<p>Domestic animal owners in Punjab will now have to pay tax on them.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">People in Punjab will have to pay tax for having domestic animals, according to the latest notice issued by the state Government</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rs 250 per year to be paid for for dog/cat/pig/sheep/deer etc and Rs 500 per year for buffalo/bull/camel/horse/cow/elephant etc: Punjab Govt</p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/922728653888266241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>ANI reported that owners of dogs, cats, pigs, sheep, deer etc would have to pay Rs 250 a year.&nbsp;</p>

<p>And that owners of cows, bulls, buffaloes, horses, camels, elephants etc would have to pay Rs 500 a year.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The animals will all be branded -- to ascertain whether the tax on them has been paid or not.</p>

<p>ANI reported that each animal would either be marked with an ID number or that a microchip would be installed in each animal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Moreover, a pet owner in Punjab will also have to get a licence from the authority, which will be renewed annually.&nbsp;</p>

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Owners will have to pay Rs 250 a year for dogs, cats and pigs, and Rs 500 a year for cows, buffaloes, and elephants

Domestic animal owners in Punjab will now have to pay tax on them. People in Punjab will have to pay tax for having domestic animals, according to the latest notice issued by the state Government — ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2017 × Rs 250 per year to be paid for for dog/cat/pig/sheep/deer etc and Rs 500 per year for buffalo/bull/camel/horse/cow/elephant etc: Punjab Govt — ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2017 × 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.

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

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