Warwick District Council ("the Council") makes the following order.This order shall come into force on 21 October 2020 for a period of 3 years.

Offence

A person in charge of a dog shall be guilty of an offence if, at any time, on any land to which this Order applies he does not keep the dog on a lead unless:

• a) he has a reasonable excuse for failing to do so; or
• b) the owner, occupier or other person or authority having control of the land has consented (general or specifically) to his failing to do so.

For the purposes of this article a person who habitually has a dog in his possession shall be taken to be in charge of the dog at any time unless at that time some other person is in charge of the dog.

Penalty

A person who is guilty of an offence under section 67 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Policing & Crime Act 2014 shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Fixed penalty notice

Where on any occasion a Constable or an authorised officer of a local authority finds a person who he or she has reason to believe has on that occasion committed an offence under section 63 or section 67 of the Act in relation to a public spaces protection order made by that local authority he or she may give that person a notice offering them the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for that offence by payment of a fixed penalty.