Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan b) Every contractor undertaking the land-based application of agrichemicals shall be a registered chemical applicator, or hold an equivalent qualification; and c) Every pilot undertaking the aerial application of agrichemicals shall hold a current GROWSAFE Agrichemical Rating, or an equivalent qualification. 36.1.7.9.2.5 The property owner or manager shall keep records of agrichemical use in accordance with Section 5.9 - Agrichemical Users’ Code of Practice (NZS 8409:1995: New Zealand Agrichemical Education Trust), and shall make such records available to the Council on request. 36.1.7.9.3 Application - Farming, Horticulture, Forestry The discharge of a contaminant or contaminants onto land or into air in connection with the spray application of agrichemicals is a Permitted Activity on land used for livestock or pastoral farming, horticulture, or forestry by the owner or occupier of the land, or by any person authorised by the owner or occupier of the land to carry out the activity, or by any other agency carrying out statutory powers in relation to the activity; unless the activity involves the discharge of contaminants onto or into any surfacewater or coastal water, provided that the following conditions are met: 36.1.7.9.3.1 The person responsible for the activity shall: a) Take reasonable steps to notify any owner or occupier of a dwellinghouse which lies within 100 metres of land to be sprayed, of an intention to spray prior to the spraying taking place; give due regard to: • Wind speed and direction in the method of application of spray; • The selection of nozzle size and pressure of spray units to prevent or minimise the potential for spray drift; and • The dilution of spray solutions to the proper concentration for application. b) Keep specific records of the type of each spray applied, the volume of spray used, the date, and the locality and upon request of the Council or neighbouring property owner make available for inspection a current programme for the application of agrichemicals; c) Apply sprays strictly in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions; d) Notify the Council as soon as practicable (within one hour), in the case of accidental discharge into a waterbody; e) Apply sprays in a manner which does not cause or is not likely to cause significant deposition into surfacewater; and f) Take all reasonable steps to ensure that no spray drift occurs beyond the boundary of the property. 36.1.7.9.3.2 Woody vegetation, Sedges (Carex spp.), Native Toe Toe (Cortaderia spp.), and Flax (Phormium spp.), shall not be removed by chemical means within riparian management zones as specified in Appendix I and ecology maps in Volume Three. The exceptions to this rule are: • Existing plantations of commercial forestry trees. 36 - 16