3954GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 November 2019

3954 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 November 2019

• (insert name of person) .......................................................... will be residing (sufficiently close to the premises so as to control the dogs and so as to ensure their health and welfare) at ..................... ................................................................................................................... (insert address of residence) ............................................................ on and from ........................................................... (insert date). Attached are— (a) a site plan of the premises showing the location of the kennels and yards and all other buildings and structures and fences; (b) plans and specifications of the kennel establishment; (c) copy of notice of proposed use to appear in newspaper; (d) copy of notice of proposed use to be given to adjoining premises; (e) written evidence that a person will reside— (i) at the premises; or (ii) sufficiently close to the premises so as to control the dogs and so as to ensure their health and welfare; and (f) if the person in item (e) is not the applicant, written evidence that the person is a person in charge of the dogs. I confirm that I have read and agree to comply with the Code of Practice known as .............................. ............................................................., in the keeping of dogs at the proposed kennel establishment. Signature of applicant .............................................................. Date ..........................................................................................
• delete where inapplicable. Note: a licence if issued will have effect for a period of 12 months—section 27(5) of the Dog Act 1976. OFFICE USE ONLY Application fee paid on [insert date]................................................ ———— SCHEDULE 2—CONDITIONS OF A LICENCE FOR AN APPROVED KENNEL clause 4.8(1) An application for a licence for an approved kennel establishment may be approved subject to the following conditions— (a) each kennel, unless it is fully enclosed, must have a yard attached to it; (b) each kennel and each yard must be at a distance of not less than— (i) 25m from the front boundary of the premises and 5m from any other boundary of the premises; (ii) 10m from any dwelling; and (iii) 25m from any church, school room, hall, factory, dairy or premises where food is manufactured, prepared, packed or stored for human consumption; (c) each yard for a kennel must be kept securely fenced with a fence constructed of link mesh or netting or other materials approved by the local government; (d) the minimum floor area for each kennel must be calculated at 2.5 times the length of the breed of dog (when it is fully grown), squared, times the number of dogs to be housed in the kennel and the length of the dog is to be determined by measuring from the base of the tail to the front of its shoulder; (e) the floor area of the yard attached to any kennel or group of kennels must be at least twice the floor area of the kennel or group of kennels to which it is attached; (f) the upper surface of the kennel floor must be— (i) at least 100mm above the surface of the surrounding ground; (ii) smooth so as to facilitate cleaning; (iii) rigid; (iv) durable; (v) slip resistant; (vi) resistant to corrosion; (vii) non-toxic; (viii) impervious; (ix) free from cracks, crevices and other defects; and (x) finished to a surface having a fall of not less than 1 in 100 to a spoon drain which in turn must lead to a suitably sized diameter sewerage pipe which must be properly laid, ventilated and trapped in accordance with the health requirements of the local government; (g) all kennel floor washings must pass through the drain in item (f)(x) and must be piped to approved apparatus for the treatment of sewage in accordance with the health requirements of the local government;