Council receives over 400 submissions to draft dog control
rules
Our Dog Control Policy and Dog Control Bylaw are
currently being reviewed and a proposal was out for
consultation from 6 November to 7 December 2015.
We
received 429 submissions which will all be used by Council
in making decisions on the proposed policy and bylaw,
including any changes.
We're currently contacting all the
submitters who told us they would like to speak at a hearing
in support of their submission. If you made a submission but
didn't tell us if you want to speak, you can call us on 07
868 0200 to book a time. The hearing will be in Thames on 11
February with a reserve day being 12 February.
The new
policy and bylaw will be in place in mid-2016. Until then
the current rules apply.
Key
dates
• Hearing meeting - 11/12
February
• Deliberations meeting - 17
March
• Council meeting to adopt final policy and
bylaw - 18 May
To look at what we proposed during
consultation and to read the submissions we received, head
to our consultation
portal.
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