Rodney District Council has clarified the time period restrictions on dogs being on beaches apply under in its Dog Control Bylaw.
The Council’s Dog Control bylaw and Dog Control Policy were adopted in 2004. Both policies refer to restrictions operating during Daylight Savings.
In 2007, the Government extended the period daylight savings applies for by several weeks.
The Council agreed that the bylaw should apply to the daylight savings period that applied in 2004, when the bylaw was adopted. This means that dogs are not permitted on beaches between 9am and 7pm from the first Sunday in October until the third Sunday in March.
Signage at beaches will be amended to reflect the clarification.
More information
Contact: Wayne Knightbridge
Phone: 0800 426 5169
Email: wayne.knightbridge@rodney.govt.nz