Poop a scoop has its place, but we all want Pembrokeshire towns, streets and parks to be free of mess permanently, said local AM Christine Gwyther this week. Anyone who fails to clean up after their dogs could be slapped with a £150 fine. Labour Environment Minister Carwyn Jones is calling time on dog fouling, street litter and graffiti as Labour brings in new measures to tackle these offences across Wales. New powers brought before the Assembly on Tuesday will see Pembrokeshire County Council given the powers to fine people between £75 and £150 for crimes against clean and tidy streets and public spaces. Christine said: "Dog mess, fly-tipping and graffiti is no trivial issue for people who want to take pride in their community and want to go out and about and enjoy their local environment free of unsightly mess "These new powers will be flexible enough to target problem areas at a local level. Pembrokeshire County Council can then use the money from the fines to go further in preventing and tackling these problems. "Labour takes this kind of low level environmental offence seriously. And we're delivering more and more power to local communities so that local people can take action on the anti-social behaviour, dog control problems, litter and graffiti that blights their neighbourhood."


