Bigger fines for dairy shed effluent welcomed
NEW ZEALAND - Farmers' leaders and Fonterra have welcomed a court decision to impose larger fines for dairy shed effluent offences.Judge Smith said it was clear the pollution was not just a one-off but had happened before, and over a period of time.
He said the change in fine levels had been signalled nationally for the past two years, including in an earlier Bay of Plenty prosecution.
"I am in no doubt that the farming community as a whole should be aware that these matters will be treated by the court with significantly greater seriousness than in the past and accordingly that fines have increased," he said
Source: Stuff.co.NZ