Ban on dog walking in Adur

Parts of Shoreham, Lancing and Southwick will be no-go zones for canines and their owners in a bid to tackle the problem of dog mess on the streets under the Adur District Council proposals.

The order covers issues including owners not cleaning up after their dogs, animals being kept on leads and owners not keeping their dogs under control.

Fines

Council officers and police community support officers will have the power to hand out fixed penalty fines of between 50 and 80 to offenders.

Owners also face a fine of up to 1,000 if the authority decides to prosecute them.

The report proposes all dogs be banned from skateboard parks, children's play areas and sports areas, although not beaches.

Other places where dogs will be banned are Cross Road rest garden and Croft Avenue rest garden, both in Southwick, and Manor House gardens in Lancing.

Leads

The restrictions would force dogs to be kept on a lead on all roads, pavements, grass verges and footpaths and includes car parks, cemeteries and allotments.

The restrictions would force dogs to be kept on a lead on all roads, pavements, grass verges and footpaths and include car parks, cemeteries and allotments.

Owners will also break the new rules if they ignore instructions to put their dog on a lead if it is out of control on the district's beaches.

The report identifies Manor Hall Road, Southwick, as a hotspot for dog mess. Public consultation on the proposals should start next month.

What do you think?

To what extent are you concerned about pet dogs off leads?

How much of a problem are dogs in your area?

Are you a dog owner frustrated by these proposals?

Share your views, comment in the space below, email the Herald or write in to Readers' Letters, Lancing Herald, Cannon House, Chatsworth Road, Worthing, BN11 1NA.

-------------------------------------

Click here to go back to Lancing news.

Where are you? Add your pin to the Herald's international readers' map by clicking here.

Email the Herald: [email protected]