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disused means, in relation to any thing whatsoever, that the thing—
(a) is not in use for the purpose for which it was designed or appears to have been designed
or intended; or
(b) has been stored or left stationary on land in the district for more than 1 month;
dust means any visible granular or particulate material which has or has the potential to become
airborne and includes organic and non-organic matter and sand, but does not include smoke;
dwelling has the meaning given to it in the Residential Design Codes of Western Australia as
amended from time to time;
EHO means an Environmental Health Officer appointed by the local government under the
Health Act 1911 and includes any acting or Assistant Environmental Health Officer so
appointed;
farm animal includes a sheep, cow, goat, horse (excluding a miniature horse), deer, alpaca or pig
(excluding a miniature pig);
food premises includes the meaning of “food” as given under section 9 of the Food Act 2008 and
the meaning of “food business”, as given under section 10 of the Food Act 2008;
horse means a stallion, mare, gelding, shetland pony, pony, colt or foal, and includes an ass,
mule, donkey and any beast of whatever description used for burden or draught or for
carrying persons;
land includes any building or structure on the land;
liquid waste means waste from any process or activity that is in liquid form and includes paint,
fuel, grease, fat, oil, degreaser solvent, detergent, chemical, animal waste, food waste, effluent
and all discharges of liquid to land, air or water that are not otherwise authorised by a
written law but does not include uncontaminated stormwater;
livestock means any horse, cow, sheep, goat, swine, buffalo, deer, camel, llama or alpaca;
livestock vehicle means a vehicle that contains livestock or previously has been used for the
carriage of livestock;
local government means the Shire of Lake Grace;
local planning scheme has the meaning given to it by the Planning and Development Act 2005;
lot has the meaning given to it by the Planning and Development Act 2005;
miniature horse means a horse which meets the standard and height for a miniature horse as
described by the Miniature Horse Association of Australia Inc;
miniature pig means a pig that does not exceed 650 millimetres in height as an adult and
weighs less than 55 kilograms;
nuisance means—
(a) an activity or condition which is harmful or annoying and which gives rise to legal
liability in the tort of public or private nuisance at law;
(b) an unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of a person of his or her
ownership or occupation of land; or
(c) interference which causes material damage to land or other property on the land
affected by the interference;
occupier means any person who is in control of any land or part of any land or authorised by the
owner, lessee, licensee or any other person empowered to exercise control in relation to land
to perform any work in relation to any land and includes a builder or contractor;
permit means a permit issued under this local law;
permit holder means a person who holds a valid permit;
pigeon includes homing pigeons and other domesticated breeds of the species Columba livia, but
does not include native pigeons or doves whether or not the keeping of such birds is subject to
the approval of the Department of Parks and Wildlife;
pound means any facility, or any replacement facility, established as a pound by the local
government under section 11(1) of the Dog Act 1976;
poultry includes fowls, roosters, ducks, peafowls, turkeys, geese, guinea fowls, pheasants and
other birds commonly kept for the production of eggs or meat for domestic consumption;
refuse means any waste material including bricks, lime, cement, concrete, rubble, stones, iron,
timber, tiles, bags, plastics, ashes, vegetation, timber, wood or metal shavings, sawdust, and
waste food, and includes any broken, used, derelict or discarded matter;
Regulations means the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996;
residential building has the meaning given to it in the Residential Design Codes of Western
Australia as amended from time to time;
residential zone includes any area zoned “Residential” and “Urban Development” under a local
planning scheme;
rural zone means any area zoned “Rural” or “Rural Residential” under a local planning scheme;
sand means granules or particles of rock, earth, clay, loam, silt and any other granular,
particulate or like material including dust and gravel;
stormwater means any naturally occurring water that results from rainfall on or around a site,
or water flowing onto the site;
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subdivision approval means a subdivision approval under the Planning and Development
Act 2005;
thoroughfare means any highway or thoroughfare which the public is entitled to use, including
the verge and other things including bridges and culverts appurtenant to it;
townsite includes the townsites within the district which are—
(a) constituted under section 26(2) of the Land Administration Act 1997; or
(b) referred to in clause 37 of Schedule 9.3 of the Act;
truck means a motor vehicle having a tare weight in excess of 3,000 kilograms;
unreasonable noise has the meaning given to it by the Environmental Protection Act 1986; and
vermin includes rats, mice, flies, fleas, mites, lice, cockroaches and any other animal, whether
vertebrate or invertebrate, which is known to be a vector of disease or likely to cause damage
to human food, habitation or possessions.
(2) Any other expression used in this local law and not defined herein shall have the meaning given to
it in the Act.
(3) Where, in this local law, a duty, obligation or liability is imposed on an “owner or occupier” the
duty shall be deemed to be imposed jointly and severally on each owner and occupier.
(4) Where, under this local law, the local government is authorised to carry out actions, or cause to be
undertaken works, as a consequence of the failure of any person to comply with the terms of a notice
or other conduct, the right to enter land is at all times subject to the provisions of Part 3, Division 3,
subdivision 3 of the Act.
PART 2—KEEPING OF ANIMALS
AnimalsDivision 1—
animal includes cats, dogs, rabbits and ferrets or the like;
catteries are premises registered for the breeding or caring of cats;
member of a cat organisation means a person referred to in the Cat Regulations 2012
regulation 23(c); and
vectors of disease means an arthropod or rodent that transmits, by biological or mechanical
means, an infectious agent from a source or reservoir to a person, and includes fleas, bedbugs,
crab lice, body lice and head lice.
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 directed by an EHO, 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 subclauses (6) and (7), a person shall not, without an exemption in writing from the
local government, keep more than 3 cats over the age of 6 months on premises on any land within the
district.
(2) An owner or occupier of premises may apply in writing to the local government for exemption from
the requirements of subclause (1).
(3) The local government shall not grant an exemption 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.
(4) An exemption granted under this clause shall specify—
(a) the owner or occupier to whom the exemption applies;
(b) the premises to which the exemption applies; and
(c) the maximum number of cats which may be kept on the premises.
(5) A person who is granted an exemption under subclause (2) may be required by the local
government to house or keep cats in such manner as directed by an EHO.
(6) Subject to regulation 7 of the Cat (Uniform Local Provisions) Regulations 2013 a person may keep
more than 3 cats, over the age of 6 months, on premises used for veterinary purposes or as a pet shop,
or if the person is a member of a cat organisation.