East Lothian Council currently only has one dog-free zone at Aberlady Nature Reserve in place. However, a virtual meeting of the council’s cabinet has approved new Land Management Rules (LMR) which will increase the powers of countryside rangers to enforce more bans. The move comes after public consultation over the LMR saw more than 77 per cent of those taking part in favour of dog-free zones. At a meeting of the minority Labour administration cabinet this week, councillors were told that the introduction of temporary, seasonal or permanent zones would be used in areas where wildlife was at risk or nesting areas had been identified.