Wiltshire Council have fined a man from Trowbridge over £200 for not having a collar identification tag or a microchip registered for his dog.
Johnny Rooney Lansdowne of Littleton, Trowbridge, was fined £219 after a member of the public discovered a stray dog in Seend on 10 January 2022 and the owner could not be identified, as the dog didn’t have a collar on or an identification tag.
The following day the dog was claimed by Mr Rooney who provided information to confirm ownership of the dog.
The owner was served with a microchip notice that required the dog to be registered within 21 days.
Despite being sent repeated reminders, the microchip owner’s details were not updated on a government-approved register, and the decision was made by the council to prosecute.
The case was heard at Salisbury Magistrates court on October 11. A fine of £60 was issued (reduced to £40 for a guilty plea), plus a victim surcharge of £34 and prosecution costs of £145 (reduced for proportionality), meaning a total fine of £219.
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