Did you know we have a dedicated powers and duties tool?
Available to LG Inform Plus subscribers, it provides information on what current legislation gives English and Welsh councils the power to do and what it requires them to do in law. Advanced searching and filtering options make it easy to find specific powers and duties based on legislation, business function and keyword, and results are easily exported in commonly used formats.
Animal welfare Function
Animal welfare (434) Service
The animal welfare sections responds to both reports from the public, and undertakes proactive patrols. The aims of the service are to protect local wildlife, to prevent nuisance from pet animals or from the keeping or boarding of pet animals and to reduce the risk to animal health arising from commercial keeping of pet or similar non-livestock animals.
Dangerous dogs enforcement (1471) Service
The police will deal with incidents where a dog is posing a risk to members of the public.
Dog registration (612) Service
Some authorities operate a voluntary dog registration scheme which will enable the dog to be returned to its owner if lost. This may include a microchipping scheme.
Dog wardens (432) Service
The dog warden service promotes and monitors responsible dog ownership, enforces dog fouling and dog nuisance legislation and deals with stray dogs.
Pet burial (1506) Service
Local authorities may provide information on pet burial and cremation. Some authorities may offer burial or memorial grounds for pets.
Stray animals (575) Service
The local authority has a legal duty to collect and detain stray animals if they remain unclaimed.
