Poultry not to be kept near certain premises
20 Poultry not to be kept near certain premises
Fowls (that is, birds of the species Gallus gallus) or guinea fowls must not be kept within 4.5 metres (or such greater distance as the council may determine in a particular case) of a dwelling, public hall, school or premises used for the manufacture, preparation, sale or storage of food.
Poultry (other than fowls referred to in subsection (1)) must not be kept within 30 metres of any building referred to in subsection (1).
The floors of poultry houses must be paved with concrete or mineral asphalt underneath the roosts or perches. However, this subsection does not apply to poultry houses—
that are not within 15.2 metres of a dwelling, public hall or school, or
that are situated on clean sand.
Poultry yards must be so enclosed as to prevent the escape of poultry.
The standards in this section apply to a person only if the council has served an order under section 124 of the Act to that effect on the person.
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