It is noted that the draft law "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation to Improve the Legal Regulation of Relations in the Field of Veterinary Medicine" will be considered by the State Duma by the end of 2020.

“In order to prevent the spread of infectious animal diseases, as well as to identify the sources and routes of spread of pathogens of infectious animal diseases, the procedure for marking and accounting for animals should be mandatory,” the message says.

As indicated in the bill, the labeling of pets will be carried out at the expense of the owners or "through the involvement of other persons."

In November 2019, the head of the State Duma Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection, Vladimir Burmatov, in an interview with URA.RU, commented on the possibility of introducing fines for refusing the mandatory identification of pets using chips and tattoos.