5800GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 20 December 2016

5800 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 20 December 2016 Division 3—Feedlots 5.10 Interpretation For the purpose of this division— animal includes sheep, lambs, goats, deer, cattle and buffalo; birds includes roosters, hens, geese, turkeys, ducks, poultry, emus and ostriches; and feedlot means a confined area with watering and feeding facilities where animals or birds are held and fed for the purpose of weight gain. 5.11 Premises to be approved (1) No premises shall be used as a feedlot unless approved by the local government. (2) Subject to subclause (3), no premises shall be approved as a feedlot by the local government unless every portion of such feedlot complies with the minimum separation distances listed in Table 1. (3) Sites unable to satisfy the separation requirements may be approved at the discretion of the local government, if the local government is satisfied that approving the feedlot will not give rise to a health nuisance. Table 1—Required buffer distances for feedlots Townsite boundaries 5000m Isolated rural dwelling houses, dairies and industries 1000m Public roads and recreation areas 100m Neighbouring rural property boundaries 50m Major water course and water impoundments 300m Bores, wells or soaks used for drinking, stock or irrigation 300m Minor water courses 100m 5.12 Site conditions (1) The owner or occupier of the approved feedlot shall take reasonable steps to ensure the premises— (a) is sited on gently sloping land, no greater than 1:20 but not less than 1:100; (b) is sited on soils composed of sandy loam soils with sufficient infiltration to avoid surface ponding and run-off; (c) has a minimum groundwater clearance of 3 metres; (d) drainage diverts all uncontaminated stormwater from the general waste stream; and (e) has solid and liquid waste disposal arrangements that are not offensive or injurious to health. (2) The owner or occupier of the approved feedlot shall take reasonable steps to prevent the discharge of dust which may involve— (a) reducing the stocking rate immediately to a level that does not cause the discharge of dust; or (b) stabilisation of the soil surface to a level that does not cause the discharge of dust; or (c) provision of adequate windbreaks to effectively prevent the discharge of dust. Division 4—Piggeries 5.13 Interpretation intensive piggery means pigs are housed, fed and watered in breeding and growing sheds; and piggery in relation to premises shall include any portion of premises to which pigs have access. 5.14 Premises to be approved (1) No premises shall be used as a piggery unless approved by the local government. (2) Subject to subclause (3), no premises shall be approved as a piggery by the local government, unless every portion of such piggery complies with the minimum separation distances listed in Table 2, or if it is an intensive piggery, the minimum distances listed in Table 3; and (3) Sites unsuitable to satisfy the separation requirements may be approved at the discretion of the local government, if the local government is satisfied that approving the piggery will not give rise to a health nuisance. Table 2—Required buffer distances for piggeries Townsite boundaries 5000m Isolated rural dwelling houses, dairies and industries 1000m Public roads and recreation areas 100m Neighbouring rural property boundaries 100m