Bayelsa State Government has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing of livestock in the state.
Governor DOUYE DIRI assented to the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 at the Executive Chamber of Government House in Yenagoa.
He said the essence of the law is to ensure harmonious living between cattle dealers and other inhabitants of the state and to forestall the violent clashes being experienced in other parts of the country.
The law, according to him, stipulates that any herdsman found with arms, whether licensed or not, should be arrested.
Governor DIRI also stated that the law establishes a livestock management committee to regulate livestock activities in the state.
