Dogs Local Law 2017
5792GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1 December 2017
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5792 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1 December 2017 Division 2—General duties of an occupier 9.8 Interpretation occupier means the occupier, or where there is more than one occupier, each of the occupiers of the premises in or upon which an offensive trade is carried on; and premises means those premises in or upon which an offensive trade is carried on. 9.9 Cleanliness (a) ensure the premises is kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and that floors, walls, ceilings and other portions of the premises are kept in a state of good repair; (b) ensure all fittings, fixtures, appliances, machinery, implements, shelving, furniture, bins, sinks, drain boards, grease traps, tubs, vessels and other things used on or in connection with the premises are kept in a clean and sanitary condition in a good state of repair; (c) keep the premises free from offensive odour arising from the premises; (d) maintain in a clean and tidy condition all yards, footpaths, passageways, paved areas, stores or outbuildings used in connection with the premises; and (e) clean daily, and at all times keep and maintain all sanitary conveniences and all sanitary fittings and grease traps on the premises in a clean and sanitary condition. 9.10 Rats and other vectors of disease (a) ensure that the premises are kept free from rodents, cockroaches, flies and other vectors of disease; and (b) provide in and on the premises effective means and methods for the eradication and prevention of rodents, cockroaches, flies and other vectors of disease. 9.11 Sanitary conveniences and hand wash basins The occupier shall provide on the premises in an approved position, sufficient sanitary conveniences and hand wash basins, each with an adequate supply of hot and cold water for use by employees and by all other persons lawfully upon the premises. 9.12 Painting of walls etc The occupier shall cause the internal surface of every wall, the underside of every ceiling or roof and all fittings as may be directed in and on the premises to be cleaned and painted when instructed by an EHO. 9.13 Effluvia, vapours or gases (a) provide, use and maintain in a state of good repair and working order, appliances and preventive measures capable of effectively destroying or of rendering harmless all offensive effluvia, vapours, dust or gases arising in any process of his business or from any material, residue or other substance which may be kept or stored upon the premises; and (b) manage and operate the premises such that odours emanating from the premises do not unreasonably interfere with the health, welfare, convenience, comfort or amenity of any person. 9.14 Offensive material (a) provide on the premises, impervious receptacles of sufficient capacity to receive all offensive material and trade refuse produced upon the premises in any one day; (b) keep airtight covers on the receptacles, except when it is necessary to place something in or remove something from them; (c) cause all offensive material and trade refuse to be placed immediately in the receptacles; (d) cause the contents of the receptacles to be removed from the premises at least once in every working day or at such other intervals as may be approved or directed by an EHO; and (e) cause all receptacles after being emptied to be cleaned immediately with an efficient disinfectant. 9.15 Storage of materials The occupier shall cause all material on the premises to be stored so as not to be offensive or injurious to health whether by smell or otherwise and so as to prevent the creation of a nuisance. 9.16 Specified offensive trades (1) For the purposes of this clause, specified offensive trade means one or more of the offensive trades carried on, in or connected with the following works or premises— (a) fat rendering premises; and (b) laundries, dry cleaning premises and dye works.