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Consolidated Bylaws 2000

Bylaws are rules or regulations that are created by the council to control specific activities within New Plymouth District.

The council uses bylaws for a number of reasons, including:

• Protecting the public from nuisance.
• Promoting and maintaining public health and safety.
• Minimising the potential for negative environmental impacts.
• Protecting community assets. 
• Examples of activities controlled under existing bylaws include dog ownership, liquor consumption in the CBD, food handling safety, skateboard use and waste disposal.

The council must first consult with the local community before adopting any new bylaw or reviewing an existing bylaw.

Draft Bylaws 2008

After an internal review, feedback from residents on the draft Bylaws 2008 is now being sought. You can make a submission from Wednesday 2 April to Friday 2 May 2008. Submissions for Part 11 - Trade Waste close one month later at 5pm on Tuesday 3 June.

• Draft Bylaws 2008

Bylaws  in New Plymouth District (Consolidated Bylaw 2000)

Viewable as html pages or PDFs

• Contents and amendments
• Part 1 Introduction
• Part 2 Animals
• Part 3 Apartment buildings and boarding houses
• Part 4 Cemeteries and crematorium
• Part 5 Dog control (parts one-three)
• Part 6 Fire prevention
• Part 7 Food safety
• Part 8 Nuisances
• Part 9 Public places
• Part 10 Recreation and cultural facilities
• Part 11 Skateboards
• Part 12 Stock control
• Part 14 Trading in public places and itinerant traders
• Part 16 Water supply
• Part 17 Solid waste
• Part 18 Traffic
• Part 19 Liquor control
• Part 20 Brothels and commercial sex premises 
• Part 21 Speed limits

Viewable as PDFs only

• Part 13 Trade waste  (1.4MB PDF) 
• Part 15 Wastewater drainage (716KB PDF)

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