Dog control area classifications are considered necessary for the protection of our wildlife, the environment and for the health and safety of our people.
The following three core categories of dog control are used by the Council.
Prohibited – dogs are not allowed to access these areas at any time for any reason.
Leashed – dogs may access these areas but must be on a leash, restrained and controlled by a person capable of controlling that dog at all times.
Under effective control – dogs are able to access these areas, however the dogs must be under continuous and effective control by voice, signal or leash by a person capable of controlling that dog at all times.
In some areas, combinations of these control categories have been determined to enable access at certain times of the year, within certain boundaries of the area, or under certain conditions. These combinations include:
Prohibited and under effective control – dogs are not allowed to access these areas, or parts of areas, for certain periods of time throughout the year; outside these times dogs must be under effective control.
Prohibited and leashed – these are areas of land where within some parts of the area dogs are not allowed and in other parts they are permitted to access as long as they are leashed.
Leashed and under effective control – dogs may access certain areas or parts of areas for specified periods of time as long as they are leashed; outside these times/places dogs must be under effective control.
Failing to comply with controlled area classifications is breach of the Dog Control Bylaw 2008 and may incur infringement or fine.
