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Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 gives the power to District and Parish Councils to make a Dog Control Order relating to areas where the public have access. It may cover fouling and not picking up faeces, keeping dogs on leads in designated areas, exclusion of dogs from land and a limit to the number of dogs one person may walk at one time. Failure to comply with this Act can result in a fine of up to £1000 that must be paid within 2 weeks.
Under this act, the police no longer have responsibility for stray dogs and eventually this will be a matter entirely for the local authorities, however this part of the act has not yet come into force. It is recommended that all dogs should be micro-chipped as this has proved to be a highly successful method facilitating the safe return of dogs to their owners. Dog wardens are allowed to seize stray dogs and, for the present, police have a discretionary power to seize dogs under the Dogs Act of 1906.
It is illegal for a finder of a stray dog to keep it without having tried to return it to its owner or having reported it to local authority or police. A finder may be allowed to keep a dog if he or she can prove that they are capable of looking after it and if they are prepared to keep it for at least 28 days, but the original owner may still have a claim for the dog’s return.
Noisy Dogs - Byelaws
The local authority is entitled to serve a noise abatement notice on any one whose dog is being a nuisance to neighbours by barking. Failure to comply with this notice may result in paying a fine and legal cost.
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