The keeping of certain animals and bees is governed by Franklin District Council by-laws. The zone that you live in (i.e. rural or urban zone) and the zone rules in our District Plan will also affect how and how many of certain animals you can keep. Read this section of the website to learn more, or look at our District Plan and our by-laws.
Contact us
If you wish to contact us with a general animal query or complaint (i.e. wandering stock, noise, excessive odour) please call our Customer Services team on (09) 237 1300, 24 hours a day.
Links
You can find out more about taking care of animals and bees through visiting the websites of the following organisations: