Byelaws
Dogs (Fouling of Land)
Each day dogs produce vast amounts of excrement. Much of this is left on footpaths and playing fields and at best can cover shoes and clothes and at worst can lead to blindness due to an infection called 'Toxocara canis'.
Dogs Fouling Designation
Our intention to designate the borough under the Dogs Fouling of Land Act 1996.
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Council's can now designate land under The Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996. The designated land includes roads, footpaths, school playing fields, sports fields and parks.
It is an offence for a dog owner not to clean up after their dog in these areas. Failure to comply can result in a prosecution and fine up to £1,000. It is no defence to claim ignorance of the dog's actions.
Dogs (Fouling of Land) Order 2002
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council (in this Order called 'the council') hereby make the following Order:
- The land described in the schedule below being land in the area of the council which is land to which the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 applies, is hereby designated for the purposes of that Act
- This Order may be cited as The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Fouling of Land) Order 2002 and shall come into force on the 7 February 2002
Solutions
- If you have a garden encourage the dog to 'go' there. You can then bury the mess or alternatively clean it up and bin it
- If you walk your dog always carry the means to clear up after your dog. A simple plastic bag will do the trick or obtain poop scoops from a local pet shop. Remember to take a bag or poop scoop like you would remember a lead
- Every time your dog fouls 'bag it and bin it'. Take the poop scoop home and dispose of it there. Remember rain does not wash the problem away
- Never let your dog out alone to 'go to the loo'
It is every dog owners duty to clean up after their dog.
There are no excuses, fouling is unacceptable!
Contact with canine excrement can lead to blindness due to an infection called 'Toxocara canis'.
Schedule
Land designated by description
- All carriageways with a speed limit of 40mph or less, including adjoining footways (pavements), footpaths, road gutters, cycle paths or lanes, and verges, both grass and ornamental
- All parks, open spaces, picnic sites, country parks, nature reserves, pleasure grounds, gardens, recreation and sports grounds open to the public
- All amenity areas, whether planted, grassed, paved or concreted including all housing estates
- All cemeteries, churchyards and consecrated ground
- All children's play parks
- All shopping precincts and pedestrianised areas
- All car parks and public vehicle parking areas whether maintained privately or by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
- All land and paths associated with allotments
- All footpaths, bridleways and rights of way
- All alleys, public walks, passageways and rights of way that are not in private ownership
