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Petition in relation to Dog Control Orders and Public Space Protection Orders
Meeting: 05/12/2016 - Cabinet (Item 51)
51 Petition in relation to Dog Control Orders and Public Space Protection Orders PDF 126 KB
(Cabinet Decision)
Minutes:
The Environment and Natural Resources Manager presented a report in response to a petition the council had received calling for a change in the times that dogs can be exercised off leads in St Leonards Gardens.
The petition was supported by 56 signatures. The lead petitioner, Mr Andy Cullis, presented the petition to Cabinet. He explained that the petitioners were seeking for the council to allow dogs to be exercised off leads in St Leonards Gardens throughout the day from 1 October to 1 May. Under the current framework, the Dogs on Leads (Borough of Hastings) Order 2008, dogs must be kept on leads in St Leonards Gardens between 9.00am and 6.00pm every day.
The Environment and Natural Resources Manager explained that the council was currently reviewing the way it deals with dog related offences. The council intended to replace all Dog Control Orders with Public Space Protection Orders by October 2017. This proposal would be subject to a full public consultation, and the report recommended that the council did not take any immediate action to change the times for dogs exercising off leads in any parks and open spaces before the consultation had been undertaken.
Cabinet thanked the petitioners for raising this matter.
Councillor Davies proposed approval of the recommendations to the Assistant Director, Environment and Place’s report, which was seconded by Councillor Cartwright.
RESOLVED (unanimously) that Cabinet:
1. Acknowledge the petition;
2. Recognise the council is currently working to replace Dog Control Orders with Public Space Protection Orders, and;
3. Inform the petitioner that no immediate action will be taken before full public consultation on Public Space Protection Orders has taken place at the appropriate time in the review
The reason for this decision was:
The petition has been received whilst the council are in the process of changing from its current system of Dog Control Orders to Public Space Protection Orders.
Due process of review, including public consultation should be completed before action is taken on the request in the petition.
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