THIS IS A FARM THAT IS DEDICATED TO CATTLE AND CATTLE IN THE LAGOON.

Last week, the Government Council of the Canary Islands approved the Draft Decree by which the legalization of the first livestock operation in the Archipelago in an irregular situation is agreed., according to the procedure established in the Law 6/2009 of Urgent Measures in Territorial Planning for Sectoral Dynamization and Tourism Planning, which contemplates the regularization and registration of agricultural facilities.

This process has been initiated at the request of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, where it is stated that 491 To date, livestock farms have requested its legalization, of which 369 They are located in the province of Las Palmas and 122 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

The first legalized property, located in Los Baldíos, in the municipality of La Laguna (Tenerife) is dedicated to the exploitation of cattle and rabbits and meets the requirements established in the article 5.1 of said Law regarding the classification of land, as well as with sanitary conditions, environmental, minimum functional and aesthetic requirements to obtain said legalization, as accredited by the General Directorate of Livestock.

The Law 6/2009, approved by the Parliament of the Canary Islands in April 2009, allows the urban legalization of livestock farms in an illegal situation on the Islands that comply with the requirements established by the law regarding legal certainty, health and environmental, thus enabling their access to aid aimed at promoting these facilities..

The objective is, definitely, bring the situation of these irregular farms back to legality, as long as they comply with the requirements established by law, which means that all Administrations with powers in the matter must be especially careful and remain especially vigilant so that the livestock sector develops under strict legal parameters., health security and full respect for the territory.

Prior to the approval of the decree, the days 23 and 25 August 2010, the Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Food and Environment and Territorial Planning, issued their respective reports on sanitary conditions, environmental, minimum functional and aesthetic requirements to agree on legalization.

The Ministry of Environment and Territorial Planning establishes the minimum environmental and aesthetic conditions that the exploitation must meet.. Like this, waste generated by work (debris, surplus land to move, rest of construction cement, etc) They must be transferred to an authorized legal deposit as soon as possible., in order to avoid stockpiles in the vicinity for prolonged periods of time.

Also, The farm must have a correct sanitation system for the facilities, You will not be able to use reflective exterior materials and care will be taken to use materials specific to the area where it is located., with preference to the use of brown or beige colors.

In addition, In plot fences that do not meet the minimum crop unit, enclosure is permitted using non-opaque metal fencing with a maximum height of 2 meters above the ground with minimum measurement of the mesh gap 5 cm.