New regulation in Bottrop: Dog owners have to carry feces bags!

New regulation in Bottrop: Dog owners have to carry feces bags!

in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, threatens drastic fines for dog owners from 2025 who do not adhere to the new regulations. According to the current regulations, dog owners are obliged to always have at least an unused dog droppings with them. This new order came into force on November 30, 2024 and is part of a comprehensive package of measures to improve cleanliness in the city, such as reported.

The regulation is intended to ensure that dog owners properly dispose of the legacies of their animals. If you are checked and have no bag with you, you will only receive an information list for the time being. But that changes at the turn of the year: from 2025 a fine of up to 1000 euros will be due if you violate the regulation. This is done as part of a comprehensive reform of the fine in Bottrop, which also includes other aspects such as noise protection and the maintenance of public systems, according to the bottroper Zeitung .

tightened controls and higher fines

In addition to the obligation to carry dog ​​dropet bags, the city of Bottrop is also planning to increase the existing fines for various administrative offenses. For example, dog owners who do not control their outdoor dogs are to be punished with up to 55 euros. Violations of the new rule could not only be expensive, but also lead to intensive controls by the municipal regulatory service.