Punjab: Owners to pay tax on domestic animals, including cats, dogs & cows

Domestic animal owners in Punjab will now have to pay tax on them.

ANI reported that owners of dogs, cats, pigs, sheep, deer etc would have to pay Rs 250 a year.

And that owners of cows, bulls, buffaloes, horses, camels, elephants etc would have to pay Rs 500 a year.

The animals will all be branded -- to ascertain whether the tax on them has been paid or not.

ANI reported that each animal would either be marked with an ID number or that a microchip would be installed in each animal.

Moreover, a pet owner in Punjab will also have to get a licence from the authority, which will be renewed annually.