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EPA issues warning on scare guns

27/11/2021

The state Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is urging farmers and orchardists who use scare guns to frighten birds away from their crops to familiarise themselves with regulations governing use of the items. The EPA has recently received multiple reports complaints about excessive noise coming from the scare guns. Details: https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/publications/1254-1

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