Part 5ASports Fish and Game Councils
Fish and Game Councils
26QFunctions of Fish and Game Councils
The functions of each Fish and Game Council shall be to manage, maintain, and enhance the sports fish and game resource in the recreational interests of anglers and hunters, and, in particular,—
- to assess and monitor—
- sports fish and game populations; and
- the success rate and degree of satisfaction of users of the sports fish and game resource; and
- the condition and trend of ecosystems as habitats for sports fish and game:
- sports fish and game populations; and
- to maintain and improve the sports fish and game resource—
- by maintaining and improving access; and
- by maintaining the hatchery and breeding programmes, where required for stocking or restocking the sports fisheries and game habitat; and
- by formulating and recommending to the New Zealand Fish and Game Council conditions for fishing and game seasons; and
- by ensuring that there are sufficient resources to enforce fishing and hunting season conditions; and
- by undertaking such works as may be necessary to maintain and enhance the habitat of sports fish and game, subject to the approval of the Minister, the land owner, or the administering authority, as the case may require:
- by maintaining and improving access; and
- to promote and educate—
- by defining and promoting ethical standards of behaviour to be followed by anglers and hunters; and
- by promoting recreation based on sports fish and game; and
- by keeping anglers and hunters informed on matters affecting their interests:
- by defining and promoting ethical standards of behaviour to be followed by anglers and hunters; and
- in relation to costs,—
- to assess the costs attributable to the management of sports fish and game; and
- to develop and recommend to the New Zealand Fish and Game Council appropriate licence fees to recover costs and game bird habitat stamp fees; and
- to represent the region's interests with the New Zealand Fish and Game Council in the determination and distribution of levies on licences:
- to assess the costs attributable to the management of sports fish and game; and
- in relation to planning,—
- to represent the interests and aspirations of anglers and hunters in the statutory planning process; and
- to formulate and adopt an annual operational work plan; and
- to prepare draft sports fish and game management plans in accordance with this Act; and
- to identify and recommend to the New Zealand Fish and Game Council the region's sports fish and game requirements for research; and
- to implement national policy determined by the New Zealand Fish and Game Council; and
- to liaise with local Conservation Boards; and
- to advocate the interests of the Council, including its interests in habitats:
- to represent the interests and aspirations of anglers and hunters in the statutory planning process; and
- to issue—
- licences to hunt or kill game, and game bird habitat stamps, in accordance with the Wildlife Act 1953 and any regulations made under it; and
- licences to take sports fish, in accordance with this Part and any regulations made under this Act; and
- game hunting guide licences in accordance with the Wildlife Act 1953 and sports fishing guide licences in accordance with this Act:
- licences to hunt or kill game, and game bird habitat stamps, in accordance with the Wildlife Act 1953 and any regulations made under it; and
- to sell or arrange the sale of, in New Zealand or outside New Zealand, game bird habitat stamps and associated products:
- to recommend to the New Zealand Fish and Game Council the form of game bird habitat stamps.
Each Fish and Game Council shall have such other functions as are conferred on it by or under this Act or any other Act.
The following provisions shall apply in respect of operational work plans:
- each Fish and Game Council shall prepare such a plan annually:
- such plans shall be submitted to the Minister for the Minister's approval if there is no sports fish and game management plan for the time being in force for the area:
- the Minister shall approve or amend plans submitted under paragraph (b):
- subject to paragraph (e), such plans shall have effect on and from the date of their completion by a Council but shall be subject to any amendments made by the Minister:
- if there is no management plan for any species of sports fish or game for the time being in force for the region of a Council, those provisions of the Council's operational work plan that relate to the management of those species for which there is no management plan shall not have effect until approved by the Minister.
Notes
- Section 26Q: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
- Section 26Q(1)(b)(iii): amended, on , by section 17(1) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
- Section 26Q(1)(d)(ii): amended, on , by section 6 of the Wildlife Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 39).
- Section 26Q(1)(f)(i): amended, on , by section 6 of the Wildlife Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 39).
- Section 26Q(1)(f)(ii): amended, on , by section 17(2) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
- Section 26Q(1)(f)(iii): added, on , by section 17(2) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
- Section 26Q(1)(g): added, on , by section 6 of the Wildlife Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 39).
- Section 26Q(1)(h): added, on , by section 6 of the Wildlife Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 39).