Changes to 1080 control: information and resources
Regulations are being proposed under the Resource Management Act (RMA) to provide for a nationally consistent approach to pest control.
Environment Minister Nick Smith said the proposed RMA regulations are a response to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the environment's report recommending that he instigate a more standardised approach to pest control.
Instead of each regional council having different pest control rules, the standard controls set by the EPA would apply.
The current approach is complex and confusing and these changes will result in better regulation and at less cost.
The changes apply to 1080, brodifacoum and rotenone.
Environment Minister Nick Smith said the proposed RMA regulations are a response to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the environment's report recommending that he instigate a more standardised approach to pest control.
Instead of each regional council having different pest control rules, the standard controls set by the EPA would apply.
The current approach is complex and confusing and these changes will result in better regulation and at less cost.
The changes apply to 1080, brodifacoum and rotenone.
"I'm very pleased to see that the government is proposing to make the regulations that control 1080 use consistent across the country," Dr Wright said.
- Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
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Streamlining the regulatory regime for pest control
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Last updated: 18 April 2016
Last updated: 18 April 2016
