Whakatuwhera pakihi tauhokohoko whakatara Open an offensive trade business

Offensive trade are activities outlined in Health Act 1956 Schedule 3, including:

• blood or offal treating
• bone boiling or crushing
• collection and storage of used bottles for sale
• dag crushing
• fellmongering
• fish cleaning
• fish curing
• flax pulping
• flock manufacturing, or teasing of textile materials for any purpose
• gut scraping and treating
• nightsoil collection and disposal
• refuse collection and disposal
• septic tank desludging and disposal of sludge
• slaughtering of animals for any purpose other than human consumption
• storage, drying, or preserving of bones, hides, hoofs, or skins
• tallow melting
• tanning
• wood pulping
• wool scouring.

Call us on 09 301 0101 and ask to speak with the planning and building teams.

You need to check with us whether you need a resource or building consent.

If your offensive trade activity falls under the Resource Management Act 1991 or has a resource consent, you may not need an offensive trades registration.

If you do need to apply for an offensive trade registration for your activity, see step 2.

​Make sure you read the Health Act 1956 requirements.

This sets out all the legal requirements you need to comply with.

As the owner of the business it is your responsibility to get all other necessary consents, permits and licences.

This includes those under:

• the Building Act 2004
• Resource Management Act 1991
• any other relevant Auckland Council bylaws.

A certificate of registration does not mean you have building or resource consent approval.

If you need a building consent, it is your responsibility to make sure you have a Code Compliance Certificate or a Certificate of Public Use before you start trading.

Registration applications are processed within 10 working days if we have all the relevant information and received payment.

We will contact you if we need more information.

​What happens next

For a new premises we will contact you to arrange an opening inspection.

If satisfied, we will issue the licence.

Once you receive your licence, display it publicly in your premises.

We will inspect your business site annually to make sure you are meeting the requirements.

Check the expiry date on your certificate of registration and renew on time.

We will send you a renewal application form before your expiry date.

You must apply for renewal within 14 days of the expiry date to be able to continue to operate your business.

If we have not received your renewal application within 14 days of the renewal date, the registration will lapse and you will need to apply for a new registration.

If you are taking over an existing premises that has a current registration, you can apply to transfer it into your name. Highlight the transfer option under premises details on the form.

We must receive applications within 14 days of you taking over the business. After this period, the registration lapses and can not be transferred. If the registration expires, you have to apply for a new registration.