08/07/2023
പെറ്റ്‌ഷോപ് നടത്തുന്നവർ അറിയാൻ. 2023 നവംബർ മുതൽ
(1) ലൈസൻസ് പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കണം
(2) വലിയ ശബ്ദം പുക ദുർഗന്ധം ഉള്ള സ്ഥലത്തോ ഫാക്ടറികൾ, കശാപ്പു ഇവയുടെ അടുത്തോ pet ഷോപ്പ് പ്രവർത്തിപ്പിക്കാൻ പാടില്ല.
(3) താൽക്കാലികമായി വലിച്ചുകെട്ടിയ ഷെഡ്ഡിലോ, കുടിലിലോ നടപ്പാതയിലോ പാടില്ല.
(4) ശുദ്ധമായ കുടിവെള്ളം, വൈദ്യുതി ലഭ്യമാക്കണം.
(5) കെട്ടുറപ്പുള്ള കെട്ടിടമായിരിക്കണം.
(6) അനുയോജ്യമായ, താപനിലയും വെന്റിലേഷനും ഉറപ്പാക്കണം.
(7) രോഗമുള്ളവയെ മാറ്റിപ്പർപ്പിക്കാൻ സംവിധാനം വേണം.
(8)ആവശ്യമായ സലസൗകര്യം ഓരോ മൃഗത്തിനും പക്ഷിക്കും. നൽകണം.
(9) കടയ്ക്ക് പുറത്ത് പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കാൻ പാടില്ല
(10) വെറ്റിനറി ഡോക്ടർ പരിശോധിച്ചു സർട്ടിഫിക്കറ്റോട് കൂടി വേണം വിപണനം.
(11) മുലകുടി മാറാത്ത കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെയും , ചിറകു മുളയ്ക്കാത്ത പക്ഷികളെയും വിൽക്കാൻ പാടില്ല.
(12) മൈക്രോചിപ്പ് ചെയ്തിട്ടെ നായ്ക്കളെ വിൽക്കാൻ പാടുള്ളൂ
(13) Microchip Reader ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കണം.
(14) ലൈസൻസ് ഉള്ള breeders ൽ നിന്ന് വാങ്ങി വേണം വിപണനം.
(15) പല പ്രായത്തിലുള്ളവയെയോ, പല ഇനങ്ങളെയോ ഒന്നിച്ചു പാർപ്പിക്കാൻ പാടില്ല.
(16) രാത്രിയിൽ ഇവയെ ഒറ്റയ്ക്ക് ആക്കി കടയടിച്ചു പോകാൻ പാടില്ല.
These rules may be called the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop)
Rules, 2018.
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop)
Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.—(1) In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Act” means the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960);
(b) “Animal Welfare Organisation” means a welfare organisation for animals recognised by the Board;
(c) “breeder” means an individual or group of persons who own pet animal for breeding and sale, and includes
a boarding kennel operator, intermediate handler and trader;
(d) “certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration issued under these rules;
(e) “Farm” means a Farm contained in the First schedule;
(f) “infirm animal” means any animal that is suffering from any functional or physiological disorder, defect or
disability, or any deficiency from birth, or acquired after birth;
(g) “inspector” means a veterinarian of the State Government authorised in writing by the State Animal
Welfare Board or SPCA:
Provided that any person who is or has been a pet shop owner or breeder, or is related to a pet shop owner
or breeder, shall not be authorised as an inspector under these rules;
(h) “local authority” means a municipal committee, SPCA or other authority for the time being invested by law
with the control and administration of any matter within a specified local area;
(i) “mutilating” means subjecting an animal to a surgery or procedure such as ear cropping, tail docking or
branding or otherwise performing a surgery or procedure to camouflage or hide any defect or infirmity
except curative surgery;
(j) “pet animal” includes dog, cat, rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, rodents of the rat or mice category, pet birds and
such other type of animals, the ownership of, and trade in which, is not prohibited by any other law, rules or
regulations;
(k) “pet shop” means a shop, place or premises, including any shop, place or premises in a weekly or other
market, where pet animals are sold or housed, kept or exhibited for sale, or where any retail or whole-sale
business involving the selling or trading of pet animals are carried out, and includes online platforms over
which the sale and purchase of pet animals is carried out wherever the context permits;
(l) “pet shop owner” means any person who owns or has control over any pet shop;
(m) “Schedule” means a Schedule annexed to these rules;
(n) “SPCA” means Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals established in any district under the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Establishment and Regulation of Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals) Rule, 2001 made under the Act;
(o) “State Board” means the State Animal Welfare Board constituted in a State by the State Government;
(p) “un-weaned animal” means —
(i) the offspring of an animal that has not attained the age at which it normally acquires independent
survival skills to meet its basic needs like food, warmth and safety; and
(ii) kittens and pups below eight weeks, and captive birds without mature flight feathers.
