Dogs may be banned from Sandwell children’s play areas, sports fields, schools and cemeteries from January.

Owners who don’t clear up after their dogs in the borough may also face fines of £75. A two month consultation period came to an end last week and council bosses are expected to approve plans next month.

Earlier this year people reacted angrily to an initial consultation exercise which looked to limit the number of dogs any one person could walk and the possibility of a blanket ban on letting dogs off their leads.

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Dogs may be banned from Sandwell children’s play areas, sports fields, schools and cemeteries from January.

Owners who don’t clear up after their dogs in the borough may also face fines of £75. A two month consultation period came to an end last week and council bosses are expected to approve plans next month.

Earlier this year people reacted angrily to an initial consultation exercise which looked to limit the number of dogs any one person could walk and the possibility of a blanket ban on letting dogs off their leads.The second consultation period, launched in July, featured plans to give fixed penalties to people who fail to clean up their dogs’ mess, and to not allow dogs onto children’s play areas, school grounds, sports fields, memorials and cemeteries.

Refusing to put a dog on a lead when told to do so by a street warden or a police officer could also generate a £75 fine. Consultation ended on September 20 and the report will be considered by the full council before a final decision is taken.

Sandwell community safety chief Councillor Derek Rowley said he would be recommending proposals for approval to come into effect on January 1.

The council meets on Wednesday, October 31 at the Council House, Oldbury.