Hi All,
I am wondering how many of you out there would grant the farmland rating category for horses?
Gosford Council has always granted the farmland rating category for horses where the property meets the requirements of 515 of the Act, however, I am not sure that horses grazing could be considered ‘the business of grazing’. Cows, Sheep, Goats, etc. generally graze in order to produce some type of other product; meat, milk, wool, etc. Horses are most commonly used for showing, show jumping, recreational purposes, etc. Horses graze as a method of feeding but are often supplement fed also. The money made from horses is not necessarily a product of the grazing so can the grazing really be considered as the ‘business of farming’ in terms of the Local Government Act?
I’m really just looking for some feedback on how other Councils feel that horses fit into the farmland category in terms of the legislation.
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