Shire of Christmas Island Animals, Environment and Nuisance Local Law 2018 (Cth)

Shire of Christmas Island Animals, Environment and Nuisance Local Law 2018

I, GORDON SINCLAIR THOMSON, President of the Shire of Christmas Island, publish the Shire of Christmas Island Animals, Environment and Nuisance Local Law 2018 under subsections 3.12 (5) of the Local Government Act 1995 (W A) as applied by the Christmas Island Act 1958.

Dated 12 April 2018

GORDON SINCLAIR THOMSON

ANIMALS, ENVIRONMENT& NUISANCE

LOCAL LAW

MARCH 2018

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (CI) 1995 (WA) (CI)

Shire of Christmas Island

Animals, Environment and Nuisance Local Law 2018

CONTENTS

Part 1 — Preliminary 1.1 Citation 1.2 Commencement 1.3 Application 1.4 Interpretation Part 2 — Keeping of animals Division 1 — Animals 2.1 Interpretation 2.2 Cleanliness 2.3 Animal enclosures

Division 2 — Keeping of birds 2.4 Keeping of poultry and pigeons in a residential zone 2.5 Application for approval to keep poultry and pigeons in a residential zone 2.6 Conditions for keeping of poultry 2.7 Roosters, geese, turkeys and peafowl 2.8 Conditions for keeping of pigeons 2.9 Termination of approval to keep poultry or pigeons 2.10 Restrictions on pigeon nesting and perching 2.11 Conditions of keeping aviary birds 2.12 Nuisance caused by birds Division 3 — Keeping of bees 2.13 Permit required to keep bees 2.14 Application for a permit 2.15 Determination of application 2.16 Conditions of approval 2.17 Variation or cancellation of permit and conditions 2.18 Permit holder to notify cessation of registration or keeping of bees 2.19 Permit not transferable 2.20 Nuisance 2.21 Notice to remove bees Division 4 — Keeping of farm animals 2.22 Permit required to keep farm animals 2.23 Application for a permit to keep farm animals 2.24 Determination of application to keep farm animals 2.25 Conditions of approval to keep farm animals 2.26 Variation or cancellation of permit to keep farm animals and conditions of permit 2.27 Conditions for keeping farm animals 2.28 Keeping a miniature horse 2.29 Keeping a miniature pig 2.30 Requirements for farm animal shelters Division 5 — Livestock 2.31 Livestock not to stray 2.32 Impounding of livestock 2.33 Property to be fenced Part 3 — Building, development and land care Division 1 — Litter and refuse on building sites 3.1 Provision of refuse receptacles 3.2 Control of refuse 3.3 Unauthorised storage of materials Division 2 — Prevention of dust and liquid waste 3.4 Prohibited activities 3.5 Dust management Division 3 — Smoke 3.6 Burning of cleared vegetation prohibited Division 4 — Unsightly land and disused materials 3.7 Removal of refuse and disused materials 3.8 Removal of unsightly overgrowth of vegetation 3.9 Storage of vehicles, vessels and machinery 3.10 Disposing of disused refrigerators or similar containers Division 5 — Hazardous materials 3.11 Hazardous trees Division 6 — Sea Containers 3.12 Sea Containers in Residential Areas 3.13 Sea Containers in Commercial and Mixed Use Areas 3.14 Sea Containers in Industrial Areas 3.15 Sea Containers in Tourism Areas Part 4 — Nuisances and dangerous things Division 1 — Light 4.1 Use of exterior lights 4.2 Emission or reflection of light 4.3 Notice may require specified action to prevent emission or reflection of light Division 2 — Smoke, fumes, odours and other emissions 4.4 Burning rubbish, refuse or other material 4.5 Escape of smoke, fumes, odours and other emissions Division 3 — Trucks 4.6 Livestock vehicles 4.7 Truck noise from residential land Division 4 — Swimming pool backwash management 4.8 Disposal of swimming pool backwash Division 5 — Stormwater management 4.9 Containment of stormwater Division 6 — Amusement activities 4.10 Nuisance 4.11 Abatement by authorised person Division 7 — Advertising, bill posting and junk mail 4.12 Placement of advertisement, bill posting or junk mail 4.13 Exemptions Division 8 — Bird nuisance 4.14 Restrictions on feeding of birds Part 5 — Objections and appeals 5.1 Objections and appeals Part 6 — Enforcement Division 1 — Notice of breach 6.1 Notice of breach 6.2 Form of notices 6.3 When local government may undertake work required by notice Division 2 — Offences and penalties Subdivision 1 — General 6.4 Offences and penalties Subdivision 2 — Infringement notices and modified penalties 6.5 Prescribed offences 6.6 Form of infringement notices Schedule 1 — Prescribed offences Schedule 2 — Registration of Sea Container Schedule 3 — Notice for Removal of Sea Container LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (CI) 1995 (WA) (CI)