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Confining your pet
Keeping of animals
Animal odour complaints
Animal numbers / excess animals
Animal noise - barking dogs
It is a dog owner's responsibility to ensure the animal is confined to their premises.
If a dog is able to leave the property of its own accord, the owner is then considered 'guilty of an offence' and is liable to a penalty, even if the dog has not left the property.
When a dog does leave the property, it should be on a leash at all times (unless in a leash-free park).
It is also an offence for a dog or cat to enter onto the land of another person without that person's permission.
Different penalties apply depending on whether the offence was committed in the day or night.
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To ensure that neighbours are not affected by noise or offensive smells, animal housing must be:
- Kept clean
- Placed no less than 6m from the frontage of the land
- Placed no less than 1m from any boundary
- Placed no less than 3m from any dwelling
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If you have any complaints regarding animal odour on a property, please contact the council Customer Service Centre for a local law officer to investigate.
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