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Offensive TradesNgā tauhokohoko maniheko

Certain trades are required to be registered with Council as an offensive trade.

If you intend doing any of the following activities, you must be registered with Council as an offensive trade:

  • Refuse collection
  • Bone crushing or boiling
  • Tallow melting
  • Tanning
  • Fish processing
  • Blood or offal, bone, hide, hoof or skin treating
  • Used bottle collection or storage
  • Flax pulping
  • Septic tank desludging
  • Dag crushing
  • Fellmongering
  • Wool scouring
  • Animal slaughter for other than human consumption
  • Textile manufacturing

These are all operations that require an Offensive Trade Licence under Schedule 3 of the Health Act 1956. An Environment Health Officer can help you with this. There will be different requirements for different operations.

Before applying for registration, you will be required to submit your business plan to Council and contact Hawke's Bay Regional Council.

Registration is renewed each year from 1 August or if the business changes hands.

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