Top tips for dog owners
The following points need to be remembered by all dog
owners to ensure they abide by the law, and keep their local
community clean and safe:
- Plastic fantastic: Always carry a plastic bag
so you can pick up your dog’s mess. You can use any plastic bag to
'bag and bin' your dog's mess.
- Bag It! Bin It!: Dispose of tightly tied
poo bags in a dog poop bin, any public litter bin or your municipal
refuse bin at home. Hanging poo bags on tree branches is a
littering offence and fines are enforceable.
- No sign, no excuse: If there is no sign to
prohibit dog fouling, it doesn’t mean you’re off the hook. You must
pick up after your dog wherever it does its mess - sign or no sign,
bin or no bin.
- Garden training: If you have a garden, train
your dog to do its mess there and make sure you clean up and put it
in your refuse bin straight away. Never put animal mess in your
garden bin.
- Toilet business: Never let your dog to go out
to do its mess alone.
- Wet excuse: Don’t rely on the rain to wash dog
mess way – this isn't an excuse we'll accept for you not to
pick it up.