Litterbugs and irresponsible dog owners have been fined a total of more than £16,000 across North Somerset. 39 people have been prosecuted during the council crackdown against those who breach Public Space Protection Orders.
The fines ranged from £156 to £508 depending on means and whether a guilty plea was entered. Each offender was given a fixed penalty notice of £75 and sent at least one reminder letter but failed to pay.
The charges included 34 for littering by dropping a cigarette, three for walking a dog off lead in an area where dogs must be on leads, and two for having a dog in an exclusion zone. The prosecutions were heard at North Somerset Magistrates Court on Friday, March 17, Friday, April 14 and Friday, May 12.
