The Hindu       19.02.2015  

Civic body to fine owners of stray pigs

Stray pigs will be completely banned in the areas falling under the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon from February 22. Thereafter, stray pigs would be caught and expenses incurred in the process would be recovered from the pig owners.  

While stating this on Wednesday, an official spokesman said that apart from this, criminal cases against the pig owners would be registered under Section 309 of Haryana Municipal Corporation Act 1994 under which there is a provision of imprisonment of up to six months.

He said that people have to face a lot of inconvenience due to presence of large number of stray pigs in the Municipal Corporation area. The stray pigs also hamper smooth flow of traffic leading to road accidents. He said that the pig owners have been directed to make adequate arrangements to ensure that no pig was found roaming in the areas of Municipal Corporation after February 22, 2015.