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Pigeons
The Council's two Pest Officer/General Assistants received
instruction in pigeon destruction during the year and the Department
now carries out its own activities in this connection instead
of employing a specialist firm as here to for.
Various equipment has been purchased and licences issued
by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food authorising
these two officers to use stupefying bait for taking wild birds.
These licences are issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food in pursuance of Section 10 of the Protection of Birds
Act, 1954, for a period of twelve months, and certain conditions
must be observed such as stupefying bait being of aspecific kind,
10 days' notice in writing being given to the Ministry in respect
of each treatment, bait can only be laid on land or any buildings
to which members of the public either have no access or only
limited access and only during the early hours of the morning.
Several treatments were carried out by the Department during
the year and it is hoped that it will be possible to adhere to a
fixed programme during the forthcoming year in order fto keep our
increasing pigeon population under control.
Fouling of Footpaths by Dogs
The Council have made a "Good Rule and Government Byelaw"
regarding dogs fouling footways. This Bye-law states:"(1)
No person, being in charge of a dog, shall allow the
dog to foul the footway of any street or public place
by depositing its excrement thereon.
Provided that a person shall not be liable to be
convicted of an offence against this Bye-law if he
satisfied the Court that the fouling of the footway by
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