Fines for dog fouling in Newcastle last year as high as £600
15 Jun 2015
Councils cannot issue fines; the courts do, but Newcastle City Council normally gives people the opportunity to avoid being convicted and fined by opting to pay a fixed penalty out-of-court.
The number of such notices of opportunity to pay a fixed penalty for the offence of failing to remove dog faeces from designated land and the number of prosecutions last year for that offence were
2014/15, notices issued: 29
Fixed Penalties paid: 22
Prosecuted: 6
+ 1 still waiting for court date
The fixed penalty is £75, so (£75 x 29) £2,175.
The fines imposed by the magistrates' court ranged from £15 to £600 (total £1,325).