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Dog Control order: It bites

posted 28 Aug 2015, 09:54 by Unknown user   [ updated 28 Aug 2015, 09:58 ]

A dog owner has been fined £400 for failing to keep his dog on a lead on Sneinton Dale. Why, and what else could you be fined for doing in the street?

Fixed Penalty Notices are issued for a number of "Enviro-Crime" offences. Three of these relate specifically to the "Sneinton Dog Control Order" and carry a fixed penalty notice of £80 and maximum court fine of £1k:
  • Failing to keep a dog on a lead, no more than 60 inches long
  • Dog found in a "dogs excluded" area (eg playgrounds)
  • Dog Fouling
The Nottingham Post has printed a story about a man in Sneinton being fined £400 for failing to keep his dog on a lead. A fixed penalty notice (£80) was issued but when this was unpaid the Magistrates Court bumped up the fine to over £400. Read the Post story here.

The Dog Control order was introduced in 2014 after a consultation process, and includes areas where dogs are excluded, where dogs must be kept on a lead and where dog fouling is prohibited. All these offences can lead to a fixed penalty notice... so dog owners beware!

The maximum fine for the offence is theoretically £1,000 so maybe he got off lightly...?

A full list of streets affected by the order 
A list of Fixed Penalty offences and fines- what else might you be charged with?

Here are some other Enviro Crimes to be aware of:

  • Littering – Max court fine £2.5k - FPN - £75 ( £50.00 if paid within 10 days)
  • Graffiti – Where damage is less than £5k – Max court fine £5k and/or up to 6 mnth prison - FPN £75
  • Distribution of free printed material – Max court fine £2.5k – FPN £75
  • Abandoned vehicles – Max court fine £2.5k and/or up to 51 weeks’ imprisonment – FPN £200
  • Repairing a vehicle on a road – Max court fine £2.5k – FPN £100
  • Vehicles for sale on a road – Max court fine £2.5k– FPN £100
  • Trade Waste – Max court fine £5k – FPN £300
  • Public Space Protection Order –Maximum court fine £1k - FPN £70 (£35 if paid within 10 days)
  • Breach of Community Protection Notice (company) – Maximum court fine £20k - FPN £100 (£50 if paid within 10 days)
  • Breach of Community Protection Notice (individual) – Maximum court fine £2.5k - FPN £70 (£35 if paid within 10 days)
  • Noise exceeds permitted level (dwelling), Maximum court fine £1k - FPN £100
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