A dog owner has been prosecuted by Eden District Council for failing to keep his Border Collie under control. Derek Sealby pleaded guilty to breaching a Community Protection Notice and was fined £274 at Carlisle Magistrates Court. He was accused of persistently flouting the community protection notice by exercising his dog off the lead and without a muzzle. That condition was imposed on Mr Sealby because his dog had a history of attacking and injuring other dogs when it was off the lead. Councillor Judith Derbyshire said: I hope that this case is a red flag to all irresponsible dog owners that Eden District Council will not hesitate to take action if they ignore the dog laws which are in force in all the towns and villages in our area.
Man fined for failing to keep his dog under control
A man has been fined for failing to keep his dog under control.
Eden District Council brought the prosecution and Derek Sealby, of Castle Gardens, Greystoke, pleaded guilty to breaching a Community Protection Notice.
He was fined £274 at Carlisle Magistrates Court on January 13.
He had persistently flouted conditions placed on the border collie because of its history of attacking and injuring other dogs when it was off the lead.
Sealby was meant to keep the dog on a lead and muzzle it, but failed to do so.
Sealby had been formally warned and had previously been the subject of enforcement action but his continued offending left the council with no alternative but to take him to court.
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