Proposals to control dogs in Carmarthenshire get go ahead
Proposals to help control dogs in Carmarthenshire’s public places have been given the go ahead by Carmarthenshire Council’s Executive Board. The board met to discuss making Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) subject to a formal consultation exercise being carried out. The orders include cleaning up after your dog on all public land in the county, putting your dog on a lead when directed by an authorised officer and excluding dogs from children’s play areas. Further recommendations from the Environmental and Public Protection Scrutiny Committee to introduce orders for dogs to be kept on leads on sports pitches, parks and playgrounds and on all public highways were not taken forward at this time. However, Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim Jones said a review would be carried out in six months. Cllr Jones said: “This is long overdue, residents and community councils have been asking us to act on this for some time. “I am pleased with the three ...