Ban on more and larger pigsties formally takes effect today

Stop for more and larger pig farms formally takes effect today

Pig stop does not mean construction stop, so it is still allowed to tear down old barns and build new ones.

Agriculture & Food has announced legal action following the government's temporary pig stop. Archive photo (Photo: © Asger Ladefoged, Ritzau Scanpix) 23 minutes ago

The government's temporary pig stop formally takes effect on Monday. This means a one-year halt to permits for new conventional pig production and for permits to expand existing facilities.

The stop was announced on 23 September (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/slut-med-nye-grisestalde-vi-bliver-noedt-til-traekke-en-streg-i-sandet), where it effectively came into force, but it is introduced by an executive order that formally applies from today.

The purpose of the pause is to give the government time to gain "clarity on the framework for future pig production," as stated by Minister for Nature and Animal Welfare Christian Rabjerg Madsen (Social Democrats) in September.

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Has announced lawsuits

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On Wednesday, the deadline for comments on the amendment to the executive order expired, and among the senders of consultation responses was the interest organisation Agriculture & Food.

Here it is stated that if the temporary pig stop is implemented, it could force the agricultural sector to take legal action. There will be "a number of lawsuits regarding liability for financial losses resulting from the regulation," the consultation response says.

Read also: Agriculture announces lawsuits if temporary pig stop is implemented (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/landbruget-varsler-retssager-hvis-midlertidigt-svinestop-gennemfoeres)

Since the temporary stop was announced, several experts have cast doubt on the legal basis for the minister's intervention, including in both Information and Berlingske. Agriculture & Food shares this view.

With the temporary pig stop, which applies for one year, the government has bought time to finalise the framework for future pig production based on the pig four-party agreement. Archive photo (Photo: © Asger Ladefoged, Ritzau Scanpix)

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It is still allowed to build barns

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The stop does not apply to other types of livestock, nor does it apply to organic pig production and free-range production.

It is also still permitted to tear down an existing barn and build a new one, as long as the total production area is not increased.

If an application was submitted between 23 September and 26 October, special rules apply, according to the website of the Agency for Green Land Conversion and Water Environment (https://husdyrvejledning.dk/faq-midlertidigt-stop-for-nyetablering-og-udvidelse-af-konventionel-griseproduktion).

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