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Permit to Keep Bees - Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale - Western Australia

Description

You may need this permit if you intend to keep bees on your premises. This permit will not be granted if the bees are likely to cause a nuisance to the area.

Conditions and restrictions will vary depending on the Council area you are in. For example, you may not require this permit if:

  • your premises are classified as rural and you keep the bee hives at a prescribed distance from any adjacent property
  • you are not keeping the bees on your premises for longer than 8 weeks in a 12-month period
  • you are keeping bees for the purpose of pollinating a crop on your land.

Please be aware that you will need a separate approval to keep bees on Crown Land.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible to keep bees, you must be registered as a beekeeper under state legislation. You must also comply with any conditions set by the Council for the granting of this permit. These conditions may include:

  • the provision of a sufficient water supply on the land
  • keeping the bees a specified distance away from the boundary of your land
  • constructing a barrier to keep bees from flying low over adjacent land
  • the number of bee hives allowed on your land.

Duration

As specified

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $76.00

Fees for 2023-24

Forms

Act(s) name

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 Western Australia

Administering agency

Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Contact details

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