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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 09, 2015

QUESTION NO.27.

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

To ask the Chief Executive how many fines have been issued to dog owners in parks throughout the County for not having their dogs on leads, broken down by electoral area?

REPLY:

Section 9 of the Control of Dogs Act 1986, as amended, (the Act) requires the owner or person in charge of a dog in a public place to keep the dog under effectual control. In addition, Article 5 of the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998, as amended, (the Regulations) provides that a person shall not permit a dog of the type listed in Article 5 (1) to be in a public place unless the is securely muzzled, led by a person over the age of sixteen years, who is capable of controlling the said dog, on a sufficiently strong chain or leash, not exceeding two meters in length.

While a breakdown by electoral area cannot be provided, nineteen (19) fines have been issued, to date in 2015, for contravention of Section 9 of the Act and four (4) fines have been issued for contravention of Article 5 of the Regulations.