Extractive Industries Local Law 2017
2120GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 12 April 2017
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2120 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 12 April 2017 8.3 Sale times to be approved Sales are to be conducted at a saleyard only on such days and at such times as may be appointed by a stock agent with the prior approval of the CEO. 8.4 Order of sales The order in which stock agents conduct sales on any day under clause 8.3 is to be the order agreed to by those stock agents, and in default of agreement, as directed by the CEO or an authorised person. Division 3—Care of and responsibility for stock 8.5 Diseased and injured stock (a) offer for sale any stock which is diseased, emaciated, injured or suffering from ill health for sale at a saleyard; or (b) deliver to any saleyard any stock which is diseased, emaciated, injured or suffering from ill health. (2) Where in the opinion of an authorised person stock at a saleyard is diseased, emaciated, injured or suffering from ill health, the authorised person may direct the stock agent of the stock, or if there is no stock agent, the owner or the person apparently in control of that stock, to remove that stock immediately from the saleyard. 8.6 Care of stock Where the stock is yarded in any saleyard the stock agent (or if there is no stock agent, the owner) shall— (a) ensure that the stock is properly cared for; and (b) if the stock is kept yarded for more than 24 hours, provide the stock with adequate food and water. 8.7 When purchaser becomes responsible for stock The purchaser of any stock yarded in a saleyard is responsible for such stock from the time the contract of sale is entered into. 8.8 Time limit for removal of stock The purchaser of any stock at a saleyard is to remove such stock from the saleyard by 5.00pm on the day after the day of sale, or by such later time as may be allowed by an authorised person. 8.9 Removal of unsold stock Where stock yarded in a saleyard remain unsold, the stock agent or, if there is no stock agent, the owner of the stock is responsible for the care and removal of such stock from the saleyard. 8.10 Removal of dead or maimed stock Stock which have died or which have been maimed shall be immediately removed from the saleyard where the stock— (a) are unsold, by the stock agent, or if there is no stock agent, the owner; or (b) have been sold, by the purchaser. Division 4—Payment of fees 8.11 Payment of yard fees Where stock is brought into a saleyard for a sale or any other purpose by a stock agent or owner, that stock agent or owner shall— (a) within 7 days of bringing the stock into a saleyard, give the local government a written statement signed by the stock agent or owner advising— (i) the total number of stock by class brought into the saleyard; and (ii) the date on which the stock was brought into the saleyard; and (b) within 28 days of bringing the stock into a saleyard, pay the local government the applicable yard fees set by the local government. 8.12 Documents may be inspected The stock agent or owner shall, on demand by the CEO, make available to the CEO for inspection such documents as may be necessary to enable the CEO to verify a statement given under clause 8.11. Division 5—Control of dogs 8.13 Only working dogs allowed A person shall not bring into a saleyard any dog which will not be used for working with stock in that saleyard on the day which it is brought in. 8.14 Diseased dogs prohibited A person shall not bring or permit to be brought into a saleyard a dog which is diseased.