17Assessment of notional carrying capacity

#### 17 Assessment of notional carrying capacity 17 Assessment of notional carrying capacity > > (1) Local Land Services must assess the notional carrying capacity of each holding of land. > > > (2) In determining the notional carrying capacity of land for the purposes of this clause— > > > > > (a) a 40 kilogram wether sheep of any breed represents 1 stock unit, and > > > > > (b) a 400 kilogram steer of any breed represents 10 stock units. > > > (3) Local Land Services is to assess the notional carrying capacity of land by reference to the number of stock units that could be maintained on the land in an average season under management practices that, in the opinion of Local Land Services, are usual for the district. > > > (4) The assessment is to be made whether or not the land is, at the date of assessment, used for any purpose. > > > (5) Without limiting matters that Local Land Services may have regard to in assessing the notional carrying capacity of particular rateable land, Local Land Services— > > > > > (a) must disregard the presence of noxious weeds or pest animals on the land, and > > > > > (b) must not take into consideration the use of irrigation if the land is irrigated land used for permanent plantings of trees or vines, and > > > > > (c) must make its assessment as if the raising of stock were the only use of the land, and > > > > > (d) in the case of land that remains in or is reverting to its original undeveloped state—must base its assessment on the condition of the land as at the date of assessment. > > > (6) In assessing the notional carrying capacity of rateable land used for intensive livestock production, Local Land Services must have regard to the following— > > > > > (a) the nature of the holding or structure concerned, > > > > > (b) any improvement and equipment used for the purposes of intensive livestock production on the land, > > > > > (c) the manner in which the holding has been worked, > > > > > (d) any other matter that it considers necessary.