6052GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 December 2017

6052 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 December 2017 6.2.4 Local government may execute and recover costs (a) a person is required under this division or directed by a notice under 6.2.2 to execute any work; and (b) that person fails or neglects to comply with the requirement; the local government may execute the work and recover from that person the cost of executing the work, in addition to any penalty for which that person may be liable. (2) The costs and expenses incurred by the local government in the execution of a power under subclause (1) may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction from that person. (3) The local government shall not be liable to pay compensation or damages of any kind to the person referred to in subclause (1) in relation to any action taken by the local government. Division 3—Rodents 6.3.1 Interpretation rodents means those animals belonging to the order Rodentia and includes rats and mice but does not include animals (other than rats) kept as pets in an enclosure designed for the purpose of keeping as pet animals of that kind. 6.3.2 Measures to be taken to eradicate rodents (1) An owner or occupier of premises shall at all times take effective measures to eradicate any rodents in or on the premises. (2) An Environmental Health Officer may direct, orally or in writing, an owner or occupier of premises to take whatever action, in the opinion of the Environmental Health Officer, is necessary or desirable to prevent or deter the presence of rodents in or on the premises. (3) An owner of occupier shall within the time specified comply with any direction given by an Environmental Health Officer under this clause. 6.3.3 Food and wastes to be kept in rodent proof receptacles A person shall not place or caused to be placed in or on any premises, and an owner or occupier of premises shall not permit to remain in or on the premises— (a) any waste food, refuse, or other waste matter which might attract rodents to the premises or which might afford harbourage for rodents; or (b) any food intended for birds or other animals, unless it is contained in a rodent proof receptacle or a compartment which is kept effectively protected against access by rodents. 6.3.4 Restrictions on the keeping of rats A person or body which keeps rodents shall— (a) at all times ensure that all live rodents are kept in the effective control of a person or locked in cages; (b) if a rodent escapes, forthwith comply with the requirements of clause 6.3.2 and ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to destroy or recapture the rodent; and (c) not keep a combined total of more than 6 rats at any one time. 6.3.5 Food Premises etc. to be cleaned after use An owner or occupier of a food premises, theatre or place of entertainment, whether indoor or outdoor, shall cause the premises to be cleaned immediately after the last occasion on which the premises has been used on that day, or, if the use extends after midnight, then immediately after that use. Division 4—Cockroaches 6.4.1 Interpretation cockroach means any of the various orthopterous insects commonly known as cockroaches. 6.4.2 Measures to be taken to eradicate cockroaches (1) An owner or occupier of premises shall take effective measures to eradicate any cockroaches in or on the premises. (2) An Environmental Health Officer may direct, orally or in writing, an owner or occupier of premises to take whatever actions that, in the opinion of the Environmental Health Officer, is necessary or desirable to prevent or deter the presence of cockroaches in or on the premises. (3) An owner or occupier shall within the specified time comply with any direction given by an Environmental Health Officer under this clause.