Owners of fouling dogs rapped for just £100
Only Strabane (£50) and Ballymoney (£50) raised a lower amount. The £100 sum in Londonderry was equal to that raised in Limavady and Dungannon/South Tyrone.
According to figures released by the Environment Minister Alex Attwood £50 was raised here in both 2010/11 and 2008/9.
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Hide AdMr Attwood explained that under Article 4 of the Litter (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 it is an offence to permit a dog to foul.
However, the Council has since April issued three fines for fouling, with a further two fixed penalties pending.
A spokesperson for Derry City Council said that “in order to issue fixed penalty notices or prosecutions, dog wardens or enforcement officers must witness a person permitting their dog to foul and failing to clean up after it, making it difficult for Council to impose fixed penalty notices.”