Animals Local Law 2016
806GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 24 January 2017
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806 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 24 January 2017 bathing appliance means any device, toy or equipment used to or assist a person in swimming or moving in or across the water, and includes an inflatable toy or similar device; boat means any structure or vessel, excluding personal water craft, whether motorised or not and made or used to travel or float on water or travel under water; building means any roofed structure enclosing space and intended for use as shelter (for people, animals or property) or for recreational, commercial or industrial purposes and includes any part of a building; bulk rubbish container means a bin or container designed or used for holding a substantial quantity of rubbish and which is unlikely to be lifted without mechanical assistance, but does not include a bin or container used in connection with the local government’s regular domestic rubbish collection service; carer means a person who provides care and support to a family member, friend or other person who has a disability, mental or physical illness, chronic condition, terminal illness or who is frail aged; carriageway has the meaning given to it by the Road Traffic Code 2000; CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Town of Cambridge or the Officer who, for the time being, is acting in that capacity; commencement day means the day on which this local law comes into operation; community facility means a facility owned or under the care, control or management of the local government for the benefit of the public, such as a hall, public swimming pool, library, recreation centre, child care centre, infant welfare centre, aged persons centre and the like; Council means the Council of the Town of Cambridge; crossing means a crossing giving access from a public thoroughfare to— (a) private land; or (b) a private thoroughfare serving private land; date of publication means, where local public notice is required to be given of a matter under this local law, the date on which notice of the matter is published in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the district; decency means the wearing of proper and adequate clothing for the occasion, so as to prevent indecent exposure; determination means a determination made under clause 2.1; drip line in relation to a street tree means the area of land under the perimeter of a street tree canopy; fence means any artificially created barrier whether temporary or permanent including post and rails, chain, metal, wire or pipe; fireworks means a device such as a catherine wheel, a roman candle, a rocket or the like, in which combustible materials are ignited and produce coloured smoke, flames, and sometimes an explosion or bang; fireworks display means a show of a number of fireworks, on occasion set off over a pre- arranged period, for the purpose of providing enjoyment or entertainment to those persons able to view them; footpath has the meaning given to it by the Road Traffic Code 2000; function means an event or activity characterised by all or any of the following— (a) formal organisation and preparation; (b) its occurrence is generally advertised or notified in writing to particular persons; (c) organisation by or on behalf of a club; (d) payment of a fee to attend it; and (e) systematic recurrence in relation to the day, time and place; garden means any part of a street or thoroughfare planted, developed or treated, otherwise than as a lawn, with one or more plants; intersection has the meaning given to it by the Road Traffic Code 2000; lawn means any part of a thoroughfare which is planted only with grass, or with a similar plant, but will include any other plant provided that it has been planted by the local government; liquor has the same meaning as is given to it in the Liquor Control Act 1988; local government building means any structure, hall or room, and any corridor, stairway, or annex therein or thereto attached, and includes all plumbing, electrical installations, fixtures, fittings, furniture, and any other contents, owned or under the care, control or management of the local government; local government property means anything which belongs to, is owned by or is under the care, control or management of the local government, and includes any flora and fauna thereon; lot has the meaning given to it in the Planning and Development Act 2005;