Effective control
Effective control means you need to always:
- have your dog on a lead except in designated off-lead areas
- be able to recall your dog and place it on a lead, if necessary, when in a designated off-lead area.
Even in off-lead areas, you must have your dog on a lead:
- within 30 metres of sports games, picnics or barbecues
- within 10 metres of a children’s playground area.
Dogs are not allowed in playground areas.