Centre Announces Notification of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules, 2016
The Government has issued the
notification for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules, 2016 here
today. In an interaction with mediapersons here today, the Minister of State
(Independent Charge) in Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,
Shri Anil Madhav Dave said that this is meant to regulate pet shops. Shri Dave
said that and it was an area that was uncontrolled. The Minister added that
suggestions from all the stakeholders and the states will be sought.
The Ministry will be notifying
the proposed draft Rules in the Gazette of India for public information. The
notification will be available on the Ministry’s website also. Any person can
make any suggestion on the said draft rules in writing for consideration of the
Central Government to the Deputy Secretary, Animal Welfare Division, Ministry
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi,
within 30 days of such publication of the Rules. Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change has the mandate to implement the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, to prevent infliction of unnecessary pain,
or suffering on animals. The provisions of the PCA Act are general in nature,
and rules dealing with specific situations have to be notified from time to
time.
Objective: The objective of these
rules is to make pet shops accountable and to prevent cruelty inflicted on
animals kept in such pet shops.
The proposed Rules provide as under:
(i)
It
will be mandatory for all pet shop owners to register themselves with the State
Animal Welfare Board of the respective State Governments/Union Territories.
(ii)
Such
shops will be registered only after inspection by the representatives of State
Board, a veterinary practitioner and a representative of Society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals.
(iii)
The
rules define space requirement for birds, cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pig,
hamster, rats and mice in the pet shops.
(iv)
It
defines the basic amenities, power back-up, general care, veterinary care and
other operational requirement for animals kept in pet shops.
(v)
It
is mandatory to maintain proper records of sale, purchase, death of animals in
pet shop, sick animals etc.
(vi)
Every
pet shop owner is required to submit yearly report to the State Board regarding
animals, sold, traded, bartered, brokered, given away, boarded or exhibited
during previous year, or any other information asked for by the State Board.
Violation
of Rules: Non-compliance of the proposed rules will lead to cancellation of
registration of pet shop and pet animals so confiscated, shall be handed over
to an Animal Welfare Organisation, or a rescue centre recognised by the Board.
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