DOG CONTROL ORDERS CONSULTATION
The Dogs Exclusion (Leeds) Order 2011
Offence of allowing a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded, most commonly children’s play areas (for the full list of areas please click here
The Dogs Specified Maximum (Leeds) Order 2011
Offence when a single person walks more than 4 dogs. Applies to any land within the area administered by the Council which is open to the air and to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access either with or without payment (including all access land).
The Dogs On Leads By Direction (Leeds) Order 2011
Not putting, and keeping, a dog on a lead when directed to do so by an authorised officer. Applies to any land within the area administered by the Council which is open to the air and to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access either with or without payment (including all access land).
In our letter of 3rd February mention was also made of proposals to undertake a second phase of the Dog Control Order project, to consider options for further Orders to extend controls as follows:
To extend the dog exclusion provisions to other areas of land in addition to children’s play areas already designated, to include for example school grounds, remembrance and wildlife gardens and additional children’s play areas not included in the original Order
- To make a new Order requiring dogs to be on a lead at all times on certain specified land such as carriageways and adjacent footpaths and verges, cemetries and crematoria.
FURTHER UPDATE.
DOG CONTROL ORDERS CONSULTATION
CLEAN NEIGHBOURHOODS AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 2005
Leeds City Council is proposing to make new Dog Control Orders and amend an existing Order under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and is seeking your views on the proposals
New Dogs on Leads Orders The council previously made an Order which required any person in control of any dog to put the dog on a lead when directed to do so by an authorised officer if the dog was considered likely to cause a nuisance. This Order applies to the whole of Leeds and includes access land ( open county and common land to which the public have access) The council now proposes to make a new Order stating than on certain specified land dogs should be on a lead at all times. It is proposed that this Order be applied to all carriageways and adjacent footpaths and grass verges within the Leeds City Council district and is to ensure that any dog is kept under control at all times and doesn't run unexpectedly into a road causing traffic accidents or injury to the dog itself. It is also proposed that this Order be applied to cemeteries and crematoria. This is because dogs can cause considerable anguish to visitors at an already distressing time, especially if they are creating a disturbance or fouling. It is also proposed that the existing Order relating to dogs being required to be put on a lead as directed would be amended so that it applies to all land in the Leeds district not covered by the new Order,
These proposals include land which is access land.
Amendment of the Dog Exclusion Order
The council previously made an Order listing land where no dogs are allowed other than guide dogs or assistance dogs. This Order relates primarily to land designated as a children’s play area. The council now proposes that this Order should be amended to add other land designated for a specific purpose such as remembrance and wildlife gardens where a dog may cause damage and disturbance to the area even when under close control. It is also proposed to include areas such as school grounds where it might not be possible to keep a dog under close control due to likely distractions which may endanger young and vulnerable people. The existing list of children’s play areas has also been updated.
A full list of the land covered by the current and proposed new Exclusion Order is available on our website. None of the affected land is access land. If, in due course, and following the public consultation on these proposals, the council makes any of these Orders it will be a criminal offence to breach them. On conviction the offence can result in a fine of up to £1000 or an offender can choose to pay a fixed penalty to avoid prosecution.
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WHY NOT "ICE" YOUR PHONE
This apparently is a standard procedure that paramedics follow at the scene of an accident when they find your mobile phone.
ICE = 'IN CASE OF EMERGENCY'
all you have to do is to put the contact number if your next of kin into your phone. you can have ICE1, 2, etc.
The idea is that , if you were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending you would find your mobile phone but would not know which number to ring, we all store many numbers but who is the contact person closest to you ? Hence this 'ICE'( in caseof emergency) campaign.
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CAN YOU SPARE A LITTLE TIME TO HELP MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE
If you could spare an hour or two to help this worthwhile cause on either 9th 16th or17th March by collecting please contact alyx.elliot@mariecurie.org.uk or phone 01274 386192 ask for Alyx
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Last updated 13/02/2012