Art. 40 Ordinance of 23 October 2013 on Direct Payments in Agriculture (OPD) - Setting of Normal Load

The canton sets the normal load for each summer grazing enterprise or communal pastures in: a. sheep, excluding dairy ewes, according to the grazing system; b. other animals consuming coarse fodder, excluding bison and deer.

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When setting the normal load concerning sheep, excluding dairy ewes, the load per hectare of net grazing area listed in Annex 2, ch. 3, must not be exceeded.

If an operational plan exists, the canton refers to the figures contained therein to set the normal load. The limits set in para. 3 must be respected.

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