Dog owners face £100 fines in council crackdowns
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 04:02 · Archive
Two English councils are extending or enforcing £100 fines for dog owners who fail to clean up after their pets.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's cabinet approved extending its Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) covering dog fouling until December 2029 at a meeting on 6 October. The order makes it an offence for dog owners to fail to clear up after their animals in public spaces and requires those walking dogs to carry suitable means of collecting waste. Anyone breaching the order receives a £100 fixed penalty notice.
Council figures show that 550 reports of dog fouling were made between December 2023 and June 2026, with community safety patrol officers recording a further 138 dog fouling-related incidents. Five fixed penalty notices were issued during that period. The council carried out a public consultation on extending the order, receiving 417 responses.
In Fareham, councillor Joanne Burton warned that dog fouling on pavements and green spaces is becoming an increasing problem and urged owners to act responsibly. She noted that dog mess can contain worms linked to toxocariasis, an infection which can cause serious illness and, in some cases, blindness.
How it is being reported
- Warning of £100 fines for owners as dog fouling on the rise in FarehamDog owners could face £100 fines for failing to clear up after their pets as complaints about mess on Fareham pavements.Southern Daily Echo · 13 Oct, 03:30
- Dog owners face £100 fines as council extends poo crackdown until 2029Basingstoke and Deane Council extends its dog fouling PSPO to December 2029, following an October 6 decision, with £100 fines for owners.Basingstoke Gazette · 11 Oct, 05:00
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