BULL 99 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 found some ideal ground of the beaten track with legal footpaths covered with hare whilst walking one dog off the lead through the designated path what if hare went up and dog accidently coursed it and caught it would there be a defence if this occured in front of a wittness, just a thought Quote Link to post
MEG 52 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 found some ideal ground of the beaten track with legal footpaths covered with hare whilst walking one dog off the lead through the designated path what if hare went up and dog accidently coursed it and caught it would there be a defence if this occured in front of a wittness, just a thoughti all ways thought u had to have dog on lead on public footpath Quote Link to post
Guest tawny Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 found some ideal ground of the beaten track with legal footpaths covered with hare whilst walking one dog off the lead through the designated path what if hare went up and dog accidently coursed it and caught it would there be a defence if this occured in front of a wittness, just a thoughti all ways thought u had to have dog on lead on public footpath unless they are working dogs im sure that's what the law says anyway. Quote Link to post
stork 1 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 found some ideal ground of the beaten track with legal footpaths covered with hare whilst walking one dog off the lead through the designated path what if hare went up and dog accidently coursed it and caught it would there be a defence if this occured in front of a wittness, just a thought As far as i know your not aloud to ride a push bike on a FP your only aloud whell barrows ans dogs on LEADS dogs should be kept on leads at all times ...............i know its silly but thats the law and i know were all law obiding citezens (HUNTERS) Quote Link to post
MEG 52 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 found some ideal ground of the beaten track with legal footpaths covered with hare whilst walking one dog off the lead through the designated path what if hare went up and dog accidently coursed it and caught it would there be a defence if this occured in front of a wittness, just a thought As far as i know your not aloud to ride a push bike on a FP your only aloud whell barrows ans dogs on LEADS dogs should be kept on leads at all times ...............i know its silly but thats the law and i know were all law obiding citezens (HUNTERS) Quote Link to post
Guest tawny Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 i am 100% sure that working dogs,do not need a lead on footpaths or common land. iff anyone can put me right on that feel free to do so Quote Link to post
BULL 99 Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 found some ideal ground of the beaten track with legal footpaths covered with hare whilst walking one dog off the lead through the designated path what if hare went up and dog accidently coursed it and caught it would there be a defence if this occured in front of a wittness, just a thought As far as i know your not aloud to ride a push bike on a FP your only aloud whell barrows ans dogs on LEADS dogs should be kept on leads at all times ...............i know its silly but thats the law and i know were all law obiding citezens (HUNTERS) would it be any sort of defence if your dog slipped its coller,on this legal footpath and luckly ther was another walker or two who wittnessed the regretful fact that your dog did slip his coller and you did not slip him Quote Link to post
stork 1 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 i am 100% sure that working dogs,do not need a lead on footpaths or common land.iff anyone can put me right on that feel free to do so i should know beaing a keeper but i dont Quote Link to post
MEG 52 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 i am 100% sure that working dogs,do not need a lead on footpaths or common land.iff anyone can put me right on that feel free to do so i have been on local land on public footpath and game keeper allways spouting on about keeping dogs on leads Quote Link to post
BULL 99 Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 i am 100% sure that working dogs,do not need a lead on footpaths or common land.iff anyone can put me right on that feel free to do so i should know beaing a keeper but i dont i think its a legal requirment if there are lambs or ground nesting birds i maybe wrong Quote Link to post
stork 1 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 found some ideal ground of the beaten track with legal footpaths covered with hare whilst walking one dog off the lead through the designated path what if hare went up and dog accidently coursed it and caught it would there be a defence if this occured in front of a wittness, just a thought As far as i know your not aloud to ride a push bike on a FP your only aloud whell barrows ans dogs on LEADS dogs should be kept on leads at all times ...............i know its silly but thats the law and i know were all law obiding citezens (HUNTERS) would it be any sort of defence if your dog slipped its coller,on this legal footpath and luckly ther was another walker or two who wittnessed the regretful fact that your dog did slip his coller and you did not slip him I`ll find out for you the proper law if i can find it some where un less its gone walk abouts and the doga found it Quote Link to post
Chid 6,639 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Road Traffic Act 1988 This makes it an offence to have a dog on a designated road without the dog being held on a lead. Quote Link to post
BULL 99 Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Road Traffic Act 1988This makes it an offence to have a dog on a designated road without the dog being held on a lead. is a footpath classed as a road Quote Link to post
Chid 6,639 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 in other words if the footpath is an old road like one used for green laning you could get done Quote Link to post
Guest tawny Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 i should know beaing a keeper but i dont [/quote the law on common land does state no motor vehicles only horse drawn vehicles and carriages. as for the right of way . but what it should also say is all dogs must be kept on leads except working dogs, an old law i think Quote Link to post
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