> >David Cragg wrote:
> >
> >> The village of Audlem on the Shroppie is a popular place
> >> with passing boats for its pubs and shops (including a
> >> chemists). The village also has a website at www.audlem.org.
> >>
> >> One of the items on the site is the result of a on-line
> >> village vote concerning dogs using the canal towpath. The
> >> votes results show 52% were for dogs on leads only with 47%
> >> against. This finding will be passed on by the parish
> >> council to the local authority who issues dog control orders.
> >
> >Out of interest, since the towpath belongs to BW and is therefore
> >private land, albeit land to which the public has access, does Local
> >Authority have the power to impose this requirement on dog
owners?
The towpath throughout Audlem is a public right of way and as such
there is no requirement to keep dogs on a lead, only under close control
(whatever that might mean). There are no powers that the council can
apply to compel use of leads on a public right of way.
Cheers,
--
David Kitching
http://www.brocross.com
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