- It is an offence to allow a dog to foul in public areas in the city and failing to remove the faeces.
- Dogs on leads at all times when on footpaths near the major arterial roads within the area of Wolverhampton City Council, these being:
The city centre ring road
A41
A449
A454
A4126
A459
A460
A463
A4601
A4039
A4123
A414
- Dogs on leads at all times within 100m of the main entrance to any school in Wolverhampton.
- Dogs are prohibited from entering fenced tennis courts and fenced children’s play areas in Wolverhampton.
- Those in control of dogs must put their dogs on a lead if instructed to do so by a police officer (including police community support officer) or Council Officers producing ID.
The following requirements and prohibitions do not apply to assistance dogs.
Northycote Farm
- The old events field will move from the status of dogs on a lead to no dogs
- The overflow field will move from dogs allowed on lead to dogs allowed to run freely which will result in a slight net gain of space where dogs can run free.
- All footpaths will allow dogs on a lead and these to be clearly marked on the plans.
- An area adjacent to the brook will allow easy and safe access for dogs off a lead to drink and play without endangering other natural habitats adjacent to the brook.
Dogs on Leads in the following Cemeteries
- Bilston Cemetery
- Beacon Hill Cemetery
- Danescourt Cemetery
- Hall Green
- Bushbury Crematorium
- Merridale Cemetery
- Penn Cemetery
Dogs are not allowed in water features or facilities in authority-controlled and maintained areas such as Parks and Open Spaces, Town Centres, Nature Reserves and Country Parks etc. This will include formal features, such as ornamental fountains, drinking fountains and ponds, features designated for children’s play such as pools and splash pads as well as natural ponds designated for wildlife habitat etc. This order will include any sites which are subsequently transferred to the authority as part of any Land Transfer Agreement and any other water bodies at sites not listed below:
Open water sites
- Pendeford Mill Nature Reserve
- Smestow Valley Nature Reserve (including old plant nursery/WEC)
- West Park
- Fowlers Park
- Hickman Park
- Bantock Park
- Goodyear Community Park (To be transferred)
- Rocket Pool
- Ladymoor
- Hawkswell Drive
- Stowheath Lane
- Grapes Pool
Water play/fountains
- East Park Splash Pad (To be installed 2023)
- Tettenhall Pool
- Queen Square Fountain
- St Peter’s Fountain
- Old Hall Street (not operational at present)
- Wednesfield Fountain (not operational at present)
Canals are excluded from this order
Failure to carry means of disposal when walking a dog in public
A person in charge of a dog on public land shall be guilty of an offence if they are unable to produce suitable and unused means of removing dog faeces from the ground when asked to do so by an authorised officer. The receptacle/bags must be disposable, and this requirement is unaffected by whether the dog has recently defecated. Exceptions to this proposal are:
(i) That person has a reasonable excuse for failing to do so; or
(ii) The owner/occupier or other person or authority having control of the land has consented (generally or specifically) to that person failing to do so
In the above sections “public open place” means a place in the open air to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access without payment, and any covered place open to the air on at least one side and available for public use shall be treated as a public open place.
Failure to give correct details
If an authorised officer proposes to give a person a fixed penalty notice under any part of the PSPO, the officer may require the person to give him his name and address.
A person commits an offence if:
(a) they fail to give his name and address when required to do so
(b) they give a false or inaccurate name or address in response to a requirement under the proceeding subsection.