Background
At its meeting on 22 April 2025, Council resolved to put the Draft Local Orders Policy - Keeping of Animals on public exhibition for 28 days.
What is the Keeping of Animals Policy?
The intention of this policy is to allow the keeping of animals expected to be kept within the Council area within understood guidelines that can be administered equitably and easily by Council Officers. Council acknowledges that animals are an important part of any community.
There are, however, a number of issues of which we must be aware, especially where this concern the care, control and management responsibilities that we have as individuals and animal owners. The repercussions of poor management and inappropriate care can impact neighbourhood amenity in terms of noise, odours, property damage, health and safety.
The Policy seeks to:
- Balance the rights of property owners and the rights of others to enjoy their own property free from external impacts of nuisance
- Ensure that animals kept on residential and rural lands are of an appropriate kind and in appropriate numbers and maintained in satisfactory conditions so as to not result in unhealthy or unsafe conditions and do not cause a nuisance to others.
Exhibition & Submission Details
The Hills Shire Council's Draft Keeping of Animals Policy will be available to view on Hills Have Your Say from 7 May 2025.
It will also be available for inspection at the following locations:
- Council's Customer Service Centre: 3 Columbia Court, Baulkham Hills, between the hours of Monday to Friday 8.30am-4.30pm;
- Castle Hill Library: Cnr of Castle and Pennant Streets, Castle Hill between the hours of: Monday - Friday: 10am - 8pm; Saturday: 10am - 5pm; Sunday 1pm - 5pm
- Vinegar Hill Memorial Library: 29 Main Street, Rouse Hill between the hours of Monday – Wednesday & Friday: 10am to 6pm; Thursday: 10am-9pm; Saturday: 10am to 5pm; Sunday: 1pm-5pm.
Exhibition & Submissions Period: 7 May 2025 to 11 June 2025 at 5pm
