Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
RESOLVED that:-
(1) implementation of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for Responsible Dog Ownership under ss59 to 75 of the Anti-Social Crime and Policing Act 2014 be approved, subject to the inclusion of:
· That the number of dogs that any one individual can walk at any one time be a maximum of four.
· That the seasonal dog exclusion areas on beaches be 1 April to 30 September;
(2) the Council’s Solicitor be authorised to draft and make the order;
(3) the Council’s Environmental Protection Manager be authorised to issue fixed penalty notices under the PSPO; and
(4) Overview & Scrutiny Committee establish a review group to monitor the PSPO particularly in relation to:-
· The maximum number of dog that can be walked at any one time;
· The seasonal dog exclusion areas on beaches;
· The use of body cameras by enforcement officers;
· Government Guidance;
· Insurance regulations.
Publication date: 06/12/2018
Date of decision: 04/12/2018
Decided at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Executive
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