Pests of the Bay of Plenty - Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Pests of the Bay of Plenty - Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Pests of the Bay of Plenty - Bay of Plenty Regional Council
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Objectives formanagement• Immediate control leading to <strong>the</strong> eradication <strong>of</strong> new occurrences in <strong>the</strong> region• Control <strong>of</strong> pest plants to zero densityManagement<strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><strong>Council</strong>LandoccupiersCrownO<strong>the</strong>ragenciesResponsibilitiesLeads control <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>sepests if <strong>the</strong>y are present,with <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong>eradicating <strong>the</strong>m.Bound by rulesand statutoryobligations.Bound by rulesand statutoryobligations.Undertakes monitoringand surveillance activities,as well as enforcing rulesand statutory obligations.Funding<strong>Council</strong> fundssurveillance, monitoringand control.The Crownmanages<strong>the</strong> control <strong>of</strong>spartina onCrown land.Plan rulesStatutoryobligationsOffencesAdviceSection B (1): No person shall move or interfere with any article or substanceleft in place by an Authorised Person for <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> monitoring, controlling oreradicating an Exclusion and Eradication pest plant.Section B (2): No person shall move, or allow to be moved, any machinery,vessel, organism, risk goods or o<strong>the</strong>r goods that is contaminated with anyExclusion and Eradication pest plant.Section B (3): No person shall knowingly communicate, cause to becommunicated, release, or cause to be released, or o<strong>the</strong>rwise spread anyExclusion and Eradication pest plant (see section 52 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Biosecurity Act 1993).Section B (4): No person shall sell, <strong>of</strong>fer for sale, display or propagate anyExclusion and Eradication pest plant in contravention <strong>of</strong> section 53 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Biosecurity Act 1993.• A breach <strong>of</strong> a statutory obligation creates an <strong>of</strong>fence under sections 52 and 53<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Biosecurity Act 1993.• A breach <strong>of</strong> any rule creates an <strong>of</strong>fence under section 154 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> BiosecurityAct 1993.1These species are listed in <strong>the</strong> National Pest Plant Accord. All are unwantedorganisms under <strong>the</strong> Biosecurity Act 1993.Section B (2): The intent <strong>of</strong> this rule is to ensure that all goods contaminatedwith any pest listed here, or part <strong>of</strong> any pest listed here, are thoroughly inspectedand cleaned prior to departing a contaminated site to prevent its spread.46 <strong>Pests</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong>
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