Area polluted by hides and skins

There is a businessman who owns meat butcheries in our area. That man has been a problem because he stores skins and hides in a small store annexed to his residential house which makes the area very stinky. What action can we take?
DD, Moshi

The Hides, Skins and Leather Trade Act, 2008, (the Act) prohibits a person to use premises for the purpose of shading or suspension drying wet salting or for any other methods of drying hides and skins unless the premise has been approved as suitable for that purpose by an inspector. It is most likely that the businessman is storing hides and skins in an unapproved premise because the inspector wouldn’t approve such a premise in a residential area. Section 12 of the Act states clearly that no premises shall be registered unless an environmental impact assessment has been conducted.

For your case, we advise you to report the matter to the office of the Director responsible for Hides, Skins and Leather Development in the Ministry responsible for livestock development for action. You can also report the matter to the office responsible for environment management in your area.