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A deeper level of info to be found under the
section head above “Dog Fouling”
Apart from the areas of land mentioned below, this
Act applies to any land which is open to the air and to which
the public are entitled or permitted to have access.
The Act does not apply to the following sorts of
land:
Carriageways with a speed limit of more than 40mph
and land running alongside them
Land used for agriculture or for woodland
Land which is predominately marshland, moor or heath
Rural common land.
Penalties for the Offence of allowing your dog to
foul:
If a dog defecates at any time on designated land
and a person (other than a registered blind person) who is in
charge of the dog at the time, fails to remove the faeces from
the land, that person shall be guilty of an offence.
Dacorum Borough Council has approximately 430 dog
bins across the district for the disposal of dog waste. You can
be issued with a fixed penalty notice, currently £75, if
you are witnessed not clearing up after your dog or you can be
taken to court and face a fine of up to £1,000.
On an occasion where an authorised officer finds
a person who he has reason to believe has committed an offence
under this Act; he may issue that person with a fixed penalty
notice. Offenders may be given the option of paying the penalty,
which stands at £75, within 14 days thus discharging any
liability to conviction by a court.
Placing the faeces in a receptacle, which has been
provided for that purpose by the Council, shall be sufficient
removal from the land.
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