Ok this is fixed now with the latest gnome-system-tools. In the "General" tab of System/Administration/Network you now have an checkbox to enable or disable avahi.
** Changed in: avahi (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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avahi not usable for normal users
https://launchpad.net/bugs/53911
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