(q) “veterinary practitioner” means a veterinary practitioner registered under the provisions of the Indian
Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984).
(2) Word and expressions used in these rules and not defined, but defined in the Act, shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Prohibition of operating pet shops without registration.—(1) No person shall—
(a) carry on or continue the business of sale or trade in pet animals, whether retail or wholesale; or
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(b) establish or operate a pet shop, or any other establishment engaged in sale, purchase or exchange of pet
animals by whatever name called,
without obtaining a certificate of registration in Form II:
Provided that any person operating a pet shop on the date of the commencement of these rules shall, within sixty
days of such commencement, obtain a certificate of registration of pet shop under these rules:
Provided further that if a person referred to in the first proviso fails to apply for the registration within such
period of sixty days or is refused the registration for any reason specified in these rules, then, the State Board or Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shall seal the shop, and confiscate the pet animals displayed or housed for sale and
the pet animals so confiscated shall be handed over to as deemed fit by the magistrate under the provisions of section 29
of the Act, however, thirty days notice shall be given to the pet shop owner before confiscation of the pet animals from
the date of expiry of such period of sixty days or from the date on which the registration has been refused.
(2) Every pet shop owner shall prominently display the certificate of registration in the pet shop.
(3) Every pet shop owner shall keep the pet shop open for inspection by an inspector authorised in writing by
the State Board or the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
4. Registration of pet shop.—(1) A person shall not be eligible for registration of pet shop under these rules unless,—
(a) in the case of an individual, he has attained the age of majority and is of sound mind and is not
disqualified from contracting under any other law for the time being in force; and
(b) in any other case, the person is a corporation, company or other association of persons duly
registered in accordance with any law for the time being in force.
(2) An application for registration of pet shop shall be made to the State Board in Form-I providing all
information required therein and accompanied with a non-refundable fee of five thousand rupees.
(3) A person shall be required to make separate applications for every pet shop or premises being used or
intended to be used for carrying on or continuing the business of sale or trade in pet animals, whether retail or
wholesale.
(4) Pet shop owner shall submit an affidavit with the application referred to in sub-rule (2) stating that all the
conditions for registration of pet shop have been fulfilled.
(5) The State Board, on receipt of an application under sub-rule (2), may register the pet shop and issue a
certificate of registration in Form II to the applicant in respect of that pet shop, and the state Board shall
maintain a Register of certificate of registration in Form III.
(6) The State Board shall, after registration of pet shop under sub-rule (5), cause the pet shop to be inspected by
an authorised veterinarian of the State Government within a period of three months.
(7) The veterinarian referred to in sub-rule (6) shall after making inspection submit a signed report to the State
Board.
(8) The State Board may, after considering the report of the veterinarian and on being satisfied that the pet shop
complies with the requirements specified under these rules, continue the registration of pet shop.
(9) The State Board shall not permit continuation of registration of pet shop, if—
(a) the information submitted by the applicant has been found to be false or the applicant has made
material and deliberate misstatements in the application or provided falsified or fabricated records to the State
Board; or
(b) the applicant has, at any stage prior to submission of his application for registration of pet shop,
been convicted of any offence under the Act, or the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972) or for any
offence relating to animals under any other law for the time being in force; or
(c) the applicant has refused to allow the inspector or the representative of the State Board authorised in
writing, free and unimpeded access to his facilities; or
(d) the applicant was operating a pet shop without a valid certificate of registration, and failed to apply
for the same resulting in sealing of his shop.
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(10) Where the State Board does not permit the registration of pet shop, the State Board shall inform the
applicant in writing the reasons thereof within thirty days from the date of receipt of inspection report by the
State Board.
