Llanelli muck man fined
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A Llanelli man has been prosecuted for leaving his garden smelling of dog and chicken muck.
Joseph Jones, of Pemberton Road, Llanelli, pleaded guilty at Ammanford Magistrates Court to an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 of causing a statutory nuisance.
The court heard that a complaint was made to Carmarthenshire County Council in April 2007 about offensive odours arising from 44-year-old Jones’s property.
On numerous occasions very strong odours emanated from the rear garden, a mixture of odours from accumulations of domestic waste, large accumulations of dog faeces, chicken coops which were rarely cleaned or sanitised, and the dogs which were chained in the rear garden.
Efforts were made to contact Jones numerous times to request that efforts were made to clean the rear of the property. No such efforts were made, and as a result, a Section 80 Notice was served during November 2007. Further complaints were received and it was established that no efforts had been made to comply with the Notice served.
Jones was fined £200 and ordered to pay £300 towards prosecution costs. The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The council’s executive board member for housing and public protection Cllr Hugh Evans said: “Gardens and areas where chickens and other animals are kept need to be constantly maintained because severe nuisances can be created.
“Whenever the council receives reports of these conditions it will investigate and action will be taken.”
A Llanelli man has been prosecuted for leaving his garden smelling of dog and chicken muck.
Joseph Jones, of Pemberton Road, Llanelli, pleaded guilty at Ammanford Magistrates Court to an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 of causing a statutory nuisance.
The court heard that a complaint was made to Carmarthenshire County Council in April 2007 about offensive odours arising from 44-year-old Jones’s property.
On numerous occasions very strong odours emanated from the rear garden, a mixture of odours from accumulations of domestic waste, large accumulations of dog faeces, chicken coops which were rarely cleaned or sanitised, and the dogs which were chained in the rear garden.
Efforts were made to contact Jones numerous times to request that efforts were made to clean the rear of the property. No such efforts were made, and as a result, a Section 80 Notice was served during November 2007. Further complaints were received and it was established that no efforts had been made to comply with the Notice served.
Jones was fined £200 and ordered to pay £300 towards prosecution costs. The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The council’s executive board member for housing and public protection Cllr Hugh Evans said: “Gardens and areas where chickens and other animals are kept need to be constantly maintained because severe nuisances can be created.
“Whenever the council receives reports of these conditions it will investigate and action will be taken.”
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