On Tuesday, October 6, the Housing and Environment Committee of Riga City Council supported new binding regulations for keeping pet animals, which provide for waiving the municipal fee for keeping a dog in Riga, as well as providing that dogs will be carried on a leash in public places, but can only be placed on specialized dog walking grounds without a leash. The final decision will still have to be made at the council meeting. The new binding regulations have been drawn up in order to adapt…
On Tuesday, October 6, the Housing and Environment Committee of Riga City Council supported new binding regulations for keeping pet animals, which provide for waiving the municipal fee for keeping a dog in Riga, as well as providing that dogs will be carried on a leash in public places, but can only be placed on specialized dog walking grounds without a leash. The final decision will still have to be made at the council meeting. The new binding regulations have been drawn up in order to adapt the Riga regulation to the changes made in recent years to the Animal Protection Law, the Veterinary Medicine Law and Cabinet Regulations. The current regulations of the Riga City Council on the municipal fee for keeping a dog and supervising the…