Scheveningen fighting dog poop

The Hague’s Scheveningen district will work together with the police and surveillance teams in the coming months to take more stringent measures against dog owners who don’t clean up their pet’s poop.

All dog owners are required to clean up after their pets no matter where they are in the city. Nevertheless, too much poop is being left behind on the street, much to the great annoyance of city residents.

The problem is not as big everywhere in the city, but it does seem to be a particularly urgent problem in the district of Scheveningen.

High fines

The fine for not cleaning up after your dog is € 100. In order to clean up the doggie doo, dog owners need to have a proper ‘pooper scooper’ with them at all times. You must be able to show that you have paper or plastic doggie doo bags or a small scoop with you, punishable by a € 70 fine. There are also fines for people who let their dog out where it’s not allowed (€ 100) and for people who don’t have their dog on a lead where it’s required (€ 70).

Easy to avoid

It is easy to avoid a fine by keeping your dog on a lead where it’s required, letting your dog out only where it’s allowed and cleaning up after your pet. Special doggie doo bags (including biodegradable baggies) are available at pet shops and supermarkets. The bags may be thrown away in all public rubbish bins.