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Adur
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Dog warden service
The service is available between the hours of 7:30am and 4:30pm and aims :
- to provide a service to enforce the various bylaws and other legislation for the control of dogs,
- to educate and inform the public of the content of this legislation,
- to give general advice on dog related issues,
- to promote responsible pet ownership.
For further information about the dog warden service including the subjects covered below, and other related issues please contact Adur Watch.
The
dog warden service covers :
- Collar and tag
- Council managed parks and recreation areas
- Fouling footways and grass verges
- Poop scoop
- No dog areas
- Noisy dogs - barking dogs
- Stray dogs
See also :
- Dog Control Orders
- Dogs on beaches / Dog free beaches
- Other national organisations in the external websites section
Collar and tag
Dogs in public places without a collar and tag giving the owner's particulars, render the owner liable to prosecution. Maximum fine £5,000.
Council managed parks and recreation areas
Where dog byelaws apply, random visits will be made by the Dog Warden. See also our byelaws webpage.
Fouling footways and grass verges
Dog fouling is unpleasant and annoying. It can lead to a prosecution
and a fine for the dog owner. Random monitoring will take place throughout
the district.
'No fouling' signs may be erected if considered necessary.
To report a problem on-line with dog fouling please use our street cleaning form available on our street cleansing and sweeping webpage
If you have a query in connection with dog bins, their emptying or erection, please contact the :
- Waste Services Department
on
Tel : (01273) 263158 (or 263040 24hr ansa)
or send Waste Services an e-mail
Poop scoop
Failure to comply with 'poop-scoop' laws in public areas can lead to prosecution and a fine.
No dog areas
A person who takes a dog into 'no dog' areas are liable to prosecution and a maximum fine of £2,000.
Noisy dogs - barking dogs
Noisy or barking dogs can also be a source of annoyance. Complaints about noisy dogs will be investigated by the Dog Warden initially, and may be referred to Environmental Health for further action. For more information see :
- Dog barking information leaflet (.PDF 64kb)
- Environmental Health webpage
- Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) : www.apbc.org.uk/articles.htm
Stray dogs
The council has a duty to remove stray dogs from the highway and places of public resort and may remove dogs from private land at the request of the owner or occupier.
Dogs which are removed by the Dog Warden will be taken to kennels for safe keeping.
Before a stray dog is returned to its owner the statutory fee plus kennel expenses must be paid :
- For charges for stray dogs please see the current 'Fees and Charges for Council Services' booklet.
- If not collected within seven days the dog will be rehomed.
- Any recharges of veterinary or kennel fees or expenses will be liable to VAT at the standard rate.
'Office hours' stray dog procedure
To report a stray dog during normal working hours, Monday to Friday, please ring the council on (01273) 263040 (24hr answerphone) or (01273) 263000 (switchboard).
The minimum release fee from our day time kennels is £70.00.
'Out of hours' stray dog procedure (new from 1st September 2008)
If you find a stray dog in the Adur district between 5.30pm and 7.30am please ring Adur District Council's Duty Supervisor on 07713 889 128.
They will log the dog details and you can then either :
- take the dog to the council's out of hours kennel
- or keep the dog over night, which an Adur Watch Inspector will then pick up from your house the following morning around about 8.30am.
If you have lost your dog during those hours, again please ring the duty supervisor who will log the details and let you know if it is handed in.
There is a £46.00 release fee, that would need to be paid, if your dog has gone to the kennels. This is not the same establishment as the council's day time kennels.
The Police no longer have responsibility for stray dogs so they will not accept a stray at your local police station.