(11) A certificate of registration issued by the State Board shall be valid for a period of five years, and may be
renewed upon an application being made to the State Board together with a fee of five thousand rupees.
(12) A certificate of registration issued under these rules shall be non-transferable.
(13) Notwithstanding anything in these rules, the following persons shall not require a license under these rules,
namely:—
(a) an animal shelter operated by or on behalf of a local authority, or an Animal Welfare Organisation
registered with the Board;
(b) any other facility or establishment that operates for the welfare of animals, and is not engaged in
commercial activity such as sale and purchase of animals;
(c) an establishment registered with the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of
Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA), and coming under the purview of the Breeding of and
Experiments on Animals (Control and Supervision) Rules 1998 as amended from time to time for
the purpose of experiments, breeding and trading of animals, and shall be exempted from these
rules.
5. Renewal of registration.—An application for renewal of registration of pet shop shall be made, at least thirty days
prior to the expiry of the registration, to the State Board in the Form-I and the provisions of rule 4 shall mutatis mutandi
apply.
6. Accommodation, infrastructure and housing.—(1) A pet shop shall be located within a permanent structure or
building, with adequate arrangement for basic amenities such as water and electricity, and adequate power back up.
(2) No person shall be allowed to operate a pet shop on a shanty, shack, pavement or any temporary or make
shift arrangement.
(3) The enclosures or rooms or aviaries in a pet shop in which the pet animals for sale are displayed or housed
shall be of adequate size and space as set out in the Second Schedule, so as to permit—
(a) the pet animal housed therein to stand, sit, lie down, turn around, stretch and make other normal
postural adjustments without obstruction, interference or impediment occasioned by paucity of space;
(b) the birds within to fly, hop, jump, climb and otherwise move about, and individually spread their
wings, and perch in normal position without obstruction, interference or impediment occasioned by paucity of
space, and the water birds shall be provided water troughs to wallow.
(4) The floor of the enclosure or room for displaying or housing pet animals for sale shall be constructed such
that no injury to the animals’ feet, or legs, or any other injury is caused to them, however, wherever mesh floors
are used, a tray shall be provided to avoid any organic matter falling into the cages below in case of stacking.
(5) The temperature at the enclosures or rooms or aviaries in which pet animals are displayed or housed for sale
shall be comfortable, which may vary from animal to animal, and from breed to breed, and it shall be incumbent
upon the pet shop owner to familiarise himself with the requirements of the breeds or species that he intends to
deal in, and provide ambient and comfortable temperature for them.
(6) Every pet shop owner shall provide in the pet shop and particularly, in the enclosures or rooms or aviaries in
which the pet animals are displayed or housed for sale, suitable drainage or a way to quickly eliminate waste
and water when cleaning.
(7) Every pet shop displaying or housing pet animals for sale shall—
(a) be adequately ventilated and a low noise exhaust fan or system shall be installed;
(b) be free from noise pollution, and shall not be adjacent to areas where loud noises can be heard, or
noxious fumes and odors emitted, including factories and other similar industrial establishments;
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(c) not be located within the vicinity of hundred meters from butcher shops, or butcheries, or abattoirs,
and entry of other animals that may disturb or harm the pet animals housed or exhibited for sale in pet shops
shall not be allowed;
(d) install and make smoke-detection and fire-fighting equipment available and ready for use at the pet
shop; and
(e) have an isloated or quarantine area where pet animals infected with a contagious disease or
suspected of being infected can be segregated from the rest of the animals intended for sale.
7. General care of animals, veterinary care and other operational requirements.—
(1) Every pet shop owner shall ensure that pet animals are at all times displayed or housed for sale in
accommodation and environment suitable to their species with respect to situation, size, temperature, lighting,
ventilation and cleanliness, and other similar standards and no pet animals or birds shall be on display, or
displayed outside pet shops, or in show windows.
