Background and Summary Part 6: Dogs
10.Chapter 1 allows local authorities and parish and community councils to create offences relating to the control of dogs. This power is intended as a more convenient alternative to existing powers to create byelaws. In particular, the new offences do not need to be approved by the Secretary of State. The new system replaces the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996.
11.Chapter 2 relieves the police of most of their statutory responsibilities for stray dogs.