Chimanimani Rural District Council (Advertising) By-laws, 2025

These by-laws control advertising in the Chimanimani Rural District Council area. "Advertisement" is defined broadly to cover any poster, banner, placard, billboard, notice or advertising device, whether on a wall or free-standing.

Council permission is required for advertisements, certain positions are prohibited outright, and there are specific provisions for advertisements relating to a local event or to an election or referendum. The council may require a deposit against the possible cost of removal where an applicant fails to take down their advertising.

Anyone permitted to advertise an event must remove all advertisements within 24 hours of the event ending. The council may itself remove an advertisement erected without approval, one that does not comply with the by-laws, one it considers a danger to traffic or the public, one whose illumination disturbs neighbours or the public, a projecting sign over a council street, or one whose billboard fees are unpaid. It may also serve 24 hours' written notice requiring removal or alteration, and where that is ignored it removes the advertisement and recovers the cost from the owner.

Content and construction are regulated: no advertisement may be immoral or offensive, likely to promote unlawful behaviour, likely to tarnish the council's image, or contain hate language; and none may exceed the approved size, use unapproved materials or be uncertified.

Penalties are not stated in the by-laws themselves — both the obstruction offence and the general offence provision refer to a fine "specified in an order of Council", so the amounts must be sought in the council's own orders.