(2) Every pet shop owner shall ensure that—
(a) sufficient food of a type consistent with the dietary requirements and age of the pet animals
intended for sale is provided to them;
(b) clean drinking water is available to the pet animals intended for sale at all times;
(c) vessels used for feeding and watering of pet animals are kept clean and free from contamination of
excrement or urine;
(d) the enclosures or rooms or aviaries in which pet animals for sale are displayed or housed are
cleaned daily or more often, if found to be soiled by excrement or other waste, and disinfected frequently to
preclude the possibility of outbreak of disease;
(e) where accommodation is on a tiered system, water, food or other droppings are not allowed to enter
the lower housing;
(f) food wastes, animal excreta, used bedding, debris and any other organic wastes are removed daily,
or more frequently, from the animal enclosures;
(g) aviaries are cleaned daily, or more frequently, to prevent buildup of bird wastes and uneaten food;
(h) the enclosures or rooms or aviaries in which pet animals for sale are displayed or housed are such as
enable them to move about freely, or rest comfortably, and the pet animals requiring bedding material are
provided the same, and no feed is allowed to mix in the bedding;
(i) all pet animals displayed or housed in the same enclosure are of the same species and age group and
are grouped in a manner that precludes mating or bullying and fighting;
(j) pet animals that are inimical to each other are not displayed or housed in abutting enclosures, and
dogs and cats are not kept adjacent to each other, and birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and rodents are not
kept adjacent to dogs and cats, since the same can cause acute stress;
(k) only healthy pet animals, certified in writing by a veterinary practitioner as being so, are offered for
sale at the pet shop; and
(l) pet animals for sale are not left in the pet shop at night without sufficient number of attendants to
attend to them.
(3) A pet shop shall not display or house pregnant animals or mothers caring for un-weaned young for sale or
offer them for sale.
(4) No pet shop shall sell any animal intended to be used for food, skin or accessories except insects or some
species of animals that are not used for human consumption but used as food for other animals.
(5) Every pet shop owner shall—
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(a) employ only such persons as are trained for handling or taking care of pet animals, and shall not
employ any person who is of unsound mind or displaying signs of aggressive or abnormal behavior or whose
temperament does not seem suited for working with animals; and
(b) have sufficient dedicated staff at the pet shop to take care of, and attend to pet animals properly.
(6) Every pet shop owner shall make provision for veterinary care, including emergency medical care, and
display at a conspicuous place in the pet shop the emergency contact information of the veterinary practitioner
so as to allow the employees and customers access to the veterinary practitioner, with their concerns regarding
the health of the pet animals at the facility.
(7) The pet shop owner shall immediately report the outbreak or suspected outbreak of any zoonotic or
contagious disease or infection to the local authority, the SPCA, the State Board and the State Government
Department responsible for Animal Husbandry.
(8) Every pet shop owner shall provide at least one room or enclosure for quarantining sick or diseased pet
animals, or pet animals suspected to be sick or diseased, or segregating newly acquired pet animals and ensure
that—
(a) quarantined sick or diseased pet animals are not kept together with newly acquired pet animals;
(b) the quarantine or isolation facility is cleaned and disinfected thoroughly after quarantined or
isolated pet animals have been removed from the same, and prior to the placement of additional pet animals into
the room or enclosure; and
(c) the equipment and vessels used at the quarantine or isolation facility are kept separate and distinct.
(9) Every pet shop owner shall ensure that any pet animal that becomes incurably sick or terminally ill or
mortally wounded is euthanised by a veterinary practitioner in the manner specified by the Veterinary Council
of India, and maintain a record of such cases and report such instances to the State Board.
(10) Every pet shop shall have arrangement to dispose-off carcasses of pet animals that die at the facility, and
dead animals shall be removed at the earliest from the sight of other pet animals.
(11) Every pet shop owner shall prominently display at the pet shop, the license granted to him for operating the
facility.
(12) The species and numbers of pet animals, and the prices for which they are offered for sale shall be
prominently displayed at the pet shop.
(13) Receipts shall be issued for every pet animal sold in Form IV and a copy of each receipt shall be retained at
the pet shop.
(14) No pet shop shall sell pet animals with any form of mutilation, however, necessary curative surgery shall be
exempted based on the prescription of the veterinarian.
(15) No pet shop shall sell un-weaned or underage animals or birds.
(16) Every puppy shall be micro-chipped by a veterinary practitioner, and each pet shop shall have a functional
micro-chip reader within the premises and it is a requirement of these rules that only micro-chipped puppies
shall be sold.
(17) Every pet shop owner shall have in place an appropriate written exercise plan for pups over sixteen weeks
of age and for different species of animals , signed and certified by a veterinary practitioner, and ensure that the
same is strictly adhered to.
