Authorities will oblige Russians to register their pets in the country Russian authorities are preparing to oblige all pet owners to mark their animals at their own expense and register them in the Ruselkhuzandzor veterinary system. The corresponding bill, approved by the government, will be considered in the State Duma of the new convocation, Elena Panova, head of the Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, told Izvestia. The initiative assumes that the Cabinet of Ministers will determine the list of animals subject to marking, the rules for their registration, as well as accepted methods of identification - ordinary switches and collars to electronic chips. At the same time, a bill should be submitted to the State Duma to increase fines for improper treatment of four-legged animals both by ordinary citizens and in shelters. We are talking, in particular, about walking on your own, polluting public places or creating dangerous situations. Initially, the deputies wanted to increase the penalties 20 times: for citizens - up to 50 thousand rubles, and for legal entities - up to 500 thousand rubles. But the Cabinet of Ministers recommended reducing the amount of financial sanctions, because the Russians simply cannot pay such amounts. Also, the initiative involves increasing the limitation period for bringing administrative responsibility in such cases from 60 days to three years. More details.

Authorities will oblige Russians to register their pets in the country Russian authorities are preparing to oblige all pet owners to mark their animals at their own expense and register them in the Ruselkhuzandzor veterinary system. The corresponding bill, approved by the government, will be considered in the State Duma of the new convocation, Elena Panova, head of the Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, told Izvestia. The initiative assumes that the Cabinet of Ministers will determine the list of animals subject to marking, the rules for their registration, as well as accepted methods of identification - ordinary switches and collars to electronic chips. At the same time, a bill should be submitted to the State Duma to increase fines for improper treatment of four-legged animals both by ordinary citizens and in shelters. We are talking, in particular, about walking on your own, polluting public places or creating dangerous situations. Initially, the deputies wanted to increase the penalties 20 times: for citizens - up to 50 thousand rubles, and for legal entities - up to 500 thousand rubles. But the Cabinet of Ministers recommended reducing the amount of financial sanctions, because the Russians simply cannot pay such amounts. Also, the initiative involves increasing the limitation period for bringing administrative responsibility in such cases from 60 days to three years. More details.