If you are a dog owner you may be affected by the Hastings District Council consolidated Dog Control bylaws which regulate and control dogs in public areas.

Prohibited areas for dogs in the Hastings area are:

• Hastings District Council Civic Building, located at Lyndon Road East, Hastings
  
• Public libraries, public swimming pools and paddling pools
  
• Children’s playing areas under the control of the Hastings District Council
  
• All areas under the control of the Hastings District Council set aside for organised games or sports and all other areas zoned as sports parks in the Hastings District
  
• Any other areas Council deems necessary which will be publicly notified and marked accordingly
  

Controlled areas for dogs (they must be under your control) in Hastings are:

• The streets within any commercial area and all public places within these streets
  
• All public parks, public reserves and parts of parks and reserves under the control of Council, which are neither prohibited areas, off-lead areas or exercise areas
  
• All public carparks
  

Off-Lead and Exercise Areas for Dogs in the Hastings District area are:

• The road reserve in Karamu Road South, from Pattison Road south to Murdoch Road
• The road reserve in Otene Road, from Elwood Road north to Ruahapia Road, excluding a section of 200m
• The banks of the Karamu Stream, from a point adjacent to the southern-most edge of Anderson Park, Havelock North to over the bridge on Havelock Road
• The Tainui Reserve
• The Tauroa Road Reserve
• All river beds and stop banks of waterways within the District that are controlled by the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
• The road reserve on Portsmouth Road, from Wilson Road, west to the end of the road
• The "green belt" of land on the western edge of Margate Avenue
• The northern reaches of Ocean Beach and Waimarama Beach
  

Every person who commits a breach of any provision of the bylaw is liable to an infringement fine of $200.00.

If you want more information about Bylaws on Dog Control or any other Hastings bylaw contact the Resource Management Division of the Hastings District Council.