Consultation on Dog Control Orders
The Committee to be advised of the forthcoming consultation arrangements for West Green and Bruce Grove wards into dog control orders. Plans will cover dog exclusion zones , dogs on leads, dogs on lead direction and dog fouling. Rob Curtis, Street Enforcement Service Manager to present
Minutes:
Rob Curtis, Team Leader, Tactical Enforcement & Trade Waste, attended the meeting to talk to residents and Committee members about the forthcoming consultation on Dog Control orders. Cabinet had recently agreed to start consultation on dog control orders following their commitment to ensure that residents were able to enjoy and play in parks and open places. This also meant tackling the amount of dog fouling in local areas .Dog groups had been part of the consultation process when compiling these proposals to ensure that the plans were focused on anti social dog owners. Plans would cover dog exclusion zones, dogs on leads, dogs on lead direction, and dog fouling. Enforcement officers with the support of the Safer Neighbourhood Teams would have powers to direct owners to put dogs on leads in certain areas. There would be an increase in on the spot fines from £50 to £80 for dog owners that were caught not cleaning up their dog’s excrement.
In terms of enforcing the rules around anti social behaviour related to dog fouling, an enforcement officer was only able to issue these fines to a dog owner when they were caught in the act of not clearing the dog foul. Therefore residents were encouraged to advise the council when they saw regular occurrences of this anti social behaviour.
Residents could also email Rob Curtis at Haringey about the areas , including privately owned land, where dog control was of particular concern and had an impact on walking and leisure activities of residents.
RESOLVED
That the verbal update be noted