17 November/Tachwedd 2017

Have a say on dog control orders

Currently it is an offence to fail to remove dog fouling on any land to which the public has access, or to allow dogs onto school grounds, designated play areas or marked sports pitches. Dogs are also excluded from the lapwing breeding area near Garn Lakes Nature Reserve in Blaenavon.

Under a new Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) failure to remove dog fouling would remain an offence, but the current dog exclusion zones would be revised to reduce the number from around 250 to 150. School grounds, designated play areas, marked sports pitches and the lapwing breeding area would remain exclusion zones but many of these areas will have their boundaries revised.

The new order would also introduce two Dogs on Leads areas for specific parts of Cwmbran Boating Lake and Garn Lakes Local Nature Reserve. This would be a new offence and is being considered in response to concerns raised about dog on dog attacks, risks to wildlife and conflicts between different users of these areas.

Have your say here 

Lleisio barn ar orchmynion rheoli cŵn 

Ar hyn o bryd, mae’n drosedd peidio â chodi baw cŵn  ar unrhyw dir y mae gan y cyhoedd fynediad iddo, neu ganiatáu i gŵn fynd ar diroedd ysgol, mannau chwarae dynodedig neu gaeau chwarae plant dynodedig. Gwaherddir cŵn hefyd o’r ardal bridio cornicyllod ger Gwarchodfa Natur Leol Llynnoedd Garn ym Mlaenafon.

Dan y Gorchymyn Amddiffyn Mannau Cyhoeddus newydd (GAMA) byddai methu â chodi baw cŵn yn parhau i fod yn drosedd, ond byddai’r parthau gwahardd cŵn yn cael eu newid i ostwng y nifer o ryw 250 i 150. Byddai tiroedd ysgol, mannau chwarae dynodedig, caeau chwarae dynodedig a’r ardal bridio cornicyllod yn parhau i fod yn barthau gwahardd ond byddai ffiniau nifer o’r ardaloedd hyn yn cael eu newid. 

Byddai’r gorchymyn newydd hefyd yn cyflwyno dwy ardal Cŵn ar Dennyn ar gyfer rhannau penodol o Lyn Cychod Cwmbrân a Gwarchodfa Natur Leol Llynnoedd Garn. Byddai hon yn drosedd newydd ac mae’n cael ei hystyried mewn ymateb i bryderon a fynegwyd am gŵn yn ymosod ar gŵn eraill, peryglon i fywyd gwyllt a gwrthdaro rhwng gwahanol fathau o ddefnyddwyr yn yr ardaloedd hyn. 

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