Responsibilities of Pet Owners

(1) Every pet owner shall- (i) register their dog and cat before it reaches the age of 6 (six) months; (ii) renew the registration annually; (iii) pay the prescribed fee for registration and vaccination. (2) Every pet owner shall comply with the requirement for identification of their dog and cat as under, namely:- (a) An owner must ensure that every dog or cat born after the commencement of the Act is microchipped by attaining the age of 3 (three) months and its identification-details are entered in the Sikkim Microchip Register. (b) All dogs must wear a collar with identification-tag indicating the owner's name and telephone number. (c) It is unlawful for any person to own or keep any dog or cat of 6 (six) months of age or older which has not been vaccinated against rabies as required by under the Act, or the rules made hereunder; (d) Dogs and cats shall be vaccinated as early as on attaining the age of 3 (three) months or at an age as specified in the vaccine's license, but it will be considered as non-compliance according to this section if even after 6 (six) months of age, the animals are not vaccinated;