(18) Every pet shop owner shall make efforts to ensure the adoption or re-homing of any pet animal that has not
found a buyer despite three months having elapsed since it was first displayed for sale at the pet shop:
Provided that all particulars of adoption or re-homing of unsold animals shall be entered in a register to
be kept at the pet shop:
Provided further that the pet shop owner shall not abandon or discard un-sold pet animal on to the
streets or otherwise.
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(19) If the pet shop owner intends to provide grooming services, the same shall be specifically mentioned in the
application for grant of license, and the grooming area shall be physically separated from primary animal
enclosures and animal food storage areas.
(20) Any and all items intended for sale, whether retail or whole-sale, including pet products and accessories,
shall not be stored or displayed for sale in the animal areas within a pet shop.
(21) Every pet shop owner shall make available to customers free of charge at the time of purchase, pet care
leaflets or other similar written instructions regarding the degree and manner of care, and regarding traits and
behavioral patterns of the pet animal being purchased.
(22) No pet shop shall sell any pet animal to a person who has not attained the age of majority.
(23) Every pet shop owner and any person involved in the pet trade shall ensure that they provide the maximum
care in the housing, upkeep and maintenance of the animals under their care and in their custody, and take all
necessary precautions to protect them against fire, accidents, attacks from other animals, or other dangerous
occurrences.
(24) Every pet shop owner shall engage a veterinary practitioner to check each animal in the pet shop and give a
certificate of fitness once in every month or at anytime as informed by the pet shop owner on noticing any
symptom of illness.
(25) No pet shop shall sell any pet animal acquired from a breeder unless the breeder is registered as required by
the relevant rules in force.
(26) Adequate measures shall be taken by the pet shop owner to maintain health records including details of
vaccination.
8. Maintenance of records.—(1) Every pet shop owner shall maintain in a record book in Form V, the particulars of
breeders and suppliers of pet animals intended for sale, including name, address, contact details, and date of transaction,
and the number of pet animals received, their breed or species, and bird band number if applicable.
(2) The pet shop owner shall maintain a record in Form VI of customers buying pet animals from him in a
record book, with names, addresses, contact details, and the details of pet animal purchased, and the price at
which purchased, and the receipt issued.
(3) Every pet shop owner shall maintain a record in Form VII of the pet animals that die at the pet shop, with the
day, date and time of death, and cause of death certified by a veterinary practitioner, and details of the medical
attention and care provided to the deceased pet animal prior to its death certified in writing by a veterinary
practitioner, and manner of disposal of carcasses.
(4) Every pet shop owner shall maintain a separate record in Form VIII of the incurably sick or terminally ill or
mortally wounded pet animals that are euthanised, with the day, date and time of death, and cause of death
certified by a veterinary practitioner, and details of the medical attention and care provided to the deceased pet
animal prior to its death, and manner of disposal of carcasses.
(5) The records maintained under this rule shall be available at the pet shop for inspection by the State Board or
any intending purchaser.
9. Non-compliance with these rules.—(1) The State Board may, upon receipt of a written complaint or otherwise,
inquire into or get the complaint inquired into in writing by the local authority or SPCA in order to establish the noncompliance
of these rules by the pet shop owners.
(2) If during an inspection, a pet animal is suspected to be sick or experiencing any kind of distress then the
inspector or any person, authorised by the State Board in writing to give a certificate of ill health may require
the pet shop owner to provide medical attention to the sick animal and require the pet owner to submit health
report within seven days post the inspection date, and after seven days, if the authorised inspector or person is
not satisfied with the progress in the matter, he shall confiscate the pet animal, and remove it for treatment and
care to a shelter house run by an Animal Welfare Organisation registered with Board having appropriate
housing facility, after recording in writing the reasons why such action is necessitated, and giving a copy of the
reasons so recorded to the pet shop owner and the Animal Welfare Organisation.
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(3) The expenses incurred for treating and attending to the pet animal under sub-rule (2) shall be borne by the
pet shop owner, and the Animal Welfare Organisation shall return the animal to the pet shop owner after the pet
animal has recovered fully, and the expense for its treatment and the care provided has been reimbursed to the
Animal Welfare Organisation.
(4) The pet shop owner shall not, in the event of removal of a sick or otherwise distressed pet animal under this
rule, be entitled to claim any compensation whatsoever, from the State Board or the Animal Welfare
Organisation.
