Sch 1PRESCRIBED OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 1—PRESCRIBED OFFENCES

25 January 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 911 ANIMALS, ENVIRONMENT AND NUISANCE LOCAL LAW 2016 Under the powers conferred by section 342 of the Health Act 1911 and Subdivisions 1 and 2 of Division 2 of Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other powers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Bruce Rock resolved on 20 day of October in the year 2016 to make the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Bruce Rock Animals, Environment and Nuisance Local Law 2016. 1.2 Commencement This local law comes into operation on the same day it is published in the Government Gazette. 1.3 Application This local law applies throughout the district. 1.4 Interpretation (1) In this local law, unless the context specifies otherwise— Act means the Local Government Act 1995; affiliated person means a person who is a member of a poultry or pigeon club incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015; amusement means anything usually conducted for amusement at a fair, a carnival or a show, whether conducted at a fair, a carnival or a show or elsewhere; approved animal means any farm animal which is the subject of a permit; authorised person means a person appointed by the local government, under section 9.10 of the Act to perform all or any of the functions conferred on an authorised person under this local law; aviary bird means any bird, other than poultry or pigeons, kept, or usually kept in an aviary or cage; beekeeper has the meaning given to it in Regulation 3 of the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013; birds includes poultry; builder means the holder of a building permit issued in respect of building works on a building site or a person in control of a building site; Building Code means the latest edition of the Building Code of Australia published by, or on behalf of, the Australian Building Codes Board, as amended from time to time, but not including explanatory information published with the Building Code; building permit has the meaning given to it by the Building Act 2011; Broadacre farming means the activity of producing cereal grains, coarse grains, pulses, oilseeds and the like including the production of farm animals and livestock and any combination of such activities on rural zoned land outside of townsites; building site means any lot for which a building permit is current; cattery means a place where more than 3 cats are kept for the purposes of boarding or more than 6 cats are kept for the purpose of breeding; Class 6 building means any Class 6 building as defined by the Building Code; Class 9 building means any Class 9 building as defined by the Building Code; Code of Practice—Pigeon Keeping means the Code of Practice for Pigeon Keeping and Racing in Western Australia as prescribed by the Animal Welfare (General) Regulations 2003 and amended from time to time;