Littlehampton: Hundreds ignore "No Dogs on the beach rule"

According to an #Arun District #Council post, #dogs are banned from the #River Arun, to the #beach huts from #May 1st, to the 30th #September.

(Cc) Dwayne Hards.

Hundreds have ignored this "rule" by taking their dogs out for a nice day out on the #Littlehampton #coast.

Dogs are allowed on West Beach, Littlehampton all year round from September-May. However, on the opposite side of West Beach, dogs are not allowed on the opposite side of the River Arun, to the beach huts from May-September.

(Cc) Experience West Sussex.

According to https://www.arun.gov.uk/dog-control/ Anyone who commits an offence under any of the provisions of the Public Space Protection Orders may be liable, on conviction in the Magistrates Court, to a fine of up to £1,000. The Council may issue £100 Fixed Penalty Notices for such offences, reduced to £75 if paid within 14 days, and anyone who fails to pay a Fixed Penalty Notice may be prosecuted. Full version of public orders.pdf [pdf] 42KB. As of 20 October 2017, the Dog Control Orders changed to a PSPO, but penalties remain the same.