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<cms:item xmlns:cms="http://www.arsdigita.com/cms/1.0" xmlns="http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/esdbody" oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ESDService:{id=575}]"><cms:name>street-care-and-cleaning-575</cms:name><cms:language>en</cms:language><cms:title>Animals - Stray</cms:title><cms:dublinCore oid="[com.arsdigita.london.cms.dublin.DublinCoreItem:{id=575}]"><cms:name>street-care-and-cleaning-575-dublin-metadata</cms:name><cms:dcAudience>General Public</cms:dcAudience><cms:dcCoverage>content="99XX" scheme="ONS SNAC"</cms:dcCoverage><cms:dcCoveragePostcode/><cms:dcCoverageSpatialRef/><cms:dcCoverageUnit/><cms:dcDateValid/><cms:dcDisposalReview/><cms:dcLanguage>en</cms:dcLanguage><cms:dcTemporalBegin/><cms:dcTemporalEnd/><cms:dcCreatorOwner>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorOwner><cms:dcCreatorContact>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorContact><cms:dcPublisher>Tameside MBC - LAWS project - http://laws.tameside.gov.uk</cms:dcPublisher><cms:dcRights/><cms:dcKeywords>animals, stray</cms:dcKeywords></cms:dublinCore><cms:textAsset oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.TextAsset:{id=575}]"><cms:content><![CDATA[<h2>Environmental Services</h2><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><p><i>The Council has a legal duty to deal with stray animals:</i></p><hr/><h2>
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Dogs
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</h2><p>
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<span class="gen">enter council name</span> ("The Council") has a duty under the
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Environmental Protection Act 1990 section 149 to collect and detain stray dogs.
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</p><p>
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The Council also has the
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power to dispose of the dogs if they remain unclaimed.
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</p><p>
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When dealing with stray
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dogs we will take into account the relevant provisions of:
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</p><ul>
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<li title="*">The Dangerous Dogs
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Act 1991 </li>
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<li title="*">The Dogs (Fouling of
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Land) Act 1996</li>
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<li title="*">The Control of Dogs
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Order 1992</li>
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<li title="*">The Protection of Animals
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Act 1911</li>
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<li title="*">The Abandonment of
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Animals Act 1960</li>
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<li title="*">Any other relevant
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legislation</li>
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</ul><p>
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The Environmental Protection
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Act 1990 Sec 150 requires the finder of of a stray dog to:
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</p><ul>
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<li title="*">Return
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the dog to its owner; or</li>
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<li title="*">contact the local authority
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for the area in which the dog was found; or</li>
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<li title="*">take the dog to the
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police station nearest to where the dog was found. </li>
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</ul><p>
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If the finder fails to
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take one of these courses of action, he will have commited an offence and would
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be liable, upon conviction, to a fine.
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</p><p>
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If the finder requests to
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keep the dog, he must supply the officer with his contact details and details
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of the dog. The officer is required to keep a record of these details.
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</p><p>
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Regulations require that
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the officer makes appropriate enquiries to ascertain that the finder is a suitable
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person to keep the dog.
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</p><p>
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The finder must then be
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informed verbally and in writing that he is obliged to keep the dog (if unclaimed
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by the owner) for not less than one month and that failure to comply with that
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obligation is a criminal offence.
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</p><h2>
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Other Animals
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</h2><p>
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Under the Animal Act 1971
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the Council can impound any livestock which has strayed onto Council land.
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</p><p>
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The animals are only returned
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to their owners after payment for any damages and expenses incurred.
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</p><p>
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Livestock that has strayed
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onto private land may also be impounded, at the written request of the landowner.
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</p><p>
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If known, the owner of
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the animal will be informed that the animal has strayed onto Council land, and
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giving details of where it can be collected within
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<span class="gen">enter amount</span> days, subject to the payment for any damage caused, and
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expense incurred.
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</p><p>
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We will notify the police
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of the straying animal and inform them that we intend to impound it.
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</p><p>
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After <span class="gen">enter amount</span> days, we will arrange for the animal to be impounded and
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removed to a suitable establishment where it will be held for a minimum of <span class="gen">enter amount</span>
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days.
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</p><p>
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The animal will be returned,
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on satisfactory proof of ownership and the payment for any damage caused, and
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expense incurred.
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</p><p>
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If any animal has not been
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claimed after <span class="gen">enter amount</span> days,
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it will be sold. If the owner appears after this time and produces satisfactory
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proof of ownership, any monies received will be given to the owner less the
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cost of any damage caused, and expense incurred.
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</p><p>
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To report a lost animal,
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please use the
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<a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=forms/575a">online form</a>
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<span class="gen">link to online form</span>.
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</p><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><span class="gen">postal address here</span><h3>
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<a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=575"> Applications for services
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(575)
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</a></h3>]]></cms:content></cms:textAsset></cms:item>
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