No tax for keeping pets in urban areas, says Punjab govt

News, Punjab

Chandigarh: The Punjab government today trashed media reports suggesting that a new tax would be imposed on people in urban areas for keeping pets, cattle or other animals.

A spokesperson of the Navjot Singh Sidhu led local government department said that the state government is framing 'Punjab Municipal Corporation and Municipal (Registration Control of Stray Animals and Compensation to the Victim of Animal Attack) bye-laws, 2017 as per court orders.