Sent: Friday, May 6, 2022 12:05 PM
Subject: LGOIMA request - dog control activity
I refer to your LGOIMA request of 28 March and follow-up of 19 April 2022 regarding the dog control activity, and respond below as per your email:
- Total
dog control expenditure per budget year for the past 5 years, broken down by
year
The below table shows the
total operating expenditure for the past 5 years:
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | YTD 2021/22 |
|
Total
operating expenditure
|
$1,089,068.96
|
$1,084,754.96
|
$1,120,081.47
|
$1,210,439.90
|
$927,943.78
|
- Total
fees collected (not including fines or penalties) relating to dog control over
the past 5 years (in line with 1.)
The below table shows the
total fees and charges collected (excluding prosecution fees) for the past 5
years:
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | YTD 2021/22 |
|
Total
fees and charges collected
|
$689,900.63
|
$776,757.54
|
$794,881.36
|
$809,210.85
|
$913,763.66
|
- Total
infringement notices and fines incurred issued under the Dog Control Bylaw over
the past five years, broken down into offence types which lead to issuing of
notice, further broken down by year (in line with 1.)
- Total
infringement notices and fines incurred issued under the Dog Control Act over
the past five years, broken down into offence types which lead to issuing of
notice, further broken down by year (in line with 1.)
Attached please find a spreadsheet containing a list of infringement notices issued for each year. This includes infringements under both the Dog Control Bylaw and Dog Control Act. Where the infringement is under the Dog Control Bylaw it is noted in the description (ie: Failure to Comply with Bylaw – reason). All other infringements originate under the Dog Control Act.The below table shows the total prosecution fees collected for the past 5 years:
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | YTD 2021/22 |
| Total prosecution fees
| $113,491.67
| $104,626.51
| $128,662.99
| $134,665.54
| $83,933.68
|
- Copies
of previous reviews into the Rotorua District Council Dog Control Bylaw
(including the original bylaw if reviews are easily available)
Attached are the following
iterations of the Dog Control Bylaw:
1_Dog Control 1990 – 9 April
1990
2_Dog Control Bylaw 1990, Amendment No1, 1993 – 12 July 1993
3_Dog Control Bylaw 1990,
Amendment No1, 1999 – 12 November 1999
4_Dog Control Bylaw 2005 – 1
February 2006
5_Dog Control Bylaw 2005 – 8
October 2012
Also attached is the Dog
Policy.
- Copies of 'Annual Report on Dog Control' or similar document for past 5 years
Attached are the annual dog control reports for 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 as required by section 10A of the Dog Control Act. Apologies the 2019 report cannot be found. - Any
information held and relevant to the decision made to prohibit dogs from the
Rotorua CBD. See attached Bylaw iterations.
