DOG-GONE IT!
Malay Mail, 10 Mar 2006

HERE are some of the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) dog licensing regulations that will be amended and enforced from April 1:

* Dog owners will have to pay RM20 for a dog license (covering processing fee and microchip) instead of RM60 annually.

* The annual dog licensing fee will be fixed at RM20. Senior citizens aged 56 and above will only pay RM10 and the fee will be waived for the handicapped (provided they show their disability card during applications).

* Owners with intermediate terrace houses can keep dogs provided they have the written consent of their neighbors (to their left and right). However, existing licensed dog owners DO NOT need such consent.

* Existing licensed dog owners who acquired their licenses from other local authorities shall continue to use those licenses until they expire.

* Rottweilers are no longer banned in Shah Alam. However, those who want to adopt this breed as pets must obtain special approval from the State Veterinary Department.

* There are seven breeds of dogs that are banned in Shah Alam — the Akita, American Bulldog, Dogo Argentino, Fila Braziliero, Japanese Tosa, Neopolitan Mastiff and Pit Bull Terrier/American Pit Bull/Saffonshire Bull Terrier.

This is definitely good news for dog owners in Shah Alam area. Owners with intermediate terrace houses can keep dogs provided they have the written consent of their neighbors (to their left and right). However, existing licensed dog owners DO NOT need such consent.