Roadside stock grazing (agistment)

• Cattle must be fenced at all times behind an electric fence with pigtail pickets rather than star pickets.
• Cattle must be taken off the road at night.
• No entire male cattle (bulls) are allowed on roadsides.
• No horses are allowed on roadsides.
• Road suitability will be assessed against Council’s 2.43 Roadside Agistment Policy(PDF, 572KB).
• Approval conditions will include those conditions contained within the above policy.
• The landholder is required to attach a copy of their public liability insurance policy, of at least 20 million dollars, to the agistment application form with the Department of Natural Resources and Mines Chief Executive Officer listed as an interested party in the policy.
• A detailed map of the intended grazing area must be provided with the application showing the lot and plan of the property, and outlining the road name and the side of the said road that is proposed for grazing.
• No livestock are to be released on a roadside until official approval is given to the landholder and roadside inspections are completed by an authorised officer.
• A random audit of stock numbers and conditions, or permits, may be conducted throughout the permit period. 

You can apply for a grazing permit if you:

• are a landowner affected by drought, fire or flood
• hold a stock route travel permit and wish to temporarily cease travelling to brand, crutch, dip, drench, jet or shear
• truck the stock under control, or spell the stock to comply with an obligation imposed by animal welfare legislation
• are responding to a notice by local government inviting applications for agistment of stock. If responding to a local government notice, you must lodge your application within seven days.

You are not eligible to apply for a grazing permit if you have held a grazing permit for the land in the three months immediately before the date of application.