We have received your feedback on our new proposed Dog Management Policy and Bylaw. We are required to review these documents every 10 years.
The Policy and Bylaw, together with the Dog Control Act 1996, provide the rules for dogs in the Whangārei District.
Before making any final decisions, we sought your views to help us ensure the proposed Policy and Bylaw best suit our community's needs.
What's included
Our proposed Dog Management Policy And Bylaw cover a range of issues including:
- where you can and can't take dogs
- where dogs are allowed off leash
- designated dog exercise areas (dog parks)
- beach access rules during summer
- rules for picking up dog faeces
- requirements to neuter menacing and uncontrolled dogs
- registration fee discounts for specified classes of dogs.
The Statement of Proposal sets out what we are proposing and the reasoning. We recommend you read the statement in full to understand the context and how the Policy and Bylaw work together.
Statement of Proposal(PDF, 8MB)
For quick reference, you can also view the proposed Policy and Bylaw separately.
Proposed Dog Management Policy(PDF, 6MB)
Proposed Dog Management Bylaw(PDF, 613KB)
Give us your feedback
Submissions closed at 5:00pm on Friday 14 June 2024. The submission closing date was extended from 3 June.
Some people may also want to speak to Elected Members in Council Chambers about their submission.
You must have registered your request to attend the hearing by ticking the box on the submission form.
We will contact you by Friday 21 June 2024 to confirm your estimated hearing time on Wednesday 3 July 2024 and provide you with more information on the hearing process.
This notice is given pursuant to sections 83, 83A, 86 and 87 of the Local Government Act 2002.