Town and Country Planning (Urban Farming) Regulations, 1992 (G.N. No. 10 of 1993)

GOVERNMENT NOTICE No. 10 published on SI2J93 THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ORDINANCE (CAP. 378) REGULATIONS Made undersection 78 THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (URBAN FARMING) REGpLATlONS-.l992 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Town andCountry Planning (Urban Farming) Regulations, 1992. 9 G.N. No. 10 (contd.) 2. In these Regulations "urban farming" means the carrying out of plant and animal husbandry activities withirr' statutory ;townShip boundaries as provided in the Schedule. 3.-{1) No person shall occupy or use more than three acres of land for urban farming. (2) No person shall, except where that person practices zero grazing, graze his animafin an tirbal'l area. '. ., 4. From the date of coming into effect of these Regulations. any farming activity which may be deemed to constitute a nuisance in the form of noise or smell or pose a physical danger to the safety of the public shall not be permitted in areas other than those zoned for urban farming. SCHEDULE (i) Cultivation of crops including horticulture, viticulture, floriculture, plant stirpicul­ ture including medicinal and cosmetic herbs. (ii) Rearing of animals including cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, poultry, rabbits, horses and animal stirpiculture. (iii) Forestry including arboriculture, silviculture. apiculture and sericulture. (iv) Wildlife keeping includibg zoos, zoological gardens, menageries, vivaria, terraria, aviculture and aWuies. (v) Aquaculture including pisciculture, fishponds, aquaria. (vi) Serpentaria including snake parks and crocodile fanns. (vii) Farm homesteads: the carrying OUI of any activiUc$ in '(1) to (vii) in association with residential accommodation. Dar 'es Salaam, 11th November, 1992 EXPLANATORY NOTE M. B. KOMANYA. Minister for Lands.iHousing and Urban Development Pisciculture: Serpentari«: Terrarium: Aviculture: Aviary: Aquaculsure: AqlUlrium: (This not is not part of the Regulations, but is intended to define some of the technical terms used In the Regulations). Horticulture: Garden cultivation. Yiticulture: Grape growing. Floriculture: Cultivating flowers. StiTpiculture: Breeding of special stocks or strains. Arboriculture: Cultivation of trees or shrubs. Silviculture: Tree srowing. Apiculture: Bee-keeping. Bericulture: Silk-worm growing. MeNlgerie: Collection of wild animals in captivity for display. Vivarium: Artificially created place for keeping animals in nearly their natural state. $ Vivarium for terrestrial animals. Bird rearing/keeping. Large cage or building for keIWi118 birds. Cultivation of crops OJ' rearing of animals in water. Artificial pond or tank, 'usually'transparent for keeping live animals or plants. Artificial rearing of fish. Snake farms. 10