Enforcement of Dog Control Orders

Action we can take

• issued with a fixed penalty notice (also known as on-the-spot fine) of £75
  
  
• prosecuted at the Magistrates' Court, where you can be fined up to £1,000 plus court costs.

Fixed penalty notices

• directly on the person at the scene of the incident
• directly on the person at his or her home, or at another location, after the incident
• by post.

Enforcement areas

• Exclusion

  Dogs are excluded from:
  
  
  • Well Hall Pleasaunce, Eltham
  • children's playgrounds and skateboard parks managed by the Council.

• Specific parks

  You must clean up your dog's mess in, put each of your dogs on a lead when instructed to do so by an authorised officer and you must not have more than four dogs under your control at any time in these parks or open spaces:
  
  
  • Plumstead Common
  • Winn's Common
  • Sutcliffe Park
  • Oxleas Woods.

• Housing estates

  You must clean up your dog's mess and put your dog on a lead in these housing estates:
  
  
  • Glyndon Estate, Plumstead
  • Flowers Estate, Abbey Wood

• Public highways

  You must clean up your dog's mess, put each of your dogs on a lead and not have more than four dogs under your control at any time on any public highway in the borough.

Related links

• Report a dog related problem
  
  
• Dog Control Orders explained
  
  
• Community safety