Arthashastra

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तेषां ग्रहण हिंसायां द्वादश पणो दण्डः, शुनाम् अनिग्रहे च अन्यत्र अरण्य चरेभ्यः ॥

Destruction of rats that have been caught shall be punished with a fine of 12 panas. The same punishment shall be meted out to those who, with the exception of wild tribes, do not hold their dogs in check.

english translation

teSAM grahaNa hiMsAyAM dvAdaza paNo daNDaH, zunAm anigrahe ca anyatra araNya carebhyaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript