Sagar Municipal Corporation in Madhya Pradesh has made the historic decision to tax dog owners in order to ensure the safety and cleanliness of the city’s population. On Sunday, the decision was accepted by all 40 council members. The law will be drafted by the Sagar Municipal Corporation, and it might go into effect as soon as April of this year.
The decision was endorsed by Chandrashekhar Shukla, the municipal commissioner of Sagar, who cited a “rising stray dog menace” in the city.
This decision was made in reaction to the danger posed by stray dogs as well as the filthy public areas left by domestic pets.
“In the wake of rising stray dog menace and dirtying of public places by defecation of pet dogs, all the municipal wards of Sagar have unanimously resolved for strict registration, vaccination of dogs as well as levying tax on those owning the pet dogs,” he said. Dog owners, though, believe the tax is unfair.
All dogs kept as pets in Sagar will require registration, vaccinations, and payment of taxes.
According to the chairman of the Sagar Municipal Corporation, Vrindavan Ahirwar, a few members of the council had problems with the implementation of taxes, while others started complaining that stray dogs were all over the city and mentioned multiple instances of dogs biting people in lifts, on the road, and elsewhere. Council has resolved to carefully investigate the issue before deciding whether to impose this kind of tax.
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