Commissioners in Castletown are clamping down on dog fouling with on-the-spot fines.
Those who let their dogs foul the streets will have to pay ?50 straight away, or face a court appearance and a fine of up to ?1000.
Chairman of Castletown Commissioners Richard Ronan says it's an exceptionally common complaint, and something he and his colleagues take very seriously:
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