Dog owners warned pick up after your pet as fines issued in Keyworth
Last updated: 3/4/2025
Dog owners in Rushcliffe are again being reminded to pick up after their pooch and dispose of it in a bin after residents have been fined for breaching the rules.
Rushcliffe Borough Council(RBC) would like to thank the vast majority of owners who always responsibly pick up after their pet but aware unfortunately not all follow this.
A dog owner was served a fine in Keyworth for littering a bag of dog waste with other litter items on a grass verge and the offender paid the notice to avoid further possible formal action.
Another individual was also fined following an offence on March 28 in the same village with a £100 fine for failing to clear up after their dog fouling in a public area.
RBC are reminding residents that wardens are patrolling and if an offence is spotted, they will issue a fine of £150 for littering or £100 for not clearing up after a dog, with no warnings given.
Under a local PSPO or Public Space Protection Order in operation across the majority of the Borough, it is an offence not to clear up after your dog or to be out and about with your dog without a means to pick up their waste.
Action around it continues on engaging and educating dog owners on their responsibilities, responding to complaints, monitoring hotspot areas and applying the fixed penalties when offences are observed.
Dog fouling on public footpaths and playing fields can cause many problems and in the worst cases can lead to blindness due to an infection called toxocariasis caused by the round worm Toxocara Canis found in dog faeces.
The PSPO is in place for all residents’ protection, the renewal of which is currently in process with overwhelming ongoing public support from residents.
It also allows for further action to be taken on those who do not observe dog exclusion zones which apply to all children's play areas, multi-use games areas, skate parks and gym equipment zones which are either fenced or enclosed across the Borough.