Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018N00131:body:0:p19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018N00131
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 47410–50541

birds are held and fed for the purpose of weight gain;
animal includes sheep, lambs, goats, deer, cattle and buffalo;
birds includes roosters, hens, geese, turkeys, ducks, poultry, emus and ostriches.

Premises to be approved
5.3.2
    (1)  No premises shall be used as a feedlot unless approved by the local government;
    (2)  Subject to subsection (3), no premises shall be approved as a feedlot by the local government unless every portion of such feedlot complies with the minimum separation distances listed in Table 1; and
    (3)  Sites unable to satisfy the separation requirements may be approved at the discretion of the local government, if the local government is satisfied that approving the feedlot will not give rise to a health nuisance.

                      Table 1. Required Buffer Distances for Feedlots

   Buffer                                                        Distance
   Town site boundaries                                          5000m
   Isolated rural dwellings, dairies & industries....            1000m
   Public roads and recreation areas                             100m
   Neighbouring rural property boundaries                        50m
   Major water course and water impoundments                     300m
   Bores, wells or soaks used for drinking, stock or irrigation  300m
   Minor water courses                                           100m

Site conditions
5.3.3
    (1)  The owner or occupier of the approved feedlot shall ensure the premises;
       (a) is sited on gently sloping land, no greater than 1:20 but not less than 1:100;
(b) is sited on soils composed of sandy loam soils with sufficient infiltration to avoid surface ponding and run-off;
       (c)  has a minimum groundwater clearance of 3 metres;
       (d)  drainage diverts all uncontaminated stormwater from the general waste stream; and
       (e)  has solid and liquid waste disposal arrangements that are not offensive or injurious to health.
    (2)  The owner or occupier of the approved feedlot shall take effective measures to prevent the discharge of dust which may involve;
       (a) reducing the stocking rate immediately to a level that does not cause the discharge of dust; or
       (b) stabilisation of the soil surface to a level that does not cause the discharge of dust; or
       (c) provision of adequate windbreaks to effectively prevent the discharge of dust.

       Division 4 - Piggeries
Interpretation
5.4.1 For the purpose of this division;
intensive piggery means pigs are housed, fed and watered in breeding and growing pens in sheds; and
piggery in relation to premises shall include any portion of premises to which the pigs have access.

Premises to be approved
5.4.2
    (1)  No premises shall be used as a piggery unless approved by the local government;
    (2)  Subject to subsection (3), no premises shall be approved as a piggery by the local government unless every portion of such piggery complies with the minimum separation distances listed in Table 2; or if it is an intensive piggery, the minimum separation distances listed in Table 3; and
    (3)  Sites unable