Keeping of horses and cattle
Horses and cattle must not be kept within 9 metres of a dwelling, school, shop, office, factory, workshop, church or other place of public worship, public hall or premises used for the manufacture, preparation or storage of food.
The floors of stables must be paved with concrete or mineral asphalt or other equally impervious material, and must be properly graded to drain.
Horse yards and cattle yards must be so enclosed as to prevent the escape of horses and cattle.
In addition to the above requirements, the keeping of a horse on private property in an urban area requires:
a) The lodgement of an application and notification of the application to adjoining landowners and occupiers;
b) If such application is approved the imposition of conditions will be:
- The provision of a water proof and fly proof manure receptacle
- All manure to be removed from the yard and paved areas daily, and from the premises at least weekly.
- All feed receptacles to be vermin and fly proof.
- The property is to be maintained free from public nuisance, flies, vermin and offensive odours.
- Horses are to be kept no closer than 9 metres from any dwelling, school, shop, office, factory, workshop, church or other place of worship, public hall or premises used for the manufacture, preparation or storage of food.
- The floors of stables must be paved with concrete or mineral asphalt or other equally impervious material, and must be properly graded to drain.
- Horse yards must be so enclosed as to prevent the escape of horses.
- The internal fence of the yard is to be separated from the adjoining neighbour’s boundary fence and at least one metre from such boundary.
This page last updated 16 February, 2012 12:10 PM
