Definitions Requirements Shall – refers to all New Zealand codes or statutes (e.g. animal welfare codes). Indicates a mandatory obligation. Failure to comply with them will result in Corrective Action Requests (CARs) being issued and may result in exclusion from the scheme until CARs have been closed. Be aware that failure to comply with legal requirements such as regulations may also result in penalties such as a fine and/or criminal conviction. Must – refers to obligations arising from commercial requirements. Failure to comply with them will result in CARs being issued and could result in exclusion from the scheme until CARs have been closed.
Recommendation Should – refers to a practice which is recommended as a means of complying with a statutory or programme requirement. More than one practice may be recommended. It is up to the farmer to select the practice which best suits the circumstance or even come up with another satisfactory way of meeting the requirements.
Farm Farm – one or more blocks of land, no more than 20kms apart that are managed as one entity including one set of farm policies and records. Note: this is different to the NAIT definition.
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