New pet control measures now in effect

 

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PATTAYA:--All dogs and cats must now be registered according to a new ordinance passed by the city council and signed into law by both the mayor and governor.

 

The law was signed Sept. 2 and came into effect 7 days later on Sept. 9. That would mean owners have until Sept. 9, 2020 to register their pets. Those who don’t face stiff fines.

 

Other edicts laid out in the new law include loose or unattended cats and dogs are banned from public areas, and on Pattaya North Road from Sukhumvit Road to the Dolphin Roundabout.

 

Nothing in the law states specifically how this will apply to strays.

 

Curiously, the law also puts a limit on pet ownership. People living in an area of 18 Sq. wa or less are not allowed to have more than 2 dogs and/or 3 cats, unless the pet owner obtains permission from their local pet control officer.

 

Read more: https://www.pattayamail.com/news/new-pet-control-measures-now-in-effect-264042

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-09-16--

5 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

not allowed to have more than 2 dogs and/or 3 cats, unless the pet owner obtains permission from their local pet control officer.

They always make sure that there's a brown envelope option.....

Unfortunately this will not eliminate the neighborhood soi dogs that are given left over food ; yet left wandering around freely on the streets ( without proper shots or care) pestering pedestrians. 

26 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Nothing in the law states specifically how this will apply to strays.

So any suspicious/trespassing pet will be disowned unless of course a farang hits it & then the queue of owners will stretch round the block.  At least with this system the real owner will be identifiable for compensation for the loss of his pet.

Several dogs live on my property from time to time. One was born here. Some of them we consider to be ours, but not sure what the dogs have to say about that.

I don't envy the folks trying to enforce this law, which is of course is an excellent idea in other countries.

 

Edited September 16, 20196 yr by canuckamuck

Means as much to the locals as it does the cats and dogs!

3 hours ago, toenail said:

Unfortunately this will not eliminate the neighborhood soi dogs that are given left over food ; yet left wandering around freely on the streets ( without proper shots or care) pestering pedestrians. 

And those pest , who run around in cars and motorbikes feeding them and they just multiply with more food, dog lovers who don’t think of the ramifications of feeding them

Edited September 16, 20196 yr by Nice Boyd

3 hours ago, Rimmer said:

People living in an area of 18 Sq. wa or less are not allowed to have more than 2 dogs and/or 3 cats

That's so that not too many pets are affected if the owners smoke at home.  New law for this to follow.

Is this law for the whole country or onlt for Pattaya? If they can enforce it everywhere, that would be fantastic.

 

If that´s the case, I have 2 dogs and will run register asap.

Edited September 16, 20196 yr by Matzzon

TM30 for animals? 

You would probably call the animal rights group on me if I told you about how I feel about soi dogs congregating in front of my and everyone else properties creating havoc all day long with the gated pets in our yards!

 

Barking and carrying on 24/7 

I'm not sure what benefit registration of pets will yield, just some sound good plan. It's the strays and semi-strays that are a big problem. Late at night, when 5-10 lay around on the street, 4-5 are running as a pack. I've already dented my bumper on one that probably was dinged in the head too many times already. Stopped riding motorcy late because of them. Of course tourists don't much visit the dark side at night.

Sadly, another law that most likely comes with no enforcement, no attention and no interest. Kind of like the helmet law and the limit of riders and age of drivers of scooters. 

1 hour ago, riclag said:

You would probably call the animal rights group on me if I told you about how I feel about soi dogs congregating in front of my and everyone else properties creating havoc all day long with the gated pets in our yards!

think you actually might find yourself in the majority, not minority

This idiots of governer and major should first revistrate the thousands of stray dogs that are NOT harmless.

All these "laws" are just to make money and not to protect the people living in this country!

Where exactly do you register your pets? I have owned pets for more than 20 years in Thailand and have never found the answer to this question.

 

For clarity, I don't live in Pattaya anymore, but if this is successful I can see it being a nation-wide issue.

is this Law a requirement only inside the City Limits, or are other areas affected

The PM is sure to bark some orders if there is any hint of pussing around with this vital legislation ????

Makes me smile at the possibilities for mischief akin to the expat visa and reporting debacle...

 

Buckle up folks...this could be another Thai police joy ride...????

3 hours ago, racket said:

TM30 for animals? 

YES!  to be known as DOG 30 and animals with no known owner will be issued with a SOI 30.

3 hours ago, riclag said:

You would probably call the animal rights group on me if I told you about how I feel about soi dogs congregating in front of my and everyone else properties creating havoc all day long with the gated pets in our yards!

 

Barking and carrying on 24/7 

Nope, even as I have 2 dogs myself I would not call on anybody. Strays and soi dogs are the worst. I just wish they would make it legal to put them out of their misery.

TM30 for dogs. That's only farang dogs, right?

33 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

TM30 for dogs. That's only farang dogs, right?

 

I do not even fill a TM30 and they think that I will register my dogs 555555555555555555+

Huh?  And who will be fined for the million soi dogs in Pattaya?  

9 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Is this law for the whole country or onlt for Pattaya? If they can enforce it everywhere, that would be fantastic.

 

If that´s the case, I have 2 dogs and will run register asap.

only Pattaya

And yet another law that will be virtually impossible to enforce. Some people are paid to make up new laws, and justifying their existence is top priority to them.  

12 hours ago, masuk said:

YES!  to be known as DOG 30 and animals with no known owner will be issued with a SOI 30.

Only for foreign breeds or animals that foreigners keep? That may just fly......

15 hours ago, manhood said:

revistrate

?

18 hours ago, racket said:

TM30 for animals? 

signed with a paw print ??!!!

Dont worry folks.....This law was already in the trash can before the ink even dried on the paper....