A new rule could lead to dog walkers getting fined up to £100 in Rushcliffe if they do not carry dog waste bags with them. The plan is part of a Rushcliffe Borough Council proposal to bring in a number of new orders to control dogs in public places.
Public Spaces Protection Orders are designed to deal with nuisance affecting a certain area in a community. Now, council papers reveal the authority is likely to approve a set of new orders which cover a ban on dog fouling on the majority of land in Rushcliffe.
The plans could go a step further, making it an offence if dog walkers do not carry dog waste bags with them – a move which has already been taken up by a number of other councils elsewhere in England.
