Oldham Liberal Democrats want increase fines for thoughtless dog owners

Irresponsible dog owners are being targetted

Thoughtless dog owners are being targeted in new calls for maximum on-the-spot fines.  

Liberal Democrats in Oldham Borough want to charge people the maximum allowed by law for those who don’t pick up their dog waste.  Owners who do not observe the law could be fined £100.

Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Oldham Council wants the full force of the law to tackle this issue.
 
“Dog fouling is horrendous; it can make children go blind.  Also, people who fail to control their dogs can have tragic impacts on local residents.”

Councillor Sykes added: “I have raised this with the Deputy Leader and portfolio holder but if nothing happens, like it has before, I will continue to pursue this. The vast majority of dog owners are responsible.  It is the mindless few that spoil it for everybody.  We need to have zero tolerance with such people”.

Oldham Council agreed to increase the maximum penalty for breaching Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) from £80 to £100 in March.  Councillor Sykes has written to the Deputy Leader to demand a timetable for the Motion to be implemented.

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