My neighbours dog makes a mess on my grass and my neighbour refuses to clean it up. What can be done?
Although the “stoop and scoop” laws outlined in Traffic By-Law 93-93 prevent pet owners from permitting their pets to foul City property, there is no City by-law that governs the soiling of private property. As such, your neighbour is not contravening a City by-law by allowing his dog to mess on your lawn. However, you may still submit a complaint about your neighbour’s dog by calling the Brampton Animal Shelter at (905) 458-5800. An Animal Control Officer will be dispatched to your neighbour’s to investigate and discuss the situation and, if it is found that Dog By-Law 7-92 has been contravened (that is, dogs must be leashed or otherwise under control of a person at all times, except when the dog is on the property of its owner or has prior consent of the owner of the land on which the dog is found) the Officer will issue a ticket.
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