Control of Horses

Under the Control of Horses Act, 1996, Laois County Council is empowered to declare, by means of bye laws, control areas where horses may not be kept with out a license.

Laois County Council has made byelaws declaring part of its functional area to be a control area. A person cannot keep a horse in this “controlled area” without a license.

When a horse is impounded it is taken to the pound in Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny.  In order to have the horse returned a fee must be paid to Laois County Council.