Travel Permits
When you'll need a travel permit
You must apply for a stock route travel permit to move stock on foot on:
- stock routes
- reserves for travelling stock
- roads and other land under local government control
- unallocated state land adjoining any of these listed land types.
Exemptions
You do not need a permit when moving stock between properties if all the following apply:
- the properties are owned by the same landowner and worked as a single enterprise
- travel occurs during a single day in daylight hours
- travel is for animal husbandry or property management purposes only.
Before you apply
Before moving stock, ensure that you:
Fees
Application fee of $159.00 per application.
The permit fee is calculated when the application is approved and must be paid before the permit is issued.
For each day eligible stock is being moved on foot under the permit, there is a fee of $1.06 GST Free for each group of:
- up to 20 head of large stock
- up to 140