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Dear residents Due to a recent incident in Newport involving an out of control dog here are some rules for controlling your dog in public and private areas. It’s against the law to let a dog be dangerously out of control anywhere, such as: in a public placein a private place, for example a neighbour’s house or gardenin the owner’s homeThe law applies to all dogs. You can report a dog that’s out of control. Some types of dogs are banned. XL Bully dogs are now banned in England and Wales. Your dog is considered dangerously out of control if it: injures someonemakes someone worried that it might injure themA court could also decide that your dog is dangerously out of control if either of the following apply: it attacks someone’s animalthe owner of an animal thinks they could be injured if they tried to stop your dog attacking their animal.You can get an unlimited fine or be sent to prison for up to 6 months (or both) if your dog is dangerously out of control. You may not be allowed to own a dog in the future and your dog may be destroyed.If you let your dog injure someone you can be sent to prison for up to 5 years or fined (or both). If you deliberately use your dog to injure someone you could be charged with ‘malicious wounding’.If you allow your dog to kill someone you can be sent to prison for up to 14 years or get an unlimited fine (or both).If you allow your dog to injure an assistance dog (for example a guide dog) you can be sent to prison for up to 3 years or fined (or both). | 
