A new local law has come into effect in the City of Kwinana with new rules for keeping horses, poultry including roosters, and bees.
The Animal, Environment and Amenity Local Law 2024, adopted by Council on 25 September, repeals five dated or redundant local laws.
Mayor Peter Feasey said the new law consolidated existing local laws and streamlined the administration process to remove red tape around animal ownership where possible.
The new Local Law also introduces modified penalties over public health issues that are currently not effectively managed or controlled.
“For example, we’ve removed registration requirements for keeping horses, and for keeping low numbers of poultry and bees,” Mayor Feasey said.
“Residents can now keep up to 10 chickens in the residential zone, without a permit, as long as certain conditions are met.
“Roosters, geese, turkeys and peafowls are not permitted outside of rural zones.
“We’ve set restrictions on bird feeding and there are new vermin controls including mosquitoes, rodents and cockroaches.
“This new law also creates new offences for burning rubbish, smoke, fumes and odours that are not being managed effectively under current local laws, and it introduces minimal standards of cleaning and maintenance for the keeping of all animals,” Mayor Feasey said.
He encouraged residents considering keeping animals other than cats or dogs to visit review the Animal, Environment and Amenity Local Law 2024 which came into effect on 28 October 2024.