A number of constituents have contacted me with concerns about Pets as Prizes, usually goldfish.

The council terms for holding any event on council property includes a list of goods prohibited for sale and a colleague has asked the events team to ensure that ‘sale’ also means provision of prizes as it is part of a transaction.

1.     The Council will not permit the sale of any illegal, dangerous, or inappropriate products. The following is a list of products / product groups, prohibited for sale. The list is meant to be indicative only and not an exhaustive list.  If a trader is unsure of the status of any items, which they are proposing to sell, then they should seek further advice from the Trading Standards or obtain legal advice.

List of Prohibited Goods

a.      Guns, replica guns, ornamental swords and knives (except securely packaged domestic kitchen knives and cutlery which meet the Trading Standard Regulations for knives)

b.      Crossbows

c.      Laser pens

d.      Novelty lighters without a child-proof mechanism

e.      Live animals

f.       Fireworks

g.      Counterfeit goods

h.      Illegally copied videos, CD’s, DVD’s, MP3 disks and computer games

i.       Drugs, drug related products or items promoting the taking of drugs, including ‘legal highs’

j.       Inappropriate or offensive products, or those deemed so by the Council

k.      Any items that are offensive, indecent, obscene or pornographic or that could bring the Council into disrepute

l.       Products made wholly or partially with real animal fur

m.    The Council reserves the right to amend the above list of products or product groups at any time