Animals
This can be a Statutory nuisance as defined under
section 79(1) of the Environmental Protection Act (EPA)
1990 as any animal kept in such a place or manner as to be
prejudicial to health or a nuisance.
The term ‘prejudicial to health or a nuisance’ is something more
than mildly annoying and would need to either be injurious to
health or likely to cause injury to health, or interfere with the
normal use or enjoyment of property.
Where we are satisfied that a statutory nuisance
exists, or is likely to occur or recur, we will serve an
abatement notice.
Where any requirement of an abatement notice is ignored we
may
- Prosecute the person responsible for the contravention or
non-compliance
- Issue proceedings in the High Court to secure the abatement,
prohibition or restriction of the statutory nuisance
- Carry out whatever works or action is necessary to abate the
statutory nuisance and recover our reasonable costs in so
doing
To make a complaint please contact Environmental Quality