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Saskatchewan puts moratorium on new wild boar farms

The government of Saskatchewan in Canada has updated regulations, putting a moratorium on new wild boar farms.

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The government of Saskatchewan in Canada has updated regulations, putting a moratorium on new wild boar farms.

Additionally, all wild boar farms will be required to be licensed and inspected, according to a press release.

"Sask Pork is pleased to see the province's commitment to regulate wild boar farms," Sask Pork Chair Toby Tschetter said. "The new oversight of these operations will position the province and the pork industry to better respond to wild boar escapes and potential animal disease outbreaks."

Wild boar are known to spread diseases, and their foraging habits can ruin crops, increase erosion and cause carbon dioxide to be released from the soil.

The changes come as part of The Animal Production Act. The new act governs animal production in Saskatchewan including domestic game farming, fur farming, wild boar farming, domestic meat inspection, milk compositional standards, livestock inspection and transportation, animal identifiers, premises identification, stray animals (livestock specific), animal keeper's liens, and livestock dealer licensing.

"These changes are a positive step toward modernizing and streamlining regulatory processes for our producers," Agriculture Minister David Marit said. "Removing barriers helps this sector continue to grow and thrive."

Other areas of interest for the livestock sector include requirements for stray livestock. The ministry has updated stray animal requirements to provide rural municipalities with more flexibility to address stray animals in their area.

Other changes include clearer requirements for livestock inspection and transportation standards. Additionally, when transporting animals, they must be accompanied with documentation that specifies the premises identification numbers for the animal's point of origin and destination.

This modernized legislation consolidates four existing acts related to animal production into one act and reduces 10 sets of regulations into a single set. This change reduces red tape and simplifies the legislation.

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