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A North Okanagan woman is sounding the alarm of over lack of pet etiquette in a local pet park.

Diana Tuer and her dog, Ranger, frequent Pet Beach in Kalamalka Lake Park – a few days ago they came to the beach to discover areas covered in dog poop.

“There were just bags all piled up by the bench and then a bunch thrown in the bushes. It was just really disturbing that no one is packing them out to the garbage,” said Tuer.

Tuer told Castanet that the bags hurt not only the environment but also everyone and every animal that uses them.

“When you bring your dog down here, you don't want them opening up other bags. There's wildlife that is here as well,” said Tuer.

The Regional District of North Okanagan does have a bylaw to regulate the keeping and well-being of dogs, but the Pet Beach isn't under RDNO jurisdiction.

According to RDNO communications office Stacey Raftus, the beach is the responsibility of the province.

Tuer says there seems to be a lot of poop.

“It just looks like garbage in our beautiful park,” said Tuer. “I think if people knew that there was somebody that was monitoring it, a little bit more that maybe people would, you know, do the right thing."

Tuer believes that more enforcement could help mitigate the issue.

Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect that Pet Beach is under provincial jurisdiction.