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The licence fees will affect most of Bristol’s parks<\/p>\nThe new fees are due to be rolled out next yearThe licence fees will affect most of Bristol’s parks<\/p>\n
Professional dog walkers will pay less than other groups in an update on upcoming licence fees for Bristol parks. The fees are due to be rolled out early next year in parks across the city, although the exact level businesses will be charged has not yet been revealed.<\/p>\n
However after pressure from dog walkers, Bristol City Council<\/a> has agreed to reduce fees for their licences, compared to other businesses such as personal trainers holding bootcamp classes. These were initially proposed at \u00a3450<\/a> per business in one park, earlier this year.<\/p>\n The reduced fees were revealed by Liberal Democrat Councillor Stephen Williams, chair of the public health and communities policy committee, during a committee meeting on Friday, November 21. This came after warnings that \u00a3450 would be unaffordable for some dog walkers.<\/p>\n Rebecca Wilson, one affected dog walker, said: \u201cThere isn\u2019t anywhere like \u00a3450 profit in an average, good, responsible dog walker\u2019s business per year. It\u2019s a hand to mouth business model. With fees anywhere above \u00a3100, this cost will be passed directly to your constituents using invaluable dog walking services.<\/p>\n \u201cDog walkers will be forced to walk larger groups of dogs at any one time, increasing the numbers of dogs in parks at any one time, impacting other park users. While we\u2019re all very supportive of dog walker licensing, the current proposed fee is unaffordable.\u201d<\/p>\n