NO council in England has handed out more fines for dog fouling over the last five years than Barnsley Council.
A new study by dog marketplace puppies.co.uk has found over 50,000 reports of dog fouling across the country in the past five years.
It found there were 1,618 reports of dog fouling in Barnsley.
It also found Barnsley Council issued 283 fixed penalty notices to dog owners caught letting their pets foul public land, meaning it came first in England for fines issued.
The council received a total of £28,300 in fines, an average of £100 per fine.
Across the country, the average fine issued varied greatly, from £273 in Newcastle, to £40 in Babergh.
Despite the high number of reports, only 1,182 FPNs relating to dog fouling have been issued in the past five years, an average of just 14 per council.
It means that Barnsley Council handed out around a quarter of all the notices in the country over the time frame.
A total of £101,605 in fines was also reported, an average of £1,210 per council.
