Fences and Detention of Stray Livestock Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 166). País/Territorio Canadá Subdivisión territorial Nova Scotia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1989 (2002) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to provide for fences and detention of stray livestock. Materia Ganado Palabra clave Producción animal Pastorear Institución Pastoreo Área geográphica Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte Resumen The present Act lays down provisions relating to fences and detention of stray livestock. For each municipality a committee to be known as the “fences arbitration committee” shall be established. In particular, section 5 specifies that the owner of a livestock farm shall build and maintain fences adequate to prevent his livestock from escaping from his farm. Moreover, the owner of a non-livestock farm adjoining a livestock farm shall not plant or cultivate any crop other than hay or pasture that would constitute an enticement to livestock closer than eight feet to a fence built or maintained. The Act consists of 20 sections. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.gov.ns.ca