Dog owners reminded about fouling fines

Mon, 09 Dec 2013

A dog owner has been fined after allowing his dog to foul on the pavement.

Douglas Council secured a prosecution against the man from Douglas under the Dogs Act 1990.

The man received a fine of £128 plus costs, including the cost of sending a team out to clean the area.

The Council says it will take action against those who flout the town’s byelaws.

Councillor Ritchie McNicholl says dog owners need to take more responsibility: