Dog Control Orders
The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 allowed
Rochford District Council to make Dog Control Orders to allow the
Council to deal with: fouling by dogs; banning dogs from designated
areas; requiring dogs to be kept on a lead; requiring owners to
place their dogs on a lead if so directed by an authorized officer
and to restricting the number of dogs that can be walked by one
person. Following public consultation, the Council made Dog Control
Orders that came into Force on 11 August 2008. The simple meaning
of these orders are:-
- The Fouling of Land by Dogs (Rochford) Order 2008 makes it an
offence to fail to clear up after your dog in public places.
- The Dog Exclusion (Rochford) Order 2008 makes it an offence to
allow dogs in the enclosed children’s play spaces in the
district.
- The Dogs on Lead (Rochford) Order 2008 dogs means that all dogs
must be kept on leads on all roads within the district.
- The Dogs on a Lead by Direction (Rochford) Order 2008 makes it
an offence not to comply with a direction given by an authorised
officer of Rochford District Council to put and keep a dog on a
lead.
After consultation, the Council did not make a Dog Control Order
restricting the number of dogs that can be walked by one
person.
General Information regarding Dog Control Orders can be found in
Related Links and Rochford District Councils Full Dog Control
Orders can be found in Related Documents.