LIVESTOCK
Animals on the road: Who’s responsible?
L
iving on in the country,
most smallholders will
have encountered stray
animals or herds of animals
being driven on our roads, as
well as people riding horses.
A number of issues arise in
these circumstances. The
owner of the animal, the
herder and rider all have
responsibilities.
A stray animal is any domestic
animal that is wandering at
large or is lost, on a public
road or in a public place, and
not accompanied by its
owner or person responsible
for it.
According to the proposed
National Pounds legislation,
livestock owners “must
exercise control over (their)
animal so as to avoid damage
to another person's property”
and owners are “liable for
damage caused by that
animal”.
The courts have stated, “Thus
where the fence is damaged
or broken and animals enter
the road causing road
accidents the owner of the
fence is negligent and bears
the liability for the damage
caused. The owner has to
take all reasonable steps to
ensure that the fence serves
BEEKEEPING
From page 17
Continued on page 19
~ Southerns Beekeeping
Association covers greater
for transporting frames once
Johannesburg, the West Rand
removed from a hive.
And, if he has a large number and the South Rand
~ Northern Beekeeping
of frames from which to
extract honey, he will want a Association covers Centurion
and Pretoria.
honey spinner, which can
add a few thousand rands to
the value of his equipment.
K If you would like to
become a beekeeper, contact
the beekeeping association
nearest to you for help and
advice.
~ Eastern Highveld
Beekeepers Association
covers the East Rand and
Mpumalanga,
18
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