China News Service, Jinan, August 6 (Sun Tingting) The reporter learned from the press conference of the Jinan Municipal Party Committee and Government on the 6th that the city has introduced new dog-raising regulations. In key management areas, each household is restricted to keeping one dog and individuals are prohibited. Breeding large dogs and fierce dogs, except for blind persons raising guide dogs and disabled persons with physical disabilities raising support dogs.

In addition, the scope of dog registration in the city has been expanded from the "area within the expressway around the city" as the key management area to the entire city, and rural dogs have been included in the scope of immunization and registration management.

  He Xiudong, deputy director of the Legal Affairs Studio of the Standing Committee of the Jinan Municipal People’s Congress, said that the "Regulations on the Management of Civilized Dog Raising in Jinan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") will come into effect on September 1, 2021. Interests, balance the perspective of the relationship between the interests of dog owners and non-dog owners, expand the scope of key management areas, strictly limit the number and breed of dogs, and clarify the prohibited areas and places.

  He Xiudong said that the "Regulations" clarify the control and disposal of stray dogs and their responsibilities. At the same time, the municipal, district and county people's governments shall formulate a plan for the construction of dog shelters and quarantine places, and set up dog shelters and quarantine places.

In addition, the "Regulations" specify that the township government and the street office shall organize and coordinate the neighborhood committees and village committees to investigate, control and dispose of stray dogs. At the same time, it also clarifies the handling of stray dogs found by units and individuals.

"This provision is conducive to fundamentally solving the problem of stray dog ​​management."

  Xu Qiang, deputy director of the Jinan City Management Bureau, said that the city will focus on the open squares, main and secondary roads, branch roads and alleys and other areas where dogs are intensively walked, and set up special animal manure collection buckets and other facilities to facilitate the citizens to put dog manure, etc. Dirt.

At the same time, the cleaning of dog feces in the responsible areas on both sides of the road is included in the scope of road cleaning matters. The cleaning staff of the front-line road adopts the method of “two sweeps and all-day guard picking up” to treat all kinds of dirt in areas such as sidewalks and auxiliary roads. Clean up in time.

  Lv Yuanbo, a senior police chief of the Jinan Public Security Bureau, said that the city has listened to the opinions and suggestions of the public in the process of formulating laws and regulations. The breed catalog, on this basis, combined with the actual situation of Jinan City, jointly determined the shoulder height and body length standards for large dogs that are prohibited from being kept by individuals in the key management area of ​​dog breeding, and the range of prohibited sturdy dog ​​breeds.

"It is currently being reported to the Jinan City Government for approval."

  According to the "Regulations", if an individual raises more than the prescribed number of dogs or raises large dogs or fierce dogs in key management areas, he shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit and be fined 1,000 yuan (RMB, the same below) and less than 5,000 yuan; overdue If it is not corrected, the dog will be confiscated.

Those who fail to go through the initial registration or annual registration of dog keeping shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit, and the unit shall be fined not less than 5,000 yuan but not more than 20,000 yuan, and individuals shall be fined not less than 1,000 yuan but not more than 5,000 yuan; if the dog is not corrected within the time limit, the dog will be confiscated.

Anyone who violates the dog-raising code and interferes with the normal life of others shall be punished in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China."

  In addition, the "Regulations" also stipulate the civilized dog-raising behavior norms that dog owners should abide by.

Among them, the regulations that should be followed when carrying dogs out in key management areas are regulated, such as wearing a harness collar and tying a registration card for dogs, and being led and carried by a person with full civil capacity with a dog chain (rope) of less than 1.5 meters. It is forbidden to use retractable dog ropes, avoid the peak hours when citizens travel and take elevators, and carry equipment to remove dog feces in time.

Large dogs and fierce dogs should be kept in captivity and tethered, and they are not allowed to be taken out unless required for immunization, registration, or diagnosis and treatment.

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