Decision details
Report of the Head of Environment and Public Realm - Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour relating to dogs: Updating our enforcement tools
Decision Maker: Communities, Housing and Environment Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider replacing
existing Dog Control Orders with updated enforcement
measures.
Decision:
1.
That a formal consultation be undertaken for a 1 month period on
the introduction of 3 Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) to
update and improve the enforcement tools available to officers when
dealing with irresponsible dog owners;
2.
That the fixed penalty notice available for each PSPO be set at
£100 in line with other PSPOs; and
3. That representations made in the public consultation be considered by the Head of Environment and Public Realm as detailed in Section 6 before the Head of Housing and Community Services makes the PSPOs unless there are significant relevant objections when there would be a report back to Committee.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Martyn Jeynes Email: martynjeynes@maidstone.gov.uk, Jennifer Stevens, Head of Environmental Services & Public Realm Email: jenniferstevens@maidstone.gov.uk.
Report author: Martyn Jeynes
Publication date: 19/04/2017
Date of decision: 18/04/2017
Decided: 18/04/2017 - Communities, Housing and Environment Committee
Effective from: 27/04/2017
Accompanying Documents:
- Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour relating to dogs: Updating our enforcement tools PDF 85 KB View as HTML (1) 104 KB
- Enc. 1 for Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour relating to dogs: Updating our enforcement tools PDF 87 KB
- Enc. 2 for Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour relating to dogs: Updating our enforcement tools PDF 88 KB
- Enc. 3 for Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour relating to dogs: Updating our enforcement tools PDF 89 KB
- Enc. 4 for Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour relating to dogs: Updating our enforcement tools PDF 740 KB