MCU14/0028 Appendix 3 chicken-meat-guidelines

  Performance criteria                                        Acceptable outcomes
  P1                                                          A1
  Meat chicken farms must:                                    The meat chicken farm is separated from:
   be developed so as not to cause unlawful                   non-rural zones
     environmental harm vii as a result of:                    sensitive land uses in the rural zone
     - noise                                                   surface water, wells and bores
     - odour, particulate matter or other air                  declared fish habitats defined in the
         emission                                                Fisheries Act 1994 and regulation
     - water contamination                                     High Ecological Value waters defined in
     - visual appearance                                         the Environmental Protection (Water)
     - traffic associated with the farm                          Policy 2009 (EPP Water).
     - lighting.
   be separated from one another to                          (Appendixes 1 and 2 provide a guide on
     minimise the risk of animal to animal                    separation and buffer distances)
     disease transfer between farms
   be elevated to enable adequate                            Note 1: When assessing separation distances
     ventilation and drainage                                 the S-factor methodology should be used for
   have adequate vehicle access                              meat chicken farms up to 300 000 birds, and
   not be subject to flooding                                odour dispersion modelling should be used for
   be provided with a reliable water supply                  farms with more than 300 000 birds. Odour
     and electricity supply                                   dispersion modelling can also be used for meat
   be located within reasonable proximity to                 chicken farms with less than 300 000 birds, if
     processing plants                                        separation distances are less than required by
   not interfere with sites or places of                     the S-factor methodology.
     significant cultural heritage or nature
     conservation.                                            Note 2: Odour dispersion modelling should be
                                                              carried out based on best practice modelling
                                                              under Queensland conditions, e.g. 'Best Practice
                                                              Guidance for the Queensland Poultry Industry–
                                                              Plume Dispersion Modelling and Meteorological
                                                              Processing (PAE Holmes, 2011)'.

                                                              A2
                                                              The land the meat chicken farm is
                                                              developed on has an appropriate area and
                                                              dimensions to provide for adequate
                                                              setbacks of buildings, sheds, dams, internal
                                                              roads and waste disposal areas from:
                                                               sensitive land uses in the rural zone
                                                               non-rural land zones
                                                               surface water, wells and bores
                                                               declared fish habitat areas defined in the
                                                                  Fisheries Act 1994 and regulation
                                                               High Ecological Value waters defined in
                                                                  the Environmental Protection (Water)
                                                                  Policy 2009 (EPP Water).

                                                              (Appendixes 1 and 2 provide a guide on
                                                              separation and buffer distances)



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      Environmental harm is defined in the Definitions section of this document.


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