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- Any esplanade or promenade which is above the place
where the tide flows;
- Any land not forming part of a highway, which is open
to the air, which the public are permitted to use
on foot only, and which provides access to
retail premises;
- A trunk road picnic area;
- A picnic site.
Parish and Town Councils
• Can make Orders that apply offences aimed at the
control of dogs (DCO’s) to specified land in their area.
• Can authorise officers to issue Fixed Penalty Notices
for dog control order offences and are able to set the
level of fixed penalty in relation to DCO’s
they have made themselves.
Dog Owners
• Must not allow their dogs to foul on any public land or
private land that is not in their own ownership.
DOG FOULING
• Must pick up their dog’s waste and dispose of
it responsibly.
What are the dog fouling laws
Dog Control Orders
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
The CNEA 2005 has repealed the Dogs (Fouling of Land)
Act 1996 and dog fouling is now controlled by way of
DCO’s.
Any designation made under the 1996 Dogs (Fouling of
Land) Act remains in place unless a DCO is made on that
land.
Section 55 of the Act enables ‘Primary Authorities’ (which
equate to local authorities) and ‘Secondary Authorities’
(meaning principally parish and town councils) to make
orders that apply offences aimed at the control of dogs
(DCO’s) to specified land in their area.
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