Paragraph 3 Offence

(1)

A person in charge of a dog shall be guilty of an offence if, [at any time][during the [times] [periods] specified in Schedule 2]^f1, on any land to which this Order applies that person does not keep the dog on a lead[ of not more than [X centimetres / metres] in length]^f2, unless—

(a)

that person has a reasonable excuse for failing to do so; or

(b)

the owner, occupier or other person or authority having control of the land has consented (generally or specifically) to that person failing to do so.

(2)

For the purposes of this article a person who habitually has a dog in their possession is taken to be in charge of the dog at any time unless at that time some other person is in charge of the dog.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Specify whichever of the options in square brackets is to apply.
f2: If this is to be specified, insert maximum length of lead.