Litter pollution act 1997

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Quick question. I know that when I'm taking my dog for a walk, and she does her doggy business on the path I have to clean it up or I could be fined.

I'm just wondering, what happens if a guide dog poos? Surely their owners can't get fined, it'd be a bad joke expecting them to clean it up.

Pro Hoc Vice

Walkin Talkin Stephen Hawkin wrote: »

Quick question. I know that when I'm taking my dog for a walk, and she does her doggy business on the path I have to clean it up or I could be fined.

I'm just wondering, what happens if a guide dog poos? Surely their owners can't get fined, it'd be a bad joke expecting them to clean it up.

If a guid dog poos nothing happens other than poo on the ground.

From the Act, "
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of—

(a) a guide dog kept and used for the guidance of a blind person,

(b) a working dog being used—

(i) for the herding of livestock, or

(ii) by a member of the Garda Síochána or the Customs and Excise service in connection with the official functions of the member, or

(c) a dog in such other circumstances as may be prescribed."

No Pants

infosys wrote: »

If a guid dog poos nothing happens other than poo on the ground.

From the Act, "
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of—

(a) a guide dog kept and used for the guidance of a blind person,

(b) a working dog being used—

(i) for the herding of livestock, or

(ii) by a member of the Garda Síochána or the Customs and Excise service in connection with the official functions of the member, or

(c) a dog in such other circumstances as may be prescribed."

So recreational dog crap is litter, but all other dog crap is fine?

Pro Hoc Vice

No Pants wrote: »

So recreational dog crap is litter, but all other dog crap is fine?

For the purpose of the Act yes, same way an Act makes it a offence to hold a phone while driving except for a Garda.

Losty Dublin

Working dogs are trained better than family pets and almost never will do anything like that.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Working dogs are trained better than family pets and almost never will do anything like that.

You can train a dog not to take a shíte?

No Pants

infosys wrote: »

For the purpose of the Act yes, same way an Act makes it a offence to hold a phone while driving except for a Garda.

Do Gardai receive special training in how to do this safely?