(5) If any other violation of the requirements of these rules is discovered during an inspection of a pet shop by
the inspector or person referred to in sub-rule (2), the State Board shall issue a notice to the pet shop owner to
show cause within fifteen days of receipt of the notice, why his registration be not cancelled.
(6) The State Board may, if it is not satisfied with the response of the pet shop owner, or if no response is
received, cancel the registration and communicate the reasons thereof in writing to the pet shop owner.
(7) The pet shop, the registration of which has been cancelled, shall not be sealed by the State Board—
(a) until the period for making appeal against such cancellation has expired; and
(b) in case where an appeal has been preferred and is pending, until the disposal of the appeal.
(8) Where the appeal has been rejected, the State Board may seal the shop, and confiscate the animals displayed
or housed for sale and the confiscated animals shall then be dealt with in the manner set out in rule 3.
10. Inspection of establishment.—(1) The State Board may, either upon receipt of a complaint or for any other reason,
cause any pet shop to be inspected by an inspector authorised in writing by it in this behalf.
(2) The inspector so authorised under sub-rule (1) shall, on producing his authority, have power to—
(a) enter into the pet shop at any reasonable time and access to all areas within the establishment and
all animals, and records, to ascertain whether the requirements of these rules are being complied with;
(b) take pictures, record videos and make copies of the records.
(3) A pet shop registered under these rules shall be inspected at least once every year.
(4) The inspector shall submit to the State Board a report in writing of the inspection.
(5) If the State Board, after considering the report, is of the opinion that any requirements of these rules are
contravened by the pet shop owner, it may, after giving a copy of the report to the pet shop owner and an
opportunity to show cause, cancel the registration of the pet shop and communicate it the reasons thereof in
writing to the pet shop owner.
11. Appeal.—(1) Any pet shop owner aggrieved by the decision of the SPCA or State Board may, within thirty days of
receipt of the decision, prefer an appeal before the State Board against the decision of SPCA or Secretary, Animal
Husbandry, State Government against the decision of State Board.
(2) The State Board or Secretary, Animal Husbandry, State Government, as the case may be, shall after giving notice to
the pet shop owner and SPCA or the State Board as the case may be, and giving an opportunity of hearing to the parties,
either reject or allow the appeal, for the reasons to be recorded in writing and communicated to the pet shop owner and
SPCA or the State Board as the case may be.
12. Reports by pet shop.—(1) Every pet shop registered under these rules shall,—
(a) submit at the end of every year, a report to the State Board, consisting of the information as to the total number of
animals sold, traded, bartered, brokered, given away, boarded, exhibited, died or euthanised, during the previous
year;
(b) provide to the State Board, such information as may be required by the State Board, as the case may be from time
to time.
(2) the State Board shall send a consolidated report at the end of every year to the Board consisting of the information
as to the total number of animals sold, traded, bartered, brokered, given away, boarded or exhibited during the previous
year and any such other information as may be required by the Board, as the case may be, from time to time.
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13. Effect of death of owner of pet shop registered under these rules.—In the case the owner of a pet shop registered
under these rules dies before the expiry of the period of registration, the registration in respect of the pet shop shall be
deemed to have been granted to his legal heirs in respect of that pet shop and shall remain valid till the end of a period of
three months from the date of death of the owner and thereafter a fresh application for registration of the pet shop shall be
made in accordance with these rules for continuing the pet shop.
14. No license without registration.—No pet shop shall be granted a license by the local authority, unless the pet shop
has obtained a certificate of registration from the State Board in accordance with these rules.
15. Import of birds and animals.—Pet shop owner shall ensure that the suppliers who supply imported, exotic breeds of
birds and animals are importing these animals after obtaining all necessary approvals or license or both from the Director
General of Foreign Trade, Sanitary Import Permit and Permission from Regional or State Animal Quarantine and
Certification Services, and the pet shop owner shall satisfy himself that the imports of live animals have been done
through legal and appropriate channels.
16. Management of revenue received from pet shops.—The revenue received from the pet shops as registration and
renewal fee shall be managed by the State Board for running their activities for enforcing these rules.
17. Delegation of powers.—The State Board may, by an order in writing, delegate any of its powers and functions under
these rules (except under rules 11 and 12) to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
