Part 2KEEPING OF ANIMALS

PART 2—KEEPING OF ANIMALS 2.1 Interpretation In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires— animal includes cats, dogs, rabbits and ferrets or the like; catteries are premises registered for the breeding or caring of cats; and member of a cat organisation means a person referred to in the Cat Regulations 2012 regulation 23(c). 2.2 Cleanliness An owner or occupier of premises in or on which a dog, cat or other animal is kept shall— (a) keep the premises free from excrement, filth, food waste and all other matter which is or is likely to become offensive or injurious to health, or to attract rats or other vectors of disease; (b) when so directed by an EHO, clean and disinfect the premises; and (c) keep the premises, so far as possible, free from flies or other vectors of disease, by spraying with a residual insecticide or other effective means. 2.3 Animal enclosures (1) A person shall not keep or cause, or permit to be kept, any animals on premises which are not effectively drained or of which the drainage flows to the walls or foundations of any building. (2) The owner or occupier of premises where animals are kept shall, when given written notice, pave, grade and drain the floors of all structures and the surface of the ground of all enclosures used for the keeping of animals. 2.4 Cats (1) Subject to clause 2.5, a person shall not keep more than 3 cats over the age of 6 months on premises on any land within the district, without a licence from the local government. (2) An owner or occupier of premises may apply to the local government for exemption from the requirements of subclause (1). (3) The local government shall not grant a licence under subclause (2) unless it is satisfied that the number of cats to be kept will not be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health.