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A-92N lane restrictions THE traffic authority has advised that the A-92N in Almeria will be reduced to one lane in places until August 7 due to pruning work.
Santa Ana LAVADO de Cara de Santa Ana (washing the face of Santa Ana) procession leaves Plaza Benedict in Roquetas on Saturday at 6pm.
Mature art MOJACAR’S craft centre is featuring Mojacarte, art by mature artists until this Saturday. Each sample is displayed as a triptych - set of three images side by side.
Sold out OWNERS of the Feria de Santa Ana bullring in Roquetas have displayed a poster for their upcoming event. “No hay billetes” as they are now sold out.
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Police clamping down on dangerous dogs SINCE March, officers of the National Police have prosecuted 19 people in Almeria and investigated 67 cases involving breaches of the regulations governing the possession of potentially dangerous dogs. In a clampdown throughout Almeria Province, National Police have been focusing their surveillance on areas frequented by children; for example, beaches, playgrounds and recreational family areas. The most common flaunters of the law are
people with potentially dangerous dogs who do not have the correct paperwork or licences. All dogs on the dangerous dogs list should be muzzled, secured by a leash no greater than one metre in length in public places, and never allowed in areas frequented by children. Owners of potentially dangerous dogs should have liability insurance for injury to third parties and properties of a minimum value of
€175,000. The only people or bodies exempt from the regulations are the Armed Forces, the National Police’s State Security Unit assigned to Andalucia, Local Police, and authorised fire and security firms. In Andalucia, there are nine breeds on the dangerous dogs list: American Staffordshire Terrier, Pit Bull Terrier, Doberman, Rottweiler, Akita Inu, Tosa Inu, Dogo Argentino and Fila Brasilero. The law also allows the authorities to use their discretion to include dogs that “manifest a markedly aggressive nature.” Owners of all potentially dangerous dogs need to be licensed, and this paperwork is available from the town hall for the municipality in which you live, or the municipality in which you and your dog work, if this is different. It is called ‘licencia para el perro potencialmente peligroso’. Owners may also be asked to undergo tests to prove their physical psychological fitness of owning such an animal. However, the law does not stop merely at potentially dangerous dogs. All dogs and cats are to be microchipped for inclusion on the national register. A copy of the law is available at www.juntadeandalucia.es/boja/200 8/47/3.