Public spaces protection orders

Dog fouling

You’ll receive a fine if your dog fouls and you don’t clear it up immediately.

The Public Spaces Protection Order - Dogs on Lead and Dog Exclusions 2020 (PDF 624kb) enforces this.

Applies to

This Public Spaces Protection Order applies to any land which we’re responsible for including:

• land which is open to the air in any way
• land which the public can have access to with or without paying
• public footpaths
• grass areas beside a public pathway

Exceptions

This order doesn’t apply if you:

• are registered blind under Section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948
• have an assistance dog from either Dogs for the Disabled, Support Dogs or Canine Partners for Independence

Fine

You’ll receive a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) of £100 if your dog fouls and you don’t pick it up immediately.