Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Mira-Bhayandar Bans Sacrificial Goat Slaughter in Housing Societies
A local government in Mira-Bhayandar has made new rules about goats, meat shops and stray animals.
People may not keep goats or perform sacrificial slaughter in housing societies, homes, shops or on public roads.
Meat sellers must get official permission from the civic corporation.
Selling meat without permission or in open areas can lead to a Rs 25,000 fine.
Meat and animal parts must not be visible from roads.
Shops must use frosted or tinted glass.
Repeated violations can lead to a licence being cancelled and criminal charges.
Feeding stray animals is allowed only in special areas chosen by the civic body.
The rules were introduced after disputes between residents, including tensions over goats brought to a Mira Road housing complex.
The Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation banned keeping goats and conducting sacrificial slaughter in housing societies, homes, shops and public roads.
The resolution was passed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led civic body, citing recurring disputes between residents during religious events.
Meat sellers must obtain a corporation no-objection certificate, while unauthorized or open-space sales can attract a Rs 25,000 fine.
Displaying meat or animal parts visible from roads is prohibited; repeat violations may result in licence cancellation and criminal charges.
Feeding stray animals is restricted to designated civic zones and banned on roads, junctions, schools, hospitals and playgrounds.
- Who
- The Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation, through a resolution by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led civic body, and residents and meat sellers in its jurisdiction.
- What
- A ban was imposed on keeping goats and conducting sacrificial slaughter in housing societies, homes, shops and public roads, alongside new meat-selling and stray-animal-feeding restrictions.
- When
- The resolution was passed on Tuesday; the report is dated August 21, with no year specified.
- Where
- Mira-Bhayandar, on Mumbai’s outskirts in Maharashtra.
- Why
- The civic body cited recurring disputes between residents during religious events, following communal tensions over goats brought to a Mira Road housing complex.
- Civic body
- Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation
- Goat-related ban
- Keeping goats and conducting sacrificial slaughter in housing societies, homes, shops and public roads
- Meat-shop requirement
- All meat-selling businesses must obtain a corporation no-objection certificate
- Unauthorized-sales fine
- Rs 25,000 for selling meat without an NOC or in open spaces
- Display restrictions
- Meat or animal parts visible from roads are prohibited; shops must install frosted or tinted glass
- Repeat violations
- Possible permanent licence cancellation and criminal charges
- Stray-animal feeding
- Allowed only in designated civic zones, not on roads, junctions, schools, hospitals or playgrounds