Dog Control Orders
In order to provide a safer and cleaner environment for residents and visitors and following consultation with the public and residents, Elmbridge Borough Council has introduced four new Dog Control Orders which came into force on 24 May 2011. The new orders, introduced under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, have replaced the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 and other byelaws concerning dogs.
|Areas / open spaces affected by Dog Control Orders
The four orders are:
|a) Fouling of Land by Dogs or Failing to remove Dog Faeces
If a dog defecates at any time on the land and a person who is in charge of the dog at that time fails to immediately remove the faeces from the land, that person will be guilty of an offence. This means you must clean up after your dog, or a dog under your control, if the dog fouls in this area.
|Check the areas affected by the Fouling of Land by Dogs or Failing to remove Dog Faeces Order.
|Some exemptions to the Fouling of Land by Dogs or Failing to remove Dog Faeces Order apply.
A person in charge of a dog will be guilty of an offence if he does not have his dog on a lead.This means that you must keep your dog, or a dog under your control, on a lead in this area.
|Check the areas affected by the Dogs on Leads Order.
|Some exemptions to the Dogs on Leads Order apply.
If an owner takes a dog into or permits a dog to enter or to remain in this area where dogs are excluded, he will be guilty of an offence. This means that you must not take a dog onto land or facilities where a dog exclusion zone operates.
|Check the areas affected by the Dogs Exclusion Order.
|Some exemptions to the Dogs Exclusion Order apply.
If a person, in charge of more than one dog, takes more than 4 (four) dogs onto land, he will be guilty of an offence. This means that you must not have more than four dogs under your control (at any one time) in areas where dogs are allowed.
|Check the areas affected by the Maximum number of Dogs Order.
|Some exemptions to the Maximimum Number of Dogs Order apply.
|Exemptions of Dog Control Orders
Fixed penalty
The Fixed Penalty Notice for failing to comply with a dog control order(s) is £75. The fine will be reduced to £50 if payment is made within 14 days. If you fail to pay the Fixed Penalty Notice, you might be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000.
|Summary of Dog Control Order Consultation
