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All canine fouling throughout the borough should be picked up and put in a bin beneath the brand new tips
- Author, Christian Fuller
- Role, BBC News, South East
Dog walkers in two seaside cities in East Sussex face fines of as much as £1,000 beneath new tips.
No greater than six dogs might be walked by a single person and dogs should be stored on a lead alongside the entire promenade in Hastings and St Leonards beneath the up to date Public Space Protection Order guidelines.
Hastings Borough Council’s group security lead, Glenn Haffenden, mentioned the brand new guidelines adopted quite a few recent “dog-related incidents”.
“These restrictions will help keep residents and visitors safe,” he mentioned.
The rules additionally say that each one canine fouling throughout the borough should be picked up and put in a bin, whereas two canine exclusion areas on the seaside will likely be applied between 1 April and 30 September.
These are from Rock-a-Nore to the east facet of Hastings Pier, and from the west finish of Bottle Alley to reverse the Royal Victoria Hotel.
Anyone in breach of the brand new restrictions could possibly be given an on-the-spot tremendous of £100, or prosecuted in courtroom with a tremendous of as much as £1,000.
Mr Haffenden mentioned: “These up to date restrictions imply it will likely be clear for canine homeowners to know the place they will have their dogs off the lead.
“While we know that most dog owners are responsible, there have been a number of dog-related incidents recently.”
There are additionally restrictions in parks and inexperienced areas throughout the borough, with dogs not allowed within the water in Alexandra Park or St Leonards Gardens, whereas dogs are additionally not allowed in youngsters’s play areas, multi-use video games areas, skate parks, tennis courts or bowls greens.
New signage is to be put in throughout the borough to let individuals know concerning the restrictions.
