Dogs in areas subject to a Public Space Protection Order

In acordance with WNC’s Public Space Protection Order, if you have a dog in a public place, you must:

• pick up after your dog straight away
• have something with you to pick up after your dog
• keep dogs out of these places: children’s play areas, schools when open, skateparks, tennis courts, multi-use games areas (MUGAs), and bowling greens
• keep your dog on a lead in these places: cemeteries, burial sites, graveyards, memorial gardens, allotments, car parks, sports grounds (when in use), near the café at Daventry Country Park, Northampton Town Centre, Upton Country Park Phase 2 (between Kislingbury and Upton), and near schools when open
• put your dog on a lead if an Authorised Person asks you to
• walk no more than 4 dogs at a time, unless you are a licensed boarder, breeder, or dog day care provider, then you can walk up to 6 dogs

https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/environmental-health/dog-control