Change of Fire Season Status for South Canterbury
RESTRICTED FIRE SEASON
(PERMIT REQUIRED)
Notice is given under section 56(1)(b) of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 that a Restricted Fire Season is declared from midnight THURSDAY 23 JANUARY 2020 in the following area(s) until revoked or amended by Fire and Emergency New Zealand:
in the whole area of the Mid-South Canterbury rural fire district between the Rakaia River and the Waitaki River, sea to the Alps.
RESTRICTED FIRE SEASON
(PERMIT REQUIRED) for:
• High Country Zones
• Ashburton Coastal, Timaru Coastal and Waimate Coastal zones
• Geraldine and Waimate Forest zones
A permit is required to light a fire in open air in these areas.
See www.checkitsalright.nz... to apply for a permit online or call 0800 658 628.
You can also check for types of fire which have been authorised as not being fires in open air and do not need a permit.
You commit an offence if you knowingly or recklessly light, or allow another person to light, a fire in open air in an area that is in a Restricted Fire Season unless under a permit issued by Fire and Emergency New Zealand and in accordance with any conditions of the permit.
Any permits issued during a Restricted Fire Season are suspended if Fire and Emergency declares a Prohibited Fire Season, or prohibits fire in open air in the area.
R. A. Hands
PRINCIPAL RURAL FIRE OFFICER
Mid-South Canterbury
Area 22
To apply for a permit online or check the season status in an area please visit www.checkitsalright.nz... or call 0800 658 628.
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