Fixed penalty notices

Fixed penalties can be issued for a number of offences. These include:

The dog was kept by you and:

you didn't have a valid licence for your dog
the dog wasn't wearing a collar with the name and address of the keeper inscribed in it or on a plate or badge attached to it
the dog was not wearing valid identification attached to the dog's collar.

The dog was kept by you or was in your charge and the dog:

was straying
was in a road where there is an order under Article 77 of the Planning (NI) Order 1972
was on land where livestock were present
was a greyhound in a public place and was not controlled or muzzled
was one of more than two greyhounds being exercised or led by one person in a public place.

The dog was kept by you or in your charge and is subject to control conditions and:

you failed to notify us that you transferred ownership or intended to transfer ownership
you contravened any control condition.

The fixed penalty notices for each of the offences listed above is £80 and you must pay this within 28 days from the date of issue. However, if you pay the fixed penalty notice within 14 days from the date of issue there is a concession for prompt payment which is £50.

You can also be issued with a £50 fixed penalty notice if you allow your dog to foul in a public place and fail to clean up after it.

Paying a fixed penalty notice

You can pay your fixed penalty notice with a cheque or money order by post. Please make cheques or money orders payable to the Director of Health and Environmental Services and send them to the address below.

You can also pay your fixed penalty notice with cash, cheque or by money order in person at our public office at the address below.

Cecil Ward Building
4-10 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP

You will need to make sure that the slip at the bottom of the fixed penalty notice (bearing the serial number of the notice) accompanies your payment.

Figures for fixed penalty notices

The table below shows the number of fixed penalty notices we issued to offenders.

Fixed penalty notices issued in 2011-2012
Quarter	Number of fixed penalties issued
Quarter	Fouling	Straying	No licence
April - Jun 2011	44	231	85
Jul - Sept 2011	20	165	72
Oct - Dec 2011	13	186	53
Jan - Mar 2012	15	766	267
Total	92	1,348	477