Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the pet dog bite to a minor boy in the city, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has mulled special guidelines for pet animals keeping.
The move came after an unchained pet dog bit a 8-year-old boy in Bhubaneswar, leaving him seriously injured.
The civic body has planned to formulate special guidelines for domestication of pet animals. BMC Commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange said the denizens would have to take BMC permission before keeping pet animals.
The residents who want to keep pet will have to register first at the BMC office. A team will inspect the house and its environment for pet domestication before giving approval.
The owners will have to submit an undertaking at BMC office mentioning that their pet would not cause harm to anyone, he said.
The new guidelines will be implemented from next week, he informed.
Notably, an American pet dog mauled a minor boy in a colony under Infocity Police limits a few days ago. The boy having critical bite injuries is undergoing treatment at a hospital. The incident had triggered widespread tension in the colony with residents demanding shifting of the dog. Finally, the dog was shifted to a dog shelter.
