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Approval to Keep Poultry, Pigeons and Other Birds - City of Gosnells - Western Australia

Description

You may need this approval if you intend to keep poultry, pigeons or other birds on your property. Poultry includes fowls, peafowls, turkeys, geese and ducks.

Whether this approval is required may vary according to the zoning of your property. Approval is often required in land zoned as residential. Your council may also prohibit the keeping of certain kinds of birds in certain areas. Limitations may also apply to the number of birds that you are allowed to keep on your property.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Conditions for keeping poultry:

  • no poultry shall be kept less than 9 metres from a residential building or within 15 metres of a public street or place.
  • all poultry shall be housed in a secure structure, which needs to be maintained to a clean condition.

Conditions for keeping pigeons:

  • all pigeons shall be kept in a properly constructed loft, except where registered homing pigeons are freed for exercise.
  • no pigeon shall be kept less than 9 metres from a residential building or within 15 metres of a public street or place.

Duration

As specified

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Please consult the Contact Officer for information on fees to be submitted.

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply Sole Trader Guidelines for Keeping Poultry and Pigeons - PDF (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 Western Australia

Local law(s) name

Public Health Local Law 2017

Administering agency

City of Gosnells

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.