Cat owners living in Nairobi County will be required to pay Ksh.200 to obtain a license fee for gaining legal possession status, according to a new county law proposal.
Stated in the Animal Control Welfare Draft Bill, all people have been prohibited from keeping or having a cat without any license which will only be issued by the County Government.
The license will be issued through an application as all persons will be required to provide proof that they have “premises fit to control the cat”.
The renewal cost of the licenses will be Ksh.100 and will expire on 31st of December.
“A cat license fee shall be shillings two hundred (Ksh.200) and shall subject to revision in the current Finance Act and shall become due upon the issue or renewal of a license,” read part of the Bill.
A renewal shall only be valid when notification of losing an original license has been written to the Head of County Veterinary or the license has been issued in another jurisdiction and the license and receipt have been surrendered to the County Government.
The Bill further states that a renewal license may be issued for free if there is medical proof that the cat has been neutered twelve months after issuance of the original license.
“Every cat in the City aged over three months shall be vaccinated against rabies by a veterinary surgeon at least once a year and a vaccination certificate issued by the veterinary surgeon which shall be retained by the owner at all times,” the Bill further stated.
The Bill shall not allow, permit or cause a cat to scream or otherwise cry in a manner that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of a person in the neighborhood it is hosted.
Furthermore, persons who own a “female cat on heat” must confine it “so that it cannot come in contact with other cats, except those belonging to that owner.”
Change in ownership of a licensed cat will also require the payment of a transfer fee of Ksh.100 issued by the Head of County Veterinary Services.
