Regulations of Suzhou Municipality on the Administration of Dog Breeding

Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations and the actual situation of this Municipality in order to strengthen the management of dog breeding, safeguard the health and personal safety of citizens, and maintain public order and the city appearance and environment. Article 2 Units and individuals that raise and manage dogs within the administrative area of this Municipality shall abide by these regulations.

The management of troops, police dogs, zoos, dogs for scientific research and experiments and other special dogs shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. Article 3 The principle of combining management with service, combining law enforcement of administrative organs with participation of grass-roots organizations in management, and combining self-discipline of dog-raising units and individuals (hereinafter referred to as dog owners) with public supervision shall be implemented. Article 4 The people's governments at all levels shall be responsible for organizing the implementation of these Regulations.

People's governments at all levels shall establish a dog management coordination mechanism composed of public security, animal husbandry and veterinary, urban management, industry and commerce, health and other relevant departments. Article 5 The public security department is the competent department in charge of dog management, fully responsible for dog supervision and management, specifically responsible for dog registration, rabies killing, sheltering abandoned dogs and wild dogs, and investigating and handling illegal dog keeping.

The animal husbandry and veterinary department is responsible for the immunization and quarantine of dogs, the implementation of diagnosis and treatment permits, the organization of harmless treatment of infected dogs and dogs without owners, and the supervision of dog owners for harmless treatment of dog carcasses.

The urban management department is responsible for investigating and dealing with the behavior of selling dogs on the street and destroying the city appearance and environmental sanitation because of raising dogs.

The industrial and commercial department is responsible for the supervision and management of dog business activities.

The management of rabies vaccine injection by the person in charge of health department and the diagnosis and treatment of rabies patients. Article 6 Community residents' committees, villagers' committees, owners' committees of residential quarters and property management units shall assist in dog-raising management, carry out publicity and education on dog-raising according to law and civilization, formulate a dog-raising convention and supervise its implementation, and mediate disputes caused by dog-raising according to law.

Radio, television, newspapers and other news media should strengthen the publicity of dog management. Seventh dog industry associations should strengthen industry self-discipline, advocate dog owners to standardize dog-raising behavior, and assist in dog management. Eighth any unit or individual has the right to discourage or report violations of these regulations to the relevant departments, and have the right to know the investigation results of the report.

The relevant departments shall set up a hotline to receive and handle reports, and commend or reward informants. Ninth dog registration system. Without registration, no unit or individual may raise a dog.

Implement a compulsory immunization system for dogs according to law. Dog owners shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, regularly send dogs to animal epidemic prevention institutions for rabies vaccine injection. Those who have not been immunized shall not be registered. Tenth towns are the key areas of dog management, and rural areas are the general areas of dog management. The specific regional scope shall be announced by the municipal and county people's governments. Eleventh hospitals (except animal hospitals), schools, kindergartens and dormitory areas are prohibited from keeping dogs. City and county-level city and district people's governments may designate other areas where dogs are prohibited.

Individuals in key management areas are prohibited from raising strong dogs and large dogs. The specific varieties and standards shall be determined by the municipal public security department in conjunction with the animal husbandry and veterinary department and announced to the public. Article 12 An individual raising a dog shall meet the following conditions:

(a) with the city's permanent residence or temporary residence of the legal proof;

(2) Having full capacity for civil conduct;

(three) a single family with a fixed residence and living outside the kennel area;

(four) the dog has been immunized and obtained legal and effective proof of immunization. Thirteenth units to raise dogs shall meet the following conditions:

(a) due to special needs such as escort and performance;

(two) the legal identity certificate of the unit and its responsible person;

(three) a sound dog safety management system;

(4) Having a safe and reliable kennel, kennel and other facilities;

(five) the dog has been immunized and obtained legal and effective proof of immunization. Fourteenth units and individuals shall solicit the opinions of the local community residents' committees and villagers' committees when raising dogs, and sign a letter of responsibility for raising dogs with the community residents' committees and villagers' committees. Fifteenth public security departments shall, within fifteen days from the date of accepting the application for raising dogs, review the application and relevant certificates submitted by dog owners. Those who meet the conditions stipulated in Article 12 or Article 13 of these regulations shall be registered and issued with a dog-raising registration certificate and a dog-raising license; Those who do not meet the requirements shall not be registered, and the reasons shall be explained in writing.

Dog registration certificate is valid for one year.

Dogs in key management areas should be implanted with electronic identification marks. Article 16 If a dog owner who has registered for raising a dog needs to continue to raise a dog, he shall go through the extension formalities with the public security department 30 days before the expiration of the dog registration certificate, with the valid immunization certificate of the dog and the original dog registration certificate.

If the dog owner's domicile is changed, it shall, within 30 days from the date of change, go through the change registration with the public security department with the dog registration certificate.

Dog owners who lose their dog registration certificate and dog license shall apply to the public security department for a replacement within 15 days from the date of loss.

If a dog owner transfers the dog to another person or the dog dies or is missing, he shall go through the cancellation procedures of the dog registration certificate with the public security department within 30 days.