City commission issues warning over breeding of animals

The National Capital District Commission is warning city residents breeding and keeping animals other than cats or dogs is an offence and is punishable by law.
NCD City manager Bernard Kipit in a statement said this activity was increasing in the city and NCDC would strongly enforce the law as a control measure.
Section 5 of the Public Health (Sanitation and General) Regulation Chapter 226 states that:

• A person without the written consent of the local medical authority keeping any animal other than a cat or a dog or permits any such animal to be kept on his premises within a distance of 15 metres from a dwelling, hospital, or school building is guilty of an offence.

Section 5 also states that a person who keeps a pig in a residence is guilty of an offence.
Offenders can expect a fine of K100 and in addition, in the case of a continuing offence, a fine not exceeding K10 for every day during which the offence continues.
Kipit said that residents have been given 31 days as of Wednesday to comply with the notice. He said failure to comply would result in prosecution and the animals would be confiscated and put down.
“City residents are asked to cooperate and support this exercise by refraining from domesticating animals or report to the NCDC health division anyone in breach of this public requirement.”