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Dog Control Orders in Eastbourne

Local Dog Control Orders Advice Leaflet
Eastbourne has local Dog Control Orders to ensure responsible dog ownership and protect the town's environment.
 
Any person who commits an offence is liable to prosecution or a fixed penalty fine of £75.
 
The Dog Control Orders cover:
 
  • poop scoop requirements
  • where and when dogs must be on leads
  • areas where dogs are banned

A Guide to Responsible Dog Ownership

Our Dog Control Orders are explained in this section or you can download the advice as a leaflet below, Local Dog Control Orders - A Guide to Responsible Dog Ownership.
 
Please help us publicise our Dog Control Orders to local residents and visitors - free printed copies of the colour leaflet can be ordered using our online form. Organisations in Eastbourne can order up to 150 free copies.
 
We offer advice and assistance to dog owners to help them abide by these laws, but if education does not work we can and will prosecute in the Magistrates Court - see our Pollution Enforcement Policy, available to download below in PDF format.

Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act

The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 has replaced previous local dog byelaws and the old Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 with new powers for local councils to make Dog Control Orders.
 
The new Dog Control Orders in Eastbourne came into effect from Monday 14 April 2008.
 
General information about Dog Control Orders and an advice leaflet - How to Be a Responsible Dog Owner is available online from the government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Local Dog Control Orders Advice Leaflet
Local Dog Control Orders Advice Leaflet - [143 KB] A Guide to Responsible Dog Ownership - download our advice leaflet explaining the local Dog Control Orders in Eastbourne. Revised December 2007.
Dog Control Orders - Dog Bans
Dog Control Orders - Dog Bans - [11 KB] Copy of an Order under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 for Dog Bans in Eastbourne, taking effect from 14 April 2008. Published in the Eastbourne Gazette on 2 April 2008.
Dog Control Orders - Failing to Remove Dog Faeces
Dog Control Orders - Failing to Remove Dog Faeces - [11 KB] Copy of an Order under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 for Failing to Remove Dog Faeces in Eastbourne, taking effect from 14 April 2008. Published in the Eastbourne Gazette on 2 April 2008.
Dog Control Orders - Failing to Keep a Dog on a Lead
Dog Control Orders - Failing to Keep a Dog on a Lead - [11 KB] Copy of an Order under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 for Failing to Keep a Dog on a Lead in Eastbourne, taking effect from 14 April 2008. Published in the Eastbourne Gazette on 2 April 2008.
Dog Control Orders - Failing to Put and Keep a Dog on a Lead When Directed
Dog Control Orders - Failing to Put and Keep a Dog on a Lead When Directed - [11 KB] Copy of an Order under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 for Failing to Put and Keep a Dog on a Lead When Directed in Eastbourne, taking effect from 14 April 2008. Published in the Eastbourne Gazette on 2 April 2008.
Pollution Enforcement Policy
Pollution Enforcement Policy - [47 KB] Download the council's Pollution Enforcement Policy.

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