956GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 March 2021

956 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 March 2021 (c) have each wall and roof constructed of an approved impervious material; (d) have a roof that covers the entire floor area of the stall; (e) have on all sides of the building between the wall and the roof a clear opening of at least 150 millimetres in height; (f) subject to subclause (2), have a floor, the upper surface of which shall— (i) be at least 75 millimetres above the surface of the ground; (ii) be constructed of cement, concrete or other similar impervious materials; (iii) have a fall of 1 in 100 to a drain, which shall empty, into a trapped gully situated outside the stable and shall discharge in a manner approved by the local government. (2) A stable constructed with a sand floor may be permitted by the local government, subject to the following— (i) the site must be well drained with the highest known water table at least 1.5 metres below the sand floor level, which may be achieved artificially; (ii) a 300mm thick bed of crushed limestone shall be laid under the sand of the stable (iii) sand, whether natural or imported, must be clean, coarse and free from dust; (iv) footings to each stable shall be a minimum of 450mmbelow ground level; (v) the stable design must allow for the access of small earth moving machinery, such as a skid steer loader, into each individual stall, to maintain the correct floor height; (vi) the minimum floor area of each stall shall be not less than 28 square metres and walls shall not be less than 3 metres vertically or 4 metres horizontally; (vii) the roofed area of each stall shall not be less than 50 percent of the floor area of the stall. (3) The owner or occupier of any premises on which a stable is located shall— (a) maintain the stable in a clean condition and when so directed by an EHO, clean, wash and disinfect it; (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 an EHO, spray the stable or such parts as may be directed, with a residual insecticide. 5.3.4 Manure Receptacle 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, which is constructed of smooth, impervious, durable, easily cleanable materials and, provided with a tight-fitting cover, and with no part of the receptacle base being lower than the surface of the adjoining ground; (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 or other vectors of disease; (d) keep the receptacle so far as possible free from flies or 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 and Pigeons 5.4.1 Interpretation poultry includes bantams, ducks and other domestic fowls; 5.4.2 Limitation on Numbers of Poultry and Pigeons An owner or occupier of premises within a townsite shall not keep a combined total of more than 12 poultry and pigeons without the approval of the local government, on any one lot of land. 5.4.3 Conditions for Keeping Poultry in Limited Numbers A person who keeps poultry or permits poultry to be kept shall ensure that— (a) no poultry is able to approach within 9 metres of a dwelling house, public building or premises where people are employed or where food is stored, prepared, manufactured or sold; (b) all poultry is kept in a properly constructed and securely fastened structure or enclosure; (c) the structure is in a yard having an otherwise unobstructed area of at least 30 square metres; (d) no poultry is able to approach within 9 metres of a street other than a right of way unless, in the case of land at the junction of two or more streets, the local government has approved a lesser distance; (e) no poultry is able to approach within 1.2 metres of any side or rear boundary of the premises; and (f) all enclosures or cages within which poultry are kept shall be maintained at all times in a clean condition and shall be disinfected or otherwise dealt with in a way as directed by an EHO.