# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Exmoor) Designation Order 1993, Paragraph 5


As regards any heather moorland or coastal heath which is the subject of an agreement—
(1) the farmer shall not increase existing stocking levels and in any event shall not exceed a stocking level of 0.225 livestock units per hectare in any year;
(2) the farmer shall not graze cattle from 1st November in any year until the following 15th April and shall graze ponies only with the Minister’s prior written approval;
(3) the farmer shall not exceed a stocking level of 1 ewe per hectare from 1st November in any year until the following 15th April;
(4) the farmer shall not provide supplementary feed for livestock, except that in emergency conditions he may provide hay;
(5) the farmer shall not provide mineral or feed blocks for livestock;
(6) the farmer shall observe the provisions of paragraph 4 above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/83/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-exmoor-designation-order-1993/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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