No poop bag - that's a £100 fine.

[crankedup]

As the title, I read on my Yahoo News that Daventry District Council is to introduce new regulations within it's area. Take your pooch for a walk onto public property without the means of 'clearing up' after your dog and you can be fined £100 by the Council. I'm all for dog owners to 'clear it up' and in our area most do, but just how is Daventry Council going to establish as to whether dog owners have about their person the required 'poop bags'?
The new regulations come into force December 1st 15' and will be in addition to the existing maximum fine of £1000 for failing to 'pick up'.

Draconian, harsh or just about right?

[DoubleSix]

Good.

[TheInternet]

Can the fine be circumvented if they pop it in their pocket?

ETA: What's with this American 'poop' nonsense? It's st, dog st, dog's mess, dog droppings, dog poo, or even dog eggs if you must.

Edited by TheInternet on Wednesday 7th October 11:24

[hornetrider]

crankedup said:

but just how is Daventry Council going to establish as to whether dog owners have about their person the required 'poop bags'?

"Hello sir, I'm the council poop bag inspector, nice dog you have there. Can I see your poop bag please?"

Seems fairly straightforward to me.

[CoolC]

hornetrider said:

crankedup said:

but just how is Daventry Council going to establish as to whether dog owners have about their person the required 'poop bags'?

"Hello sir, I'm the council poop bag inspector, nice dog you have there. Can I see your poop bag please?"

Seems fairly straightforward to me.

"but fang has already done his doings earlier on our walk, where I bagged it and placed it in the bin. It was a double bagger, so I've used all that were in my pocket"

[227bhp]

Not going to stop the problem is it? Just carry bag in pocket, walk off as dog drops it's guts....

[Shaw Tarse]

Credit to Off the leash
http://offtheleashdogcartoons.com

[hornetrider]

CoolC said:

hornetrider said:

crankedup said:

but just how is Daventry Council going to establish as to whether dog owners have about their person the required 'poop bags'?

"Hello sir, I'm the council poop bag inspector, nice dog you have there. Can I see your poop bag please?"

Seems fairly straightforward to me.

"but fang has already done his doings earlier on our walk, where I bagged it and placed it in the bin. It was a double bagger, so I've used all that were in my pocket"

Ah. You can tell I don't have a dog, eh.

[lost in espace]

CoolC said:

"but fang has already done his doings earlier on our walk, where I bagged it and placed it in the bin. It was a double bagger, so I've used all that were in my pocket"

Let hope Fang does not want to go again then.

[alfie2244]

hornetrider said:

crankedup said:

but just how is Daventry Council going to establish as to whether dog owners have about their person the required 'poop bags'?

"Hello sir, I'm the council poop bag inspector, nice dog you have there. Can I see your poop bag please?"

Seems fairly straightforward to me.

Good morning sir.... I have just picked up my dogs' poop and deposited them in that bin over there...they are the black ones if you would like to check.

[Baryonyx]

Good news.

[PurpleTurtle]

There's a job title I aspire to on the CV ... Council Poo Bag Inspector! Ladies, form an orderly queue ...

[hornetrider]

alfie2244 said:

hornetrider said:

crankedup said:

but just how is Daventry Council going to establish as to whether dog owners have about their person the required 'poop bags'?

"Hello sir, I'm the council poop bag inspector, nice dog you have there. Can I see your poop bag please?"

Seems fairly straightforward to me.

Good morning sir.... I have just picked up my dogs' poop and deposited them in that bin over there...they are the black ones if you would like to check.

lost in espace said:

Let hope Fang does not want to go again then.

Yes. A quick reflection and surely dog owners grab a handful of them? Maybe the rules should simply be - you must always have one on you. Doesn't matter if the wee mite has just st 5 minutes ago, he may need another.

Bob, mother, brother etc

[CoolC]

lost in espace said:

CoolC said:

"but fang has already done his doings earlier on our walk, where I bagged it and placed it in the bin. It was a double bagger, so I've used all that were in my pocket"

Let hope Fang does not want to go again then.

I usually two ro three bags when I take my dog on a walk, I just grab them on the way out. It is very rare that he would go more than once on a walk, so a double bagger or a split bag (the dreaded poo finger) would use up all my stash without the need for any more.

How many should you take on a walk? 5? 10? just in case the poo bag inspector wants to go through your pockets.

As stated earlier, the people who don't pick up, still wont pick up, they'll just have a bag in their pocket for the inspector.

[Du1point8]

crankedup said:

As the title, I read on my Yahoo News that Daventry District Council is to introduce new regulations within it's area. Take your pooch for a walk onto public property without the means of 'clearing up' after your dog and you can be fined £100 by the Council. I'm all for dog owners to 'clear it up' and in our area most do, but just how is Daventry Council going to establish as to whether dog owners have about their person the required 'poop bags'?
The new regulations come into force December 1st 15' and will be in addition to the existing maximum fine of £1000 for failing to 'pick up'.

Draconian, harsh or just about right?

Good... In fact its well overdue, the scumbag owner that lets their dog leave turdzillas down our street should be shot and hung.

Once, they let the dog go on a friend's front door step (he lives 100m away), its disgusting and rude.

Its not like a dog owner can 2nd guess when the pooch might need another dump, so to go out with out a poop bag is ridiculous.

[crankedup]

Seems to me that the 'means to clear it up' regulation is farcical and typical nonsense of a Council.
Pity the dog wardens trying to implement the daftness of it. The only excuse I can imagine is that the Council wanted to increase the maximum existing £1000 fine.
I don't own a pet but wife looks after a tortoise! We don't take him for walks

[Crush]

A reward of £100 for this would be better


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vva7kL7sdEg

Self-policing without the need for more council non-jobs.

[Smollet]

Go to a nearby supermarket buy some goods and pay 5p for a bag and then use that bag for the crap. Seems fairly straightforward to me.

[FourWheelDrift]

Can we extend it to horses as well?

[alfie2244]

hornetrider said:

alfie2244 said:

hornetrider said:

crankedup said:

but just how is Daventry Council going to establish as to whether dog owners have about their person the required 'poop bags'?

"Hello sir, I'm the council poop bag inspector, nice dog you have there. Can I see your poop bag please?"

Seems fairly straightforward to me.

Good morning sir.... I have just picked up my dogs' poop and deposited them in that bin over there...they are the black ones if you would like to check.

lost in espace said:

Let hope Fang does not want to go again then.

Yes. A quick reflection and surely dog owners grab a handful of them? Maybe the rules should simply be - you must always have one on you. Doesn't matter if the wee mite has just st 5 minutes ago, he may need another.

Bob, mother, brother etc

Hand on heart I can say I pick up 95% of my dogs' deposits, but the one just short of a Shetland pony is a bit shy and often does his in deep grass areas and things can get a bit "messy" and near impossible to pick it up.... but, unlike many, I do try honest guv.

I walk mine mostly in very rural / woodland areas and often pick up handfuls of plastic and cans of all types so hopefully this makes amends.