Suncheon-si, Mandatory Pet Dog Registration... 'Voluntary Reporting Period' in Operation

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 22nd that it will operate a "Voluntary Dog Registration Reporting Period" until September 30 to protect companion animals and prevent loss and abandonment.

If new animal registration is done or changes to previously registered information are reported during the voluntary reporting period, fines for unregistered or unreported cases will be waived.

Dogs aged two months or older raised in houses or semi-houses, or kept for companion purposes outside houses or semi-houses, must be mandatorily registered within 30 days from the date of acquiring ownership according to the Animal Protection Act.

Even if already registered, if there are changes in the animal owner, owner's address or phone number, or the animal's status (lost, deceased, etc.), a change report must be submitted within 30 days.

Animal registration can be done by implanting a radio-frequency identification device inside the body (implant type) or attaching an external device such as a collar (external type), but the implant type, which has no risk of loss or damage, is recommended.

Applications for animal registration and change reports can be made at animal registration agencies designated by Suncheon City (animal hospitals, sales outlets), and change reports can also be submitted at the Animal Resources Division or township/district offices.

Change reports for owner address, phone number, death, loss, etc., other than owner changes, can also be made through the Animal Protection Management System.

After this voluntary reporting period ends, intensive enforcement is scheduled to begin in October, and a fine of up to 600,000 KRW will be imposed if animals subject to registration are not registered or changes in registered information are not reported.

A city official said, "We hope that through this voluntary reporting period, the companion animal registration system will be stably established and that the occurrence of lost and abandoned animals will be minimized by strengthening the responsibility of guardians."

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