Information Resource Consent The first thing you should do when undertaking a forest harvest operation is to check with Council if you need a resource consent for the job. If you do you must obtain a consent before commencing work. Make sure you become thoroughly familiar with the resource consent. The resource consent includes conditions which must be met. There are often different ways of meeting those conditions. Most consents include a condition that the harvest operation must be undertaken in general accordance with the resource consent application. You should also be very familiar with what was proposed in the resource consent application. This is what you must stick to. A copy of the consent should be on site at all times and readily available to all key staff and contractors. Enforcement action could be taken against you if you do not comply with all legal requirements. If you are certain that you do not require resource consent you still must comply with the land disturbance rules in Marlborough’s Resource Management Plans. Council Rules The Council currently administers two Resource Management Plans - one for the Marlborough Sounds and catchments and one for the Wairau and Awatere areas. The relevant plan standards can be found in the rural zone rules on the Marlborough District Council’s website: www.marlborough.govt.nz 20