Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996

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Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision with respect to the fouling of land by dogs.
Citation	1996 c. 20
Dates
Royal assent	17 June 1996
Commencement	17 August 1996
Repealed	15 March 2007
Other legislation
Repealed by	Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The purpose of the Act was to create a criminal offence if a dog defecates at any time on designated land and a person who is in charge of the dog at that time fails to remove the faeces from the land forthwith.^[1]

It was repealed by Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 section 65, and replaced by similar legislation in the same act. The Act applied only in England and Wales. It was not regulated in Scotland until the passing of the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003.

Some exemptions are in place for land beside a major road, agricultural land or forestry. Local authorities were to be responsible for policing the Act, and are able to appoint officers to enforce the regulations. Conviction would lead to a fine.