Decision Maker: West Dorset District Council Executive Committee (Disbanded 11 May 2017)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The regulations have been heavily publicised
since the introduction of the Antisocial behaviour Crime and
policing Act 2014, including extensive media coverage. The
authority has agreed that the holding kennels will offer free
microchipping to owners of unchipped stray dogs in order to promote
compliance with legislation
To delegate authority to the Head of Community Protection to authorise officers to enforce the Mircrochipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015.
In order to enforce the provisions of the Regulations, officers are required to be authorised in writing by the local authority (Regulation 11 (2)) and be able to produce the written authorisation (Regulation 12).
Report author: Graham Duggan
Publication date: 22/09/2016
Date of decision: 13/09/2016
Decided at meeting: 13/09/2016 - West Dorset District Council Executive Committee (Disbanded 11 May 2017)
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