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Dog warden service fees and charges

Dog warden service fees and charges

 

Straying dogs

 

Charges made for seizures of stray dogs in accordance with the Council's duties under Section 149 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990:-

 

  • £24 admin charge (includes VAT) 

  • £25 statutory charge

  • £12 per day kennelling fees  (includes VAT) (this £12 fee includes part days)

 

So for instance (fee includes VAT):

 

1 day of kennelling plus charges = £61

2 days of kennelling plus charges = £73

3 days of kennelling plus charges = £85 

etc

 

Micro-chipping of Dogs

 

Micro-chipping of a dog is undertaken for a charge of £16.14 (includes VAT)

 

Dog Control Orders

 

If you fail to comply with a Dog Control Order the fixed penalty notice fine for all the following offences is £75.  This can be increased to a maximum of £1,000 on conviction, plus costs, in a magistrate's court

  

  • Not removing dog faeces

  • Not putting and keeping a dog on a lead when requested to do so by an authorised officer

  • Allowing a dog into a fenced/enclosed children's playground which is designated a dog exclusion area

 

Control of Dogs Order

 

The maximum fine on court conviction under a Control of Dogs Order is £5,000 plus costs

 

Noise Abatement Order

 

The maximum fine on court conviction for not complying with a Noise Abatement Order is £5,000 plus costs 

 

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