2928GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023

2928 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023 5.15 Stables (1) An owner or occupier of premises shall not keep a horse, cow or large animal on those premises without the written approval of the Council. (2) An owner or occupier of premises who has approval to keep a horse, cow or large animal shall provide for its use a stable which shall— (a) not be situated within 15 metres of a house or other premises; (b) have a proper separate stall— (i) for each horse or cow; and (ii) the floor area of which shall be a minimum of 6 square metres; (c) have each wall and roof constructed of an impervious material; (d) have on all sides of the building between the wall and the roof a clear opening of at least 150 millimetres in height; (e) have a floor, the upper surface of which shall— (i) be raised at least 75 millimetres above the surface of the ground; (ii) be constructed of cement, concrete or other similar impervious materials; and (iii) have a fall of 1 in 100 to a drain that shall empty into a trapped gully situated outside the stable and shall discharge in a manner approved by the Principal Environmental (3) The owner or occupier of premises on which a stable is located shall— (a) maintain the stable in a clean condition and clean, wash and disinfect it when so directed by an Environmental Health Officer; (b) keep all parts of the stable so far as possible free from flies or other vectors of disease by spraying with a residual insecticide or other effective means; and (c) when so ordered by the Principal Environmental Health Officer, spray the stable, or such parts as may be directed, with a residual insecticide. 5.16 Proximity of Animals to a Dwelling House The owner or occupier of premises shall not permit an approved animal to approach within 15 metres of a dwelling house. 5.17 Manure Receptacles An owner or occupier of premises on which an approved animal is kept shall— (a) provide in a position convenient to the stable a receptacle for manure constructed with a smooth, impervious, durable and easily cleanable surface and provided with a tight-fitting hinged lid; (b) keep the lid of the receptacle closed except when manure is being deposited or removed; (c) cause the receptacle to be emptied at least once a week and as often as may be necessary to prevent it becoming offensive or a breeding place for flies and other vectors of disease; (d) keep the receptacle so far as possible free from flies and other vectors of disease by spraying with a residual insecticide or other effective means; and (e) cause all manure produced on the premises to be collected daily and placed in the receptacle. Division 4—Keeping of Poultry, Pigeons and Cage-birds 5.18 Interpretation “Affiliated Person” means a person who is a member of a Pigeon Club or Cage bird Club which is an incorporated body under the Associations Incorporation Act 1987; “cage-birds” include parrots, budgerigars, canaries, finches, quail, doves and other birds kept in cages on residential premises but does not include poultry; “Code of Practice” means the Code of Practice—Pigeon Keeping and Pigeon Racing, published May 1994, amended from time to time and approved by the Pigeon Racing Federation of WA (Incorporated) and the Independent Racing Pigeon Federation Inc.; “pigeons” includes all breeds of domestic pigeon of the genus Columba Iivia domestica; “poultry” includes fowls, peafowl, turkeys, geese, ducks and other domestic fowls; “young birds” includes— (a) pigeons under 24 days of age and recognised as birds without feathers on the flesh under their wings; (b) cage-birds under 24 days of age and recognised as confined to their nests. 5.19 Limitation on Numbers of Poultry, Pigeons and Cage-birds (1) An owner or occupier of premises— (a) who is not an Affiliated Person shall not keep more than 20 pigeons and 20 cage birds exclusive of young birds;