In recent days, the Circular on Regulating the Management of Dogs in Central City, issued by the City of Zhaoyang, Yunnan Province, which limits dogs to “stop dogs from entering only” public areas, including the “Main Main Road, Back Street Lane” within 6 a.m. - 00 a.m. It also provides that dogs must only wear masks.
This is a matter that is rapidly getting popular online. Some Internet users recommended it for national implementation, but others questioned whether there was excessive enforcement.
On the morning of 5 December, an officer on duty of the Integrated Urban Management and Enforcement Bureau of Zoyang District informed the journalist Zhou ' s morning newspaper (fiscal message: xxcbbaoliao) that the circular was issued under the direction of the head of the superior department and that a public opinion could be raised, and that feedback to the leadership would be answered. At the same time, the staff member explained that a dog wearing a mask meant a bite mask and not an anti-immuno mask.
In response, the Shanghai State Attorney's Office, Mr. Tin Kingquin, argued that the city's administration, as an executive, was governed by law and could not be extended or reduced in scope, that the Proclamation, which lacked a legal basis, was invalid, and that the legislative language should be rigorous and that “the term `back street alleys' must be defined in order to be operational”.
Zhaoyang City Authority's dog walking order:
12 a.m. to morning.
On 3 December, the Integrated Urban Management Enforcement Bureau of Zhaoyang issued a Circular on Regulating the Management of Dogs in the Central City Area (hereinafter referred to as the Circular), which further regulates the behaviour of uncivilized dogs in urban areas, in response to “a number of citizens who continue to commit offences such as walking dogs, unbound dogs, dogs who drown on the ground, damage green areas, disturb people, stray dogs, large-scale dogs, etc.”.
According to the Proclamation, dogs are prohibited from entering public areas only, requiring that “at 00:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. a stray dog must be tethered, his dog must wear a mask and his dog must clean up his excrement in a timely manner”, and also requiring that “at 6 a.m. - 00:00 a.m., any dog must be prohibited from entering public areas, including “the main trunk of the central city, the back street alley”.
The Zhaoyang City Authority issued the Circular on Regulating the Management of Dogs in Central City.
Subsequently, some netizens considered the local Proclamation to be an impeccable act of accountability to citizens and hoped that it would be “nationally implemented”; others questioned: Does it make sense that the dog keeper can only walk the dog between 12 in the morning and 6 in the morning?
On December 4th, according to the morning news reporter, a member of the Internet sent a message to the local government on the People's Network leadership board saying: “It is prescribed that dogs can only walk between 12 a.m. and 6 p.m., and dogs are prohibited from going out, including on the streets. This provision is neither civilized nor reasonable, nor even human. Civilized dogs should be out of the house to hold ropes and pick up shit, and if they do not walk the dog in a civilized manner, they should be punished. It's not a one-size-fits-all, no dogs going out at night between midnight and 6:00.
Netizens question whether local law enforcement is excessive.
Local dog management: no limit on specific dog walk time
According to the network of officials of the city's people's government, article 21, paragraph 2, of the Zhao Tong City Administration Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the Ordinance), which was in force since 1 June 2018, prohibits “the release of dogs, pets from excrement on urban roads and other public premises” and, if the violation is violated, the Integrated Administrative Law Enforcement Department of the city's administration shall give critical education and order correction; if it refuses to correct it, the penalty shall be a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $50.
At the same time, article 30 of the Regulations provides that the raising of pets shall not affect the lives of others or endanger the safety of others, that dogs and dogs shall be kept in or attached to them, that they shall not be released or taken with other pets, and that any violation shall be corrected by an order of the General Administrative Enforcement Department of the City Administration, which shall be fined from $50 to $200.
In addition, article 4, paragraph 4, of the Zhao Tong Dog Management Scheme (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme), which has been in place since 1 December 2008, provides that the responsibility of the Urban Management Administration is to detect and punish damage to municipal sanitation caused by dogs.
According to article 12 of the Scheme, dogs are prohibited from entering the following premises: (i) offices and production areas of institutions, groups, enterprises and establishments; (ii) hospital clinics, school areas, student dormitories, kindergartens and other places of activity for children and young people; (iii) malls, hotels, restaurants; (iv) public places such as viewing areas, urban parks, urban green areas, etc.; (v) cinemas, museums, libraries, exhibition halls, sports stadiums, cabarets, playgrounds, stations, etc.; and (vi) other places marked by bans. Managers may refuse to enter the above-mentioned premises with dogs. Violations are punished by public security organs in accordance with the provisions of the Law of the People ' s Republic of China on the Punishment of Public Security Administration; they constitute offences and are held criminally responsible in accordance with the law.
Article 12 of the Zhao Tong City Dog Management Scheme (Preliminary) provides for places where dogs are prohibited from entering.
Journalists noted that in public places where dogs were restricted by the aforementioned Proclamation, “the main main road in the centre of the city, back alleys” did not fall within the limits set locally, and that there were no detailed restrictions on the time taken by dogs.
Urban Authority Response: Referring to a “bit protection mask”, issued at the direction of a higher authority, with dissenting opinions available
On the morning of 5 December, an officer on duty of the Integrated Urban Management and Enforcement Bureau of Zhaoyang District informed the journalist of Zhu ' s morning newspaper (fiscal message: xxcbbaoliao) that the circular had been issued under the direction of the head of the superior department and that the public had a dissenting opinion and that it would respond to the superior ' s feedback.
Subsequently, the Zhaoyang City Department's Phoenix Law Enforcement Brigade and the Dragon Spring Law Enforcement Brigade staff told journalists that the circular stated that “dogs should wear masks only” and that they were required to wear “absorption masks” rather than disease masks, in addition to specifically recommending that citizens “prepise garbage bags and pet cords, civilized dogs”.
“(Law enforcement) is a humanistic aspect because we also have colleagues who have dogs and who say that they cannot walk.
Can the local city authorities set a time frame for dogs to walk? In the view of the Shanghai State Law Office, lawyer Tin Kingquin, the city administration, as a law enforcer, is subject to the law and cannot extend or reduce the scope of law enforcement, and the Proclamation, which lacks a legal basis, is invalid. “The local provision may be amended and implemented, rather than allowing the city to administer its own expansion. Second, the legislative language should be rigorous, and the analogy " back street alleys " must be defined in order to be operational.”