A fine of up to 30,000 rubles: From January 1, Russians may face new sanctions for dumping a dog or cat.
Such a bill was prepared and submitted to the State Duma at the end of last week. For citizens, the fine is expected to range from 15 to 30 thousand rubles. In the explanatory notes to the bill, a special point emerges: we are not talking about those cases where an annoying pet was placed in "good hands" or handed over to a shelter.
In animal chats the question has already come up - how is it supposed to determine who abandoned the animal? Lawyers have the same question. And also, who will catch the violators?
- Today, the control in the field of animal care is assigned in a very vague way to authorized parties, including at the regional level. At the same time, it is not clear who exactly should go looking for the owners of kittens left at night near garbage cans. The changes require a clear division of powers to identify violations, collect evidence and draft protocols, Ekaterina Kudryashova, candidate of legal sciences, associate professor at RANEPA, and a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, told KP.