Anyone who forgets an important detail while walking in England or Scotland must expect severe fines of around 5000 pounds (approx. 6000 euros).
But how strictly is this enforced?
London / Edinburgh - The US is actually known for its strange laws.
In Chicago, in the land of opportunity, it is forbidden to go fishing in pajamas.
In Devon it is forbidden to walk backwards after sunset.
In Kirkland, the hand of the law even extends into the animal kingdom: bees are not allowed to fly through the streets here.
But a law in Scotland and England is now competing with the USA: The law called
The Control of Dogs Order 1992
stipulates that dogs must wear a collar with the name of their owner and his address.
So if you simply use a harness and forget the identification tag, you have to expect hefty fines.
There is talk of 5000 pounds (approx. 5,800 euros), but higher amounts are also possible.
Wrong collar?
Penalties of £ 5,000 or more
Anyone who breaks the law is guilty of the
Animal Health Act 1981.
The legislature provides for a fine that “does not exceed level five on the standard scale”.
What that means?
For a long time the upper limit of the penalty fee was 5,000 British pounds (approx. 5,800 euros), but since 2015 the penalties have been higher.
A spokeswoman for the UK Department for the Environment, Food and Agriculture told
TeamDogs
that the fines have had
no upper limit
since 2015: "Therefore, if convicted, the maximum sentence is up to six months in prison and / or an unlimited fine."
How strictly do England and Scotland implement the fines?
The good news first: So far, there has been no known case in which dog owners had to pay these horrific fines. But dog owners do not get away with it completely unscathed. For example, in 2018 the owner of a Cocker Spaniel had to pay a fine of 50 pounds (around 58 euros). The dog owner was traveling with his four-legged friend without a collar near Sapcote in eastern Central England.
In addition,
according
to the tabloid
Mirror
, he was charged 30 pounds (around 35 euros) because he admitted the offense.
The legislator points out that the complete postcode must be noted on the identification tag in addition to the name and address.
Dog owners can also provide a telephone number, but the law does not require this.
In this country too, dog owners can face high penalties.
In a new ordinance, the Passau municipality of Büchlberg has provided for a fine of up to 2500 euros for offenses when walking for a walk.
