{"id":72512,"date":"2021-08-18T09:40:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=72512"},"modified":"2021-08-18T09:40:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:40:23","slug":"rivers-assembly-passes-anti-open-grazing-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/18\/rivers-assembly-passes-anti-open-grazing-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers Assembly passes anti-open grazing bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed into law the bill prohibiting open rearing and grazing of livestock in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, titled \u2018Rivers State Prohibition of Open Rearing and Grazing Bill, 2021\u2019, was passed on Tuesday, following a committee report presented by the House Committee Chairman on Agriculture, Ansalem Ogwugwo during plenary.<\/p>\n<p>Majority Leader of the House, Martin Amaewhule, who led the debate, said the bill would address the issues of encroachment of farm produce and unlawful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/08\/lagos-debunks-herdsmen-attack-on-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killings<\/a> of farmers in any part of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the lawmakers during debate supported the bill after extensive arguments on the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker of the House, Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, in his submission, said the law will address challenges emanating from open rearing and grazing of livestock in Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the State House of Assembly has also enacted the \u201cRivers State Residents Registration Agency Bill, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker of the House, Rt. 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