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Have Your Say on Dog Control Orders in Epping Forest District

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Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) is proposing to introduce a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) for dog control, making it an offence for a person in charge of a dog to:

  • Fail to remove dog faeces deposited on any publicly accessible land within the district
  • Fail to put a dog on a lead when directed to do so by an authorised officer, on any publicly accessible land within the district
  • Fail to limit the number of dogs which a person may take onto publicly accessible land within the district to four dogs
  • Fail to produce a receptacle (i.e. dog poo bags) for picking up dog faeces when requested to do so by an authorised officer, while walking any dog on any publicly accessible land within the district
  • Fail to exclude a dog from specified fenced areas within the district

Have your say

The consultation is open from Monday 23 October to Monday 20 November 2023.

Enjoy the outside together safely

Cllr Ken Williamson, Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services said:

All residents are encouraged to have their say. The PSPO will allow residents and visitors to enjoy a cleaner and safer district.

Whilst the majority of us are a nation of animal lovers, who adore our pets and all want to enjoy the outside together safely, this will assist us in dealing with the minority of anti-social dog owners

Further information

For more information about the PSPO, contact the Community Resilience Team