Background information & legislation
In February 2001 the Department of Conservation published a policy statement on deer control. The Biosecurity outcome for deer control is:
"The feral range of deer, or species of deer, should not be allowed to expand into new areas, including deer-free regions, catchments and islands, and where possible the existing feral range should be reduced".
The Deer Policy statement also made reference to a number of issues which included:
- a perimeter fence standard,
- periodic fence inspections,
- a Permit to farm deer,
- and notification to DOC of any deer escaped from farms.
The update of the specifications governing deer farming forms part of the implementation of the Deer Policy Statement.
To make a submission on this, you are encouraged to read the following background information, before making your submission.
Deer in Captivity Review Section B - Background (PDF, 215K)
Deer in Captivity Review Section B - Part Two (PDF, 447K)
Full Review (PDF, 611K)
The above document is divided into twelve sections, however below you will see underlined topics that are available online:
- Role of the Department of Conservation
- Deer Policy Statement
- Update of the specifications
- Defining the feral range of deer
- Distribution of wild deer in New Zealand
- The impact of wild deer on New Zealand's indigenous biodiversity
- Deer control programmes managed by the Department of Conservation
- Defining where deer farming can occur
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Proposed extensions to prohibited areas
Waitakere Ranges, Hunua Ranges, Coromandel Peninsula, and Kaikoura Island
- Perimeter fence standard
- References
- Definition of terms
- Appendices:
Distribution of wild deer in New Zealand in 1996
Distribution of wild deer in New Zealand in 2004
Feral range of deer in New Zealand
Deer Farming Notice No. 4 1986 (PDF, 94KB)
Third Schedule, Noxious Animals in Captivity Regulations 1969.
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