This Local Law applies to the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange.
The objectives of this Local Law are to:
- assist in the documentation of procedures and the expectations of Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange users such that accreditation to the National Saleyards Quality Accreditation can be achieved;
- provide for the setting and collection of fees from Stock Agents and Vendors selling livestock through the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange and to prescribe the level of those fees;
- enable the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange Manager to prescribe the days and hours during each day on which sales can be held at the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange;
- protect Council assets and facilities at the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange;
- promote and enforce appropriate adherence to occupational health and safety practices at the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange;
- control and prevent behaviour within the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange which is a nuisance, or which may be detrimental to health and safety;
- control the use of the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange at all times;
- control the use of dogs at the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange;
- regulate smoking and the consumption of alcohol at the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange; and
- provide for fair and reasonable treatment of animals, and the application of adequate animal husbandry practices at the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange.