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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Emergencies, fire control, industry brigades, water supply, and evacuation schemes - Operational functions, duties, and powers - Fire seasons

57: Fire in open air during prohibited fire season

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"No fires allowed outside during banned fire times"

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You must not light a fire in open air when it is a prohibited fire season. You are not allowed to let someone else light a fire in open air either. This rule does not apply if you have a permit granted under section 190 and you follow the conditions of the permit. If you break this rule on purpose or by being reckless, you can be charged with an offence. You can be punished with a prison term or a fine if you are found guilty. The fine can be up to $300,000 for individuals, or up to $600,000 for other cases. You have to follow the rules about fires in open air during a prohibited fire season. This is to help keep everyone safe. You can get a permit to light a fire in open air if you follow the rules and conditions.

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Part 2Emergencies, fire control, industry brigades, water supply, and evacuation schemes
Operational functions, duties, and powers: Fire seasons

57Fire in open air during prohibited fire season

  1. A person must not light or allow another person to light a fire in open air in an area that is in a prohibited fire season.

  2. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who lights or allows another person to light a fire in accordance with—

  3. a permit granted under regulations made under section 190; and
    1. any conditions of the permit.

      1. A person commits an offence if the person knowingly or recklessly contravenes subsection (1).

      2. A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction,—

      3. in the case of an individual, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or to a fine not exceeding $300,000, or both:
        1. in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $600,000.