DOG FOULING
GIVE DOG FOULING THE RED CARD
The community council is a member of the “Give Dog Fouling the Red Card” scheme, which operates throughout Monmouthshire. Signs promoting the scheme are located in both villages to remind dog owners of their responsibilities. And there are reminders on many of the lamp posts too.
The scheme has two levels of reporting offences:
The YELLOW CARD allows you to report an offence without providing a witness statement. The information you provide will be considered by the community council and where appropriate they will remind the dog owner of their responsibilities to pick up the dog mess.
The RED CARD is available if you are happy to provide a witness statement. The information will be considered by Monmouthshire County Council’s environmental health department, who in the first instance will contact you to discuss what you saw before deciding on appropriate action. A witness statement can be used as the basis for a fixed penalty notice being issued to the dog owner if the officer considers there to be sufficient evidence.
Where there is sufficient evidence, the offender will be given a fixed penalty notice which is a fine of £75 . Failure to pay will result in Monmouthshire County Council prosecuting the offender in the Magistrates court
FREE DOG POO BAGS
The community council provides dog poo bags, for use by dog owners who may find themselves without one. These can be found in small wooden boxes in both villages, at various locations which are regularly used by dog walkers.
Please make sure you dispose of your dog waste responsibly. You can put it in the red dog waste bins, any public litter bin, or take it home and put it in your black bag for the household refuse collection.
DOG WASTE BINS
The community council has recently installed dog waste bins in Portskewett and Sudbrook. These can be found at the following locations:
Opposite Portskewett Pharmacy near the bench.
At the Quest play park behind 39 Main Road, Portskewett.
In the car park at Black Rock picnic site near the recycling bins.
Near the entrance to Harold's Field in the Recreation Hall car park.
At the entrance to Harold's Field on the Sudbrook Road, near the traffic lights.
On the verge by the sewage station at the junction of Old Sudbrook and Mill Meadows.
By the electricity sub-station near the Sudbrook end of the coastal path.
The bins will be emptied on a weekly basis. Please make sure you dispose of your dog waste responsibly.