58Management plans for grazing activities—the Act, s 21(3)

58 Management plans for grazing activities—the Act, s 21(3)

58 Management plans for grazing activities—the Act, s 21(3)

(1) This section applies in the Coastal Region.

(2) The objective of this section is to ensure a management plan regulates grazing to limit the adverse impacts on the environment caused by grazing cattle and other livestock.

(3) A management plan must specify the following—

(a) objectives in relation to the regulation of grazing, during the term of the plan, and the strategies to be adopted to achieve the objectives,

(b) strategies to manage environmental, economic and social impacts of grazing, including the impact on endangered ecological communities,

(c) strategies to limit adverse impacts on ecosystems that are sensitive to grazing,

(d) strategies to manage site-specific features in permit areas,

(e) procedures to identify areas available for grazing.

(4) A management plan must provide for monitoring the impact of grazing within State forests.

(5) At least every 5 years, the Corporation must review the provisions in the management plan and consider the following—

(a) information that has become available in relation to the impacts on the environment of grazing cattle and other livestock in the area,

(b) developments in methods for controlling adverse impacts on the environment by grazing cattle and other livestock after the plan was prepared.

(6) The land manager must not grant a forest permit for grazing activities that is inconsistent with the management plan.