378GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 February 2022

378 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 February 2022 (4) Subclauses (1) and (2) do not apply to premises used— 7.8 Limitation on numbers of other animals (1) The number of cats or dogs permitted to be kept are as determined by— (a) clause 7.6; and (b) Shire of Menzies Dogs Local Law 2021 as amended from time to time. (2) Without the approval of an authorised person, an owner or occupier of land in a townsite shall not keep more than 20 animals, including dogs and cats. (3) Notwithstanding subclause (2) an authorised person may require a reduction of the approved number of animals on premises within a townsite, or alternatively prohibit the keeping of animals on particular premises, if unreasonable noise or a nuisance is being caused. (4) Subclauses (2) and (3) do not apply to premises used— Division 3—Keeping of birds 7.9 Interpretation poultry includes fowls, peafowls, guinea fowls, turkeys, geese, ducks, chickens, bantams and other domestic fowls; pigeons are birds that are classified within the family Columbidae and includes doves; and miscellaneous birds means birds other than poultry and pigeons. 7.10 Commercial poultry establishments Commercial poultry establishments are to manage operations in accordance with the Environmental Code of Practice for Poultry Farms in Western Australia 2004 produced by the Western Australian Broilers Growers Association and Poultry Farmers Association of Western Australia. 7.11 Limitation on numbers of pigeons, poultry and miscellaneous birds (1) Without the approval of an authorised person, an owner or occupier of land in a townsite shall not keep a combined total of more than 20 poultry, pigeons and miscellaneous birds. (2) Notwithstanding subclause (1) an authorised person may require a reduction of the approved number of poultry, pigeons, or miscellaneous birds on premises within the district, or alternatively prohibit the keeping of poultry, pigeons, or miscellaneous birds on particular premises, if unreasonable noise or a nuisance is being caused. (3) Subclauses (1) and (2) do not apply to premises used— 7.12 Requirements for keeping poultry (1) A person who keeps poultry or permits poultry to be kept on land within a townsite shall ensure (a) all poultry is kept in a properly constructed and securely fastened structure or enclosure; (b) the structure or enclosure is in a yard having an otherwise unobstructed area of at least 15 square metres; and (c) no poultry is able to approach within 15 metres of a street other than a right of way unless, in the case of land at the junction of two or more streets, an authorised person has approved a lesser distance. (2) A person who keeps poultry or permits poultry to be kept shall ensure no poultry is able to encroach— (i) within 5 metres of any dwelling house on the land; or (ii) within 15 metres of a neighbouring dwelling house, public building, or premises where people are employed or premises where food is stored, prepared, manufactured or sold. 7.13 Roosters, geese, turkeys, peafowl, emu and ostrich Without the approval of an authorised person, an owner or occupier of premises in a townsite shall not keep on those premises— (a) a rooster; (b) a goose or gander; (c) a turkey; (d) a peacock or peahen;