Across the City of Whittlesea, there are designated dog off-leash areas. Community feedback received in the development of the Domestic Animal Management Plan 2022-2025, raised concerns around dog owners not cleaning up after their dogs, the damage caused to ovals by dogs and the risk of a sports player stepping in dog waste or injuring themselves due to holes dug by dogs.
Current Law
The current Local Law does not address dogs on sporting grounds.
Proposed idea
This idea is to help protect the amenity of our sporting grounds and the safety of our community by exploring management options for dogs on sporting grounds.
A new Local Law could explore creating restrictions for dogs on sporting grounds.
