Shire of Corrigin Health Local Law 2016
4568GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 October 2016
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4568 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 October 2016 Townsite Boundaries Isolated rural dwellings, dairies, industries Public roads, recreation areas Neighbouring rural property boundaries Surface water catchments Water-courses /rural water impoundments Bores/ wells/ soaks Drinking water Stock irrigation 500-5000 pigs 3,500m 1,000m 150m 50m Not permitted 300m 300m 100m 50-499 pigs 2,000m 1,000m 100m 50m Not permitted 300m 300m 100m Less than 50 pigs 500m 1,000m 50m 30m Not permitted 200m 300m 100m Land used to dispose of raw or partly treated wastes 1,000m 1,000m 100m 50m Not Permitted 300m 300m 300m Land used to dispose of effectively treated wastes 200m 50m 20m 20m Not permitted 100m 100m 100m PART 6—PEST CONTROL Division 1—Flies 6.1 Interpretation flies means any of the two-winged insects constituting the order Diptera commonly known as flies. 6.2 Fly breeding matter not to be left on premises unless covered or treated An owner or occupier of premises shall not place, throw or leave, or permit or cause to be placed, thrown or left in, on or about the premises any matter or thing which is liable to attract or be a breeding place for flies, unless that matter or thing is covered, protected, treated or dealt with in such a manner as to effectively prevent it from attracting or being a breeding place for flies. 6.3 Measures to be taken by an occupier An owner or occupier of premises shall ensure that— (a) rubbish receptacles are kept clean and tightly sealed at all times except when refuse is being deposited or emptied; (b) food scraps and uneaten pet food are wrapped tightly and deposited in a rubbish receptacle without delay; (c) lawn clippings used on gardens as mulch are raked out thinly; (d) fertilisers are dug well into the soil; (e) compost heaps are kept well covered; (f) barbecues are kept clean and free from food scraps; (g) anything that is buried and may attract or be a breeding place for flies is covered with at least 100 millimetres of soil; and (h) excrement from pets is collected and properly disposed of without delay. 6.4 Officer may give notice directing measures to be taken Where in the opinion of an Environmental Health Officer, flies are prevalent or are breeding on any premises, the Environmental Health Officer may give to the owner or occupier of the premises notice in writing directing him or her to take, within the time specified in the notice, such measures as in the opinion of the Environmental Health Officer are necessary to— (a) control the prevalence; (b) effect the eradication; or (c) effectively prevent the breeding of flies. 6.5 Local government may execute work and recover costs (a) a person is required under this Division or directed by a notice given under clause 6.4, to execute any work; and the local government may execute the work and may recover from that person the cost of executing the work, in addition to any penalty for which that person may be liable under this local law. (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 the person referred to in