Have your say on Local LawsResidents are invited to have a say on proposed new Local Laws that will govern a wide range of areas, including nuisance barking, selling products on roadsides, drinking alcohol in public, and "wayward" shopping trolleys. Council surveyed the Cairns community in 2014 to gauge public expectations on a raft of issues and used the feedback in drafting the proposed new laws and amendments to existing laws. Under the proposed local laws: - Cats will need to be registered
- Dogs will be banned from within 2m of Council playgrounds, barbecues or conveniences
- A permit won't be needed to plant, prune or trim vegetation on road verges (so long as it undertaken in accordance with certain guidelines)
- Display of vehicles for sale is prohibited on roadsides
- Mobile food vendors will not need a permit (but will have to comply with certain criteria)
- It will be an offence to possess liquor on Council land (unless in a designated wet area) and Council officers
will be able to confiscate and dispose of liquor
- Retailers with more than 25 trolleys will need to install trolley containment technology to stop trolleys leaving their premises
- A permit is needed for more than one noisy bird
- Dogs will continue to be prohibited in the CBD and around the Lagoon
Read more and find out how to have your say
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