Uganda - Register a Dog or a Cat

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Procedure

1. To apply for dog/cat registration in Uganda the applicant has to approach the council offices near your location.
   • It should be noted that a person shall not keep a dog or cat exceeding six months of age that is not registered with the Council.
2. Application forms can be obtained from the council offices that should be completed and presented along with other documents and appropriate fees.
3. Fill in the form with all required data of the animals owner including ID number, address, Establishment ID number (for companies) in addition to all data of the animal including the kind(cat, dog) age, breed, colour, number of animals, and other distinctive marks.
4. Make sure you have all the necessary documents because the Council shall not register a dog or cat unless its owner produces a valid certificate signed by a veterinary officer to the effect that the dog or cat has been inoculated against rabies with a vaccine of a type approved by the commissioner responsible for animal health.
5. Officials would start processing your application and a fee, to be determined by the Council, shall be charged for the registration of a dog or cat under this Ordinance.
6. After checking the application accuracy and other appropriate requirements the application will be processed further.
7. Upon fulfilling all the requirements of registering a dog or cat with the Council, the Council shall issue a registration certificate, in a form prescribed by the Council, for the dog or cat.
8. Upon registration, the Council shall supply to the owner or person in charge of the registered dog or cat a registration badge and collar.
9. The registration certificate shall be annual and shall expire at the end of the financial year of the Council during which it was issued.
10. The owner of a dog or cat not bearing a badge and collar, commits an offence.

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Required Documents

• Application forms
• Picture of animal
• For individuals: a photocopy of the ID card.
• For government: an official letter confirming ownership
• For companies, associations, and institutions: a copy of Establishment ID, a copy of commercial license, and an authorization letter.

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Animal Health - Head Office,
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Entebbe Plot 16-18,Lugard Avenue,
Entebbe Uganda.
P.O Box 102,
Entebbe Uganda.
Tel: 041 4320004
Email: info@agriculture.go.ug,
Website:Link

Eligibility

Citizens, Residents and Visitors who own pets (cats and dogs)

Fees

Permit fees: 5000 Uganda shillings

Validity

Validity: 1 Year.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

Maximum Processing Time: 3 days.

Related Videos

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Instructions

1. The Council may cause any dog or cat found straying or out of control within the jurisdiction of the Council and without a registration badge and collar of the current year to be seized and taken to a pound approved by the Council and the Council may destroy or otherwise deal with the dog as the Council may deem fit and no compensation shall be payable to any person in respect of the destruction of the dog or cat.
2. a dog or cat which is not diseased, savage or dangerous, shall be kept at the pound for at least seven days, prior to its destruction and its owner shall be notified where possible.
3. For every dog or cat seized by the Council, the owner of the dog or cat shall pay a fee of half a currency point per day or part of a day during which the dog or cat has been kept by the Council.

Required Information

1. Animal Species
2. Animal Name
3. Age, Sex, Breed and color of animal
4. Vaccination Certificate No.
5. Microchip No.
6. Animal Identifications Marks
7. Owner Name
8. ID NO. / Registration Number
9. Telephone or Mobile Number
10. Email
11. Address

Need for the Document

• Pets (cats or dogs) owners must fill in a request form to register these animals to the ministry of Agriculture Animal industry and fisheries and receive a registration certificate.

Information which might help

• A person shall not permit any dog or cat kept by him or her which is dangerous, ferocious, or suffering from mange, ringworm, distemper or any contagious disease, or bitch in season, to be at large within the jurisdiction of the Council.
• A person may seize and take to any place appointed by the Council for the purpose, any dog, bitch or cat which appears to be without an owner and, unless within seven days from the date of the seizure and detention, the dog, bitch or cat is claimed and the person claiming it gives a written undertaking to keep it within proper control and pays to the Council a fee of half a currency point per day for which the dog, bitch or cat has been kept by the Council, the Council may destroy the dog or bitch or cat and no compensation shall be payable to any person in respect of the destruction of the dog, bitch or cat.
• A person shall not set on, urge on or permit his or her dog to attack any person or animal without any reasonable cause.
• The Council may impound any stray animal at the Council’s pound or any pound approved by the Council.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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