In Chiasso, dog owners are now required to clean up after their dogs

In a Swiss first, the municipality of Chiasso now requires dog owners to wash away their pets' urine from pavements and building façades. Any breach of the regulation is punishable by a fine of CHF100. “The new municipal by-law was adopted in mid-June,” a spokesperson for the border town’s council told the Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA. “However, it will not be fully implemented until mid-August, following a public awareness campaign”. The municipality of Chiasso has 500 dogs, and the measure…