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The City of Cape Town would like to remind all pet owners to apply for any additional pets they might have (in excess of the prescribed maximum number per property) as set in the City\u2019s Animal Bylaw 2010 before the 31 July 2012 deadline. There is no charge involved.<\/p>\n
The Pet Registration process is in line with the City of Cape Town\u2019s Animal By-Law of 2010 where, instead of buying an annual dog licence, pet owners are simply required to register all cats and dogs kept on their property. There is no charge for registration.<\/p>\n
Pet owners applying timeously for more animals than they are permitted for their properties will qualify for automatic sanction\/permission. Hereafter they may be fined for their excess animals and for pets without a chip, name tag or tattoo to identify them.
Pet owners applying after this deadline can be assured that their applications for more animals than permitted per property will never be unreasonably denied. The application process commenced on 1 March 2012. <\/p>\n
The deadline for the City\u2019s pet registration programme, which is designed to develop a database of all domestic animals in Cape Town, has been set as 31 August 2012. The pet registration process is also in line with the City\u2019s Animal Bylaw of 2010, which prescribes registration of all dogs and cats kept on domestic properties.<\/p>\n
This process will help the City develop accurate information on the domestic animal population in Cape Town. It is completely free. Knowing the type, breed and other information will aid in animal welfare planning and budgeting. Owners of unregistered pets may be issued a compliance notice, followed by a fine of R300. Failure to adhere will lead to any unregistered animals being confiscated and impounded under the Animal By-law. Once pet owners have registered their pets, they are encouraged to update their pets\u2019 details in respect of new pets\/pet deaths as and when they occur.<\/p>\n
There are maximum numbers of pets allowable depending on the size of the dwelling and property.<\/p>\n
The prescribed numbers are as follows:\u00a0
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The prescribed numbers are in place to prevent environments that are abusive or unhealthy for the animal and which create a nuisance for other residents.
Owners can make use of two application and registration options: online or via printed forms.<\/p>\n