Insiza Rural District Council (Anti-litter) By-laws, 2025
Insiza sets a flat US$20 anti-litter penalty — for littering, dumping into a gutter, tampering with a bin, missing business bins and defying an officer — with US$10 for abandoning litter in a public place.
These by-laws apply throughout the Insiza Rural District Council area. Owners and occupiers of premises must provide an adequate number of receptacles in and around their business area, and littering, sweeping waste into gutters, road reserves or culverts, interfering with public litter bins and unauthorised disposal or dumping are prohibited.
Articles reasonably regarded as abandoned may be removed and disposed of by the council, as may anything chained or fastened to a council pole or parking meter without authority. Where waste accumulates on premises so as to create or risk a nuisance, the council may make a special removal and charge the owner or occupier the applicable tariff.
The fixed penalties are US$20 for failing to provide adequate bins, depositing litter in a public place, sweeping waste into a gutter, road reserve or culvert, disturbing or removing anything from a public litter receptacle, and refusing to comply with an authorised person's instruction; US$10 for depositing or abandoning litter in a public place; and nil for failing to pick up litter dropped in the course of business.
What changed
- Business premises must provide adequate litter receptacles or face US$20
- Littering, gutter-sweeping, bin tampering and defying an officer each carry US$20
- Depositing or abandoning litter in a public place carries US$10
- The council may remove abandoned articles and charge for special removal of accumulated waste
Who this affects
- Businesses and shop owners in Insiza district
- Residents and visitors in public places
- Property owners with accumulated waste
- Council environmental health officers
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.