A pet waste collection apparatus comprising: a housing defining in part a body compartment for receiving pet waste; a handle coupled to the housing; a grapple coupled to the housing and selectively operable between a closed position in which the grapple and housing substantially enclose the body compartment and an open position in which the grapple and housing define a mouth in communication with the body compartment; a grapple control (52, 54) on the handle for selectively operating the grapple between the open and closed positions; and an axle mount (44, 64) configured to support a bag roll inside the body compartment; wherein the grapple control (52, 54) comprises a grip lever selectively pivotable from an extended configuration to a retracted configuration by squeezing the grip lever toward the handle, and comprising a grapple torsion spring configured to rotationally bias the grapple, characterised in that the grapple control (52, 54) comprises a catch configured to selectively latch the grapple against the bias of the grapple torsion spring, wherein: the axle mount (44, 64) comprises a first axle engaging member and a second axle engaging member, the first axle engaging member resiliently biased toward the second axle engaging member, an axle is mounted in the axle mount (44, 64), the axle having an axle mount engaging member, wherein the first axle engaging member is configured to mate with the axle mount engaging member; a rotating member is rigidly connected to the axle, the rotating member configured to periodically develop friction against an inhibiting member in fixed relation with the housing when the axle rotates. a housing defining in part a body compartment for receiving pet waste; a handle coupled to the housing; a grapple coupled to the housing and selectively operable between a closed position in which the grapple and housing substantially enclose the body compartment and an open position in which the grapple and housing define a mouth in communication with the body compartment; a grapple control (52, 54) on the handle for selectively operating the grapple between the open and closed positions; and an axle mount (44, 64) configured to support a bag roll inside the body compartment; wherein the grapple control (52, 54) comprises a grip lever selectively pivotable from an extended configuration to a retracted configuration by squeezing the grip lever toward the handle, and comprising a grapple torsion spring configured to rotationally bias the grapple, characterised in that the grapple control (52, 54) comprises a catch configured to selectively latch the grapple against the bias of the grapple torsion spring, the axle mount (44, 64) comprises a first axle engaging member and a second axle engaging member, the first axle engaging member resiliently biased toward the second axle engaging member, an axle is mounted in the axle mount (44, 64), the axle having an axle mount engaging member, wherein the first axle engaging member is configured to mate with the axle mount engaging member; a rotating member is rigidly connected to the axle, the rotating member configured to periodically develop friction against an inhibiting member in fixed relation with the housing when the axle rotates.