conviction. The penally for failing to comply with such order shall be Rs. 2001-. 12) The ownermavamlv to t h e c o w within six months after the date of the order, and fmm , ti& to time, for removal of the d~squalificationbut three months must elapse after a refusal before a further mlicahon can be made. On the hearine of the amlication. the Cow mav. . -~ having regard to i6e applicant's character, his conduct s&.queniio the order. the nature of the offence. and any other circumstances, either remove the disqualification or refuse the application. (3) Aftn the suspension of the licence on offence of cruelty t a dog, h e dog shall be kept o in the enclosure fixed by committee at the e x p e of the owner @ ii,. 1001- per day. 7. Trespass by Dog. (1) The owner of a dog shall not allow roam at large or trrspass his doe for IU un-authorised entn, into the land of others. and the owner of the dog shall be irable. foFthe same. (2) Where a maming or Qespassihg dog causes damage by killing or injuring livestock, owner of the dog shall be liable for the damage so caused. 8. Dangerous d@ c. (1) On complaint made to the licensing authority that a dogwhich appaus to it to be dangerous and not kept under proper control, the licensing authority may order the owner of the dog to keep the dog under proper control. The penalty for failing to comply with such order shall be Rs. 2001- or Rs. 101- per day whichever is more. Notice of penalty shall be given to the owner during the period of non-compliance. If the owner fails to comply with the order of licensing authority and fails to keep his dangerous dog in proper its control then t / x [licensing authority shall move the Cou~Yfor destruction in accordance with the law] . (2) Appeal maybe filed within 15 days against a destruction order of the Court in appellate coup. 9. M d Dogs. If a mad dog or a dog suspected of k i n g mad is found under II custody of J C the owner of the doe. the licmsina authorih, may h e notice to the owner directinp, dog to beconfined on accoint ofsusp~cro~s c a n ~ mahnessorany suffering pet dog to beat large. of k durine rhe nme smrfied. in anv street w ~ t h ~ n mun~c~oal so as not to cause any harm to hmrts con&ven& the order is liable io a penalty of Rs.2001- and dogs found - ~nyboody.A at large in contravention of the order may he treated as stray dogs. 10. Injury to livestock. Any person who keeps a dog which c a w s damage by killing or imurine livestock is liable for the damaee. The owner of a doe shall not be l~able anvdamfor age it causes to livestock if such damage is wholly due tothe fault of the personwhose livestock it is. 11. Seizure. detention .adsterlliutloo .Istray dogs. ( I ) An official duly authorivd by lrcens~ng u t h o n ~ sazc any dog found n h~ghway public place, whlch he has reason a may or to belleve to be a stray dog and detarn it for a week or until the owner has c l a d for it and ~ a l all emrmses mcurred bv the commlttec for 11sdetennon. If the dog w a n a collar wrh d i n nddrescon or attached to it. or the owner of the dog is known, the conhittee may serve on the aerson whoseaddress IS eiven. or on rheowner, written nottcestahne that thedoe. hasbrcn r seized and is liable to be solior culled if not claimed within seven clea<days a ~ et6e service. (2) The stray dogs found moving in saeeFdroads/anypublic place within the municipal limits by the private individual, Animal Welfare Organization(s)shall be caught and handed over to the official incharge of the committee for impounding the stray dogs in the enclosure f d for the purpose by the committee. The above said enclosure shall have a boundary wall of such height as the dogs inside the enclosure is not able to c r o s s i j q the boundary wall. The enclosure shall have the provision of a pond of the size of 20' x 20' mean size of the depth of 2 in Trapezoidal shape with side slope of 1 : 4. . . . .. . I . Subslirutcd for "Court may order its dshueton" by Huyana Notification No. S.O. 258M.A. 24119736.2 14R004. d a d 17.11.2004.

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[(3) The stmy dogs shall be sterilized and i m m d by the veterinary doctor in the c o c b sure f ~ e for impounding the shay dogs with the help of Animal \hrelfare Organisations and d the wst of sterilization and immunization shall be borne by theconcerned municipal committee. The requirement of stray dogs in the impounding campus shall be y e t out by the Animal Welfare Organisation(s)/Non-Government Organisztions/comittee.] 12. Repeal. - The Haryana Municipal ( ~ e ~ i s h a t i and Proper Control of Dogs)Bye-laws, on 1976and any bye-law relating to registration and conttol of dogs in force in the municipalities immediately before the commencement of these bye- laws. are hereby repealed : . Provided that any order made or action taken under the bye-laws, so repealed, shall be deemed to have been or taken under the corresponding provisions of these bvc-. laws. I
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Form A

Form of Registration
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Mmicipa~~CouneiVCommitta :
Registration No. :

Name of the Applicant :

Father's Name : Residential ,Address in Municipality Hwse No. Ward No. Permanent Address : Number of Dogs : I Categnry of Dogs': Type of Dogs : Has the dog been i m n u i d ? If yes, give detail : Has he paid fee for registration : 1 .

Locality

Dogmitch

Signature of the applicant

Cdunter-foil Registration No. Received an application for regisbatioh of dogs from resident of Signahm of Registration Clerk, Municipal CounciVCommittee.

Form B Form for Game Licence

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