Fertiliser and poisons, use of
11 Fertiliser and poisons, use of
The owner or occupier of any house, land or premises situated within a catchment area shall not use without the approval of the CEO —
any artificial manure for agricultural, horticultural, pastoral and sylvicultural purposes; or
any weed killer or any other toxic substance; or
any poison for the destruction of rabbits, dogs, foxes, possums, rats, mice or other vermin.
The CEO may from time to time by notice published in the Government Gazette —
specify substances that may be used within a catchment area without the CEO’s prior approval; or
permit the use within a catchment area of any specified substance or substances in a specified manner or in accordance with a specified method.
(a) Where a notice specifies a substance that may be used without the CEO’s prior approval in accordance with sub‑bylaw (2)(a) that substance may be used within the catchment area in question without the approval referred to in sub‑bylaw (1).
Where a notice permits the use of any substance in a specified manner or in accordance with a specified method no person shall without the approval of the CEO use the substance within the catchment area in question except in that manner or in accordance with that method.
[By‑law 11 amended: Gazette 11 Dec 1959 p. 3026; 29 Dec 1995 p. 6306 and 6309; 29 May 2001 p. 2706; 21 Apr 2011 p. 1470 and 1472.]
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