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FORMS NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESENT
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1. Qualification is restricted to one member of the household resident in the Ancient Manor of Northam whose name appears on the current register of Electors. For the avoidance of doubt, persons sharing the same address but with differing surnames shall be construed as being members of the same household. Graziers shall immediately notify the Town Council of any change of address.
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(a) Sheep graziers shall register their mark with the Town Council which shall take the form of any one of the following capital letters: -
A,C,E,F,H,J,K,L,M,O,P,T,U,W,X,Y,Z Stock shall be so marked before being placed on the common and the mark shall be maintained in a legible condition at all times.
(b) Horse owners shall provide the appropriate section from their horse passport detailing the description of their animal(s) together with a full face photograph for each animal.
3. Applicants shall provide proof of ownership of stock to the Town Council on demand, the acceptance or otherwise of such proof being at the sole discretion of the Town Council.
4. New applicants shall, if necessary, be put on a waiting list and when an allocation can be made shall be subject to a probationary period of one year, or longer if deemed necessary, during which time adherence to these rules, stockmanship, and general conduct on the Burrows will be considered by the Town Council.
5. Applicants shall be subject to permitted numbers of stock as shall be decided annually by the Town Council.
6. All rams shall be removed off the common no later than the 1st December and not returned before the 7th October. No entire horses shall be put on the common.
7. Stock on the Burrows on the 25th March each year shall not exceed the allocation. Lambs born to ewes between 25th March and 31st July shall be classed as followers not being part of a head count. On or before the 31st July the existing flock will be reduced back to the initial allocation. Subject to an assessment on the abundance of grass the Council may agree to extend this date to 31st August. No weaned foals shall be put onto the Burrows at any time without supplementary feed. All foals shall be subject to registration after 31st October.
Supplementary feeding of stock is permissible subject to the following:-
All feeds to be fed directly to stock; feeds, receptacles and baler cord are not allowed to remain on the Burrows at such times as the owner of the stock is not in attendance; particular care is to be made in the removal of all hay so as to avoid the introduction of undesirable weed species; feeding of silage is not permitted due to the risk of seepage of silage liquor; Graziers are required not to place feed within 20 yards of the entrances, access roads or golf course.
