This week, the Rural Environment Department of the Xunta published a order by which non-professional farmers and winegrowers can travel to their estates and vineyards more easily.We have updated this information with the order published today, May 1st, in the BOE by the Ministry of Health.
The previous limitation of 500 meters is eliminated so that people who have crops or vineyards considered for self-consumption, that is, for non-commercial purposes, can make the minimum and essential trips for the maintenance of their crops always within the municipal area of their usual residence, or in a neighboring municipal area.
However, longer trips may be made to care for and feed animals, or in the event that the consumption of products from the home garden is essential for the livelihood of the interested party, taking into account their socioeconomic situation.
There may not be more than one person on the property, unless accompanying disabled people, minors, the elderly or for another justified reason.
Check the order in the BOE that includes these conditions here.
Burning in professional agricultural operations and cleaning of secondary strips
From now on, exceptional authorizations may be requested for phytosanitary reasons for the burning of agricultural waste piled up on professional farms.
On the other hand, it is approved to lift the suspension of the legal deadline to comply with the obligation to clean secondary strips (those within 50 meters of homes). In this case, the days that we have been in a state of alarm are added to the usual deadline of May 31, so that the deadline is extended until July 16, 2020 included.
Therefore, the obligation for individuals to manage biomass on their plots is reactivated, as these are actions that are part of the prevention and fight against forest fires.
Consult more information on the website of the Xunta de Galicia..
