Dog Fouling

Dog Fouling

Dog Fouling

Dog mess is an eyesore and a health hazard. If you are a dog owner, you have a legal duty to clean up every time your dog messes in a public place.Registered blind people are not required to clean up after their guide dogs. There is also exemption for dog owners on some kinds of public land, including:

  • Rural common land
  • Land that is predominantly marshland, moor or heath
  • Highways with a speed limit of 50mph or more

Please –  ALWAYS clean up after your dog when walking the Public Footpaths.

ALWAYS – clean up after your dog when on farmland with grazing animals.

In locations with no dog waste bins you can bag it and place in a normal general waste bin.

More information HERE