Good evening,

 

Thank you for your email.

 

We are handling your request under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA). Your request has been
forwarded to the appropriate Christchurch City Council staff, and we will
provide a response or update within 20 working days of the date we
received your request.

 

Please note that the Covid-19 restrictions mean that the Council will be
concentrating on the provision of essential services (such as maintaining
the water and waste networks and transport). The provision of information
remains important but the current situation will affect the Council’s
ability to access and provide information as it would under normal
circumstances. There may be some disruption in the provision of
information. We will endeavour to keep you updated on any requests for
information as best we can.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

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From: G A Findlay <[FOI #12661 email]>
Sent: Monday, 20 April 2020 5:15 PM
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Actions under Dog Control Bylaw

 

Dear Christchurch City Council,

I ask for the following information about dog control measures:

1: How many actions, of what sort, have been taken for breach of section
8C of the Dog Control Bylaw, relating to dogs being required to be on a
lead on streets.

2: How many actions, of what sort, have been taken for breach of section
8E of the Dog Control Bylaw, relating to dogs being required to be on a
lead in cemeteries.

Context: I see breaches of these two sections every day.

Yours faithfully,

G A Findlay

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Good morning,

 

I have heard back from staff who have asked if you could clarify the
timeframe of the information you are seeking.

 

Could you please let me know, and we will collate the information.

 

Kind regards,

 

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From: G A Findlay <[FOI #12661 email]>
Sent: Monday, 20 April 2020 5:15 PM
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Actions under Dog Control Bylaw

 

Dear Christchurch City Council,

I ask for the following information about dog control measures:

1: How many actions, of what sort, have been taken for breach of section
8C of the Dog Control Bylaw, relating to dogs being required to be on a
lead on streets.

2: How many actions, of what sort, have been taken for breach of section
8E of the Dog Control Bylaw, relating to dogs being required to be on a
lead in cemeteries.

Context: I see breaches of these two sections every day.

Yours faithfully,

G A Findlay

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Dear G A Findlay,

 

I am writing in regards to your request.

 

We will be providing a response to you, however there will be a slight
delay due to the need for further consultation. We anticipate being back
in touch with you by the end of this week.

 

We apologise for the delay.

 

Kind regards,

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From: G A Findlay <[FOI #12661 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 21 April 2020 11:12 AM
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Actions under Dog Control
Bylaw

 

Dear Official Information,

Apologies - I missed out the timeframe. I'd like the information for 2018
and 2019.

Many thanks
G A Findlay

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Dear G A Findlay,

 

Thank you for your patience while we consulted further with staff.

 

Please find below a table outlining the number of written warnings and
infringements issued for non-compliances relating to dogs / wandering /
offences while wandering. This information has been collated from a
Council database that records dog control enforcement responses. Please
note the following features of this database:

 

 1. Enforcement responses are categorised by the nature of the
non-compliance (in this case dogs wandering or offences while
wandering). The general location of the non-compliance (e.g. cemetery)
is not flagged. The particular section of the Bylaw or the Dog Control
Act 1996 that may have been breached is also not specified in the
database.
 2. Written warnings are categorised by the primary non-compliance subject
to the warning – there may be other non-compliances noted in the
warning that are not flagged on the database.
 3. Verbal warnings issued by Animal Management Officers are not captured
in the database and therefore not included in the table provided.

 

For these reasons we are not able to interrogate the database to
particularise the enforcement responses for non-compliances in cemeteries
specifically. We can conduct a search of enforcement responses relevant to
a particular street address. Therefore if you have an address for a
particular cemetery that you would like data for then we can search our
records on the basis of that address.

 

Please also note that Animal Management Officers can issue verbal warnings
and compliance advice to dog owners where it is a first time offence or an
isolated issue. As noted above, verbal warnings are not captured in the
database; and only the primary non-compliance subject to the warning is
recorded. This means that there may have been additional enforcement
responses issued for wandering dogs that are not captured in the table.

 

Further detailed information in relation to verbal warnings and location
data (such as cemeteries) could only be provided via a manual review of
thousands of individual complaints records. Therefore we have decided to
refuse this part of your request under the following section of the
LGOIMA:

 

·         17(f) – the information requested cannot be made available
without substantial collation or research

 

 

Written Warnings Issued 2018 2019
Control of dog - Public Place 15 10
Control of dog - Road 79 37
Control of dog - Private Place 3 11
Dog Not Under Control Dog Nuisance 8 6
Fouling 13 2
Roaming at large 172 218
Without Leash 2 2
Prohibited area 4 0
Infringements Issued 2018 2019
Bylaw S20 (generic) 3 5
Bylaw S20 (leash) 0 2
Control of dog S52A (Failure to keep dog controlled or confined) 275 242
Control of dog S53 (Failure to keep dog under control) 22 16

 

If you have any further questions, please let me know.

 

You have the right to request the Ombudsman to review this decision.
Complaints can be sent by email to [1][email address], by fax
to (04) 471 2254, or by post to The Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington
6143.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

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|City Council| |
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From: G A Findlay <[FOI #12661 email]>
Sent: Monday, 20 April 2020 5:15 PM
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Actions under Dog Control Bylaw

 

Dear Christchurch City Council,

I ask for the following information about dog control measures:

1: How many actions, of what sort, have been taken for breach of section
8C of the Dog Control Bylaw, relating to dogs being required to be on a
lead on streets.

2: How many actions, of what sort, have been taken for breach of section
8E of the Dog Control Bylaw, relating to dogs being required to be on a
lead in cemeteries.

Context: I see breaches of these two sections every day.

Yours faithfully,

G A Findlay

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