I've suggested something similar here - Get Caught Picking up and get a windfall of £20/30/40 whatever it's deemed will work. but the local council prefer to do this
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/blaenau-gwent/2011/11/17/dog-foul-fines-doing-the-job-91466-29789412/In addition dog control orders are now in place and dogs are now banned from many areas and hav to be on lead at all times in most other areas
Thinking of not having any more dogs after the ones I have, it's too difficult to find a safe place for them (and me) to run about these days :( about the only place left is the mountain tops and they aren't safe for a woman alone :( Not fair to keep fast running energetic terriers and never let them off lead