The district administration has made it clear that no one would be allowed to collect hides of sacrificial animals without having a no-objection certificate (NOC).
According to a press release issued on Sunday, the Deputy CommissionerOffice had announced that the applications for collecting hides of sacrificial animals would be received till June 20 and after the deadline otherwise, no application would be entertained.
According to a district administration spokesman, the administration would not allow anyone to collect hides without prior permission of the authorities concerned as the Punjab government had imposed a ban on the collection of hides without NoC on EidulAzha.
The charity organizations intending to collect the hides of the sacrificial animals had been directed to submit applications to the office of DC Rawalpindi for permission letter by June 20. The Home department of the Punjab government had banned the collection of the hides without the approval of the competent authority, he informed.
The DC office was not receiving any application for the permission letter after the expiry of the above-mentioned date. Any organization or person who would collect hides of the sacrificial animals without prior approval would be treated as an offence and stern action would be taken against them as per law, he added.
