Warwick District – Dog Control Orders
Notice is hereby given that Warwick District Council has on 29 June 2011 and 26 October 2011 made the following four Dog Control Orders pursuant to its powers under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.
The Orders will come into force on 21 November 2011.
1. The Fouling of Land by Dogs (Warwick District Council) Order 2011
To remove faeces deposited by their dog from any land to which the public have access in the Warwick District and which is open to the air (including land which is covered but open to the air on at least one side). Note: This Order will replace and extend the existing controls under the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996.
2. The Dogs on Leads (Warwick District Council) Order 2011
To keep a dog on a lead at all times in the following areas:
a) Jephson Gardens, Royal Leamington Spa
b) Leamington Cemetery
c) Milverton Cemetery
d) Warwick Cemetery
e) Kenilworth Cemetery
f) The length of the public footpath (L9a) as it crosses Newbold Comyn Golf Course, Royal Leamington Spa
g) All other sport grounds, fields and pitches not subject to the Dogs Exclusion (Warwick District Council) Order 2011, when in use for authorised sporting facilities.
3. The Dogs on Leads by Direction (Warwick District Council) Order 2011
To keep a dog on a lead when told to do so by an authorised officer on any land to which the public have access in the Warwick District and which is open to the air (including land which is covered but open to the air on at least one side).
4. The Dogs Exclusion (Warwick District Council) Order 2011
To prohibit them from taking dogs into any of the following areas:
a) Any clearly demarcated children's play area (see attached), paddling pool, bowling green, multi use game area, tennis court, or putting green signed as a "dog exclusion zone" (whether the sign uses those particular words and/or symbols having like effect)
b) The main racetrack surface at Warwick Racecourse except when directly crossing the track either way at the designated public access points
c) Mid-Warwickshire (Oakley Wood) Crematorium (excluding the car park areas when used to directly access Oakley Wood)
Penalties
The penalty in relation to any offence in the above four Dog Control Orders is a fixed penalty notice in the sum of £50 to be paid within 14 days. If the penalty notice is not paid or is not appropriate, Warwick District Council may prosecute the offender in the Magistrates court.
A copy of each order can be downloaded below:
Maps showing the areas covered by the proposed orders can be viewed by clicking the link below:
Dog Control Area Maps (1.41MB, PDF)
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