Agistment contract

The Agistment Contract sets out the terms and conditions upon which a Land Owner will accept livestock/animals for agistment on their own property.

Agistment is the placement of livestock from one farm onto another for food, water, and shelter – in return for a fee (usually cost/head/week).

The owner of the animals is usually responsible for getting the livestock to and from the agistment property and retains ownership of the livestock except under certain circumstances (such as non-payment of fees).

For a landholder agreeing to the agistment, there are important points that should be negotiated and decided upon, prefereably in writing so that all partiesare aware of their resposibilities. A written agreement details the pertinent terms and reduces the likelihood that a dispute will arise through misunderstanding.

An agistment agreement needs to have the names and signatures of the parties, date agreement signed, period for which the agreement applies, and a description of what is being agreed upon.

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