Open Grazing to Attract Three-year Jail Term as Ogun Assembly Passes Bill

Kayode Fasua in Abeokuta
The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill banning open grazing, and also prescribing a three-year jail term for violators.
The lawmakers passed the Animal Grazing Regulation and Cattle Ranch Establishment Bill 2020 into law.
They said this law would address incessant clashes between herders and famers.
Title of the bill reads, “HB No. 045/OG/2021- A Law to Regulate Animal Grazing, Establishment of Cattles Ranches in Designated Grazing Areas of Ogun State and for other Matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.”
The bill scaled the third reading and final passage following the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Agriculture by the Sponsor, Hon. Ganiyu Oyedeji, at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Hon. Olakunle Oluomo.

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