1564GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 27 June 2024

1564 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 27 June 2024 details of the drainage and effluent disposal system to be installed; and details of the method by which cleanliness of the piggery shall be maintained. 9.34 Sties, enclosures or sheds The occupier of every piggery shall provide either— sties and enclosures; enclosures; or sheds; within which pigs shall be kept. Where sties and enclosures are provided— the floor of every sty shall be properly paved with impervious materials, and every such floor shall have sufficient fall to a surface gutter, which shall— (i) be constructed of similar materials; (ii) be not less than 300 millimetres wide and 75 millimetres deep in the centre of its width; (iii) extend the whole length of the sty; and (iv) have sufficient fall so that it shall discharge all liquids falling upon the floor or upon the gutter into an impervious sump of sufficient capacity to receive at least one day’s drainage; and the area of every enclosure appurtenant to a sty or group of sties shall be not less than 3 times the area of the sty or group of sties to which it is appurtenant. Where enclosures only are provided, then— the fences of such enclosures shall be movable; and the fences shall be moved and re-erected to enclose a new site whenever— (i) the ground within a site is becoming offensive; or (ii) the occupier is directed to do so by an Authorised Officer. Where one or more sheds are provided, then— the floor of every shed shall comply with subclause 2(a); they shall be maintained in a structurally sound and clean condition free of infestation with flies and other vectors of disease; and they shall be effectively drained and effluent waste removed so as to prevent a nuisance occurring. 9.35 Slaughtering The occupier of any piggery shall not permit any slaughtering of animals on the premises. 9.36 Feed The occupier of any piggery shall— not receive, or allow to be received on such premises, any carcass or part of a carcass of a diseased animal; not feed the pigs upon the flesh or offal of diseased animals; not receive or suffer or permit to be received on the premises, putrid matter for any purpose; and not receive or suffer or permit to be received on the premises, any kitchen, slaughterhouse or butcher’s wastes or other putrescible pig feed. 9.37 Fencing Every piggery occupier shall securely fence all the enclosures. 9.38 Water supply Every piggery occupier shall provide a sufficient and constant supply of clean water, which shall be properly protected against pollution and always available for cleansing purposes. 9.39 Feeding troughs Every such occupier shall— where sties and enclosures are provided under the provisions of clause 9.34(2), provide feeding troughs in every sty, situated near to the drainage gutter or positioned to be accessible to the pigs in two or more sties or enclosures; where enclosures are provided under the provisions of clause 9.34(3), provide feeding troughs in every such enclosure; cause all feeding troughs, other than those provided in connection with movable enclosures, to be fixed upon a cement or concrete floor extending 1.2 metres in all directions from such trough, and designed to permit ready drainage; and not permit pigs to be fed other than at the feeding troughs provided in accordance with this Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (1), where pigs are kept continually confined in fully enclosed pens, floor feeding with pellets or dry meal shall be permitted, in which case feeding troughs are not required to be provided.