What are the fines for allowing domestic animals to run off-leash in an urban area or public area in Vietnam?

What are the fines for allowing domestic animals to run off-leash in an urban area or public area in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 7 of the Decree 144/2021/NĐ-CP, a warning or a fine ranging from 300.000 VND to 500.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

- Disrupting order at a place with ongoing art performance, sports activities, commerce, office buildings, residential areas or other public places, except the cases specified in Point a Clause 2 and Point b Clause 5 of this Article;

- Allowing domestic animals to run off-leash in an urban area or public area;

- Allowing domestic animals, plants or other items to occupy the road surface, sidewalk, public park, playground, urban area or public area in a residential area or urban area;

- Unintentionally causing injuries or bodily harm to another person but not liable to criminal prosecution;

- Throwing or putting any other item on the perimeter walls and adjacent areas of the protected area;

- Raising, grazing livestock and poultry in an apartment building.

As regulations above, a warning or a fine ranging from 300.000 VND to 500.000 VND shall be imposed for allowing domestic animals to run off-leash in an urban area or public area in Vietnam.

What are the fines for allowing a domestic animal to cause injuries or damage to property of another individual in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 7 of the Decree 144/2021/NĐ-CP, a fine ranging from 1.000.000 VND to 2.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

- Using alcohol or stimulants in a manner that disrupts public order;

- Assembling, joining a crowd in a public area in a manner that disrupts public order;

- Allowing a domestic animal to cause injuries or damage to property of another organization or individual but not liable to criminal prosecution;

- Flying kites, balloons, playing other flying toys in an area where they are banned or in a protected area;

- Using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or an ultralight aircraft without a flight license, or organizing flights before having the license or after having been registered but the permitted time, location, area, coordinates and limits are not adhered to;

- Obstructing, harassing another person during handling, transport, storage of luggage at a market, wharf, bus station, airport, port, train station or another public area;

- Lighting and launching sky lanterns;

- Failure to have adequate documents while operating an UAV or ultralight aircraft;

- Organizing flights of an UAV or ultralight aircraft while the operator has not fulfilled flight requirements;

- Organizing flights of an UAV or ultralight aircraft while the UAV or ultralight aircraft is not flight-qualified;

- Spraying paint, writing, drawing, sticking images or text on a wall, utility pole or another place in a residential area, public area, apartment building, a citizen's residence or another construction work without permission of a competent authority.

As regulations above, a fine ranging from 1.000.000 VND to 2.000.000 VND shall be imposed for allowing a domestic animal to cause injuries or damage to property of another organization or individual but not liable to criminal prosecution.

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