Melaka: The Melaka government plans to introduce local authority by-laws requiring livestock owners to tag their animals with quick response (QR) codes. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said the QR code tagging system would assist local authorities in law enforcement, particularly when livestock are found roaming freely and causing road accidents.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the QR code will include the owner's address, enabling authorities to identify them and take appropriate action. This announcement was made during the exchange of documents for the Melaka Digital Village Initiative (KDM) agreement between the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Melaka government. The event was attended by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, Communications Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa, MCMC chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din, and Melaka State Secretary Datuk Azhar Arshad.

Ab Rauf emphasized that under the proposed by-law, any livestock not registered after three months and unclaimed by the owner if caught roaming, would be auctioned off. This measure aims to ensure that livestock owners manage their animals more systematically, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.