Public Space Protection Order Consultation Dog Control

Received from South Hams District Council 17th October:

We are consulting on reviewing our Dog Control Public Space Protection Orders. PSPO’s is a tool available to Councils under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and are intended to be used to deal with a particular nuisance or problem in a specific area that is having a detrimental effect to the local community’s quality of life, by imposing conditions on the use of that area which will apply to everyone. Officers can issue fixed penalty notices up to £100.00 for those who don’t follow the Orders. The current PSPO’s are due to expire March 2024 and so we need to consult to see if the current ones should be extended or any additional areas to be included.

Existing offences which we are looking to extend:-

1. Failure to pick up after a Dog - Dog Fouling
2. Requiring Dogs to be on leads / Failure to put a dog on a lead after being instructed to do so by an authorised officer - Dogs on Leads
3. Dog Exclusions Areas - Dog Exclusion

Our Localities teams will be speaking with the local communities and will be putting posters up in the District. Please feel free if you wish to put the attached poster up on your notice boards.

Consultation: How to have your say

The consultation involves all stakeholders who may be affected including the general public, Devon and Cornwall Police, Local Parish and Town Councils. Anyone can give their views during the consultation period which runs from 10th October 2023 – 14th November 2023.

Dog Control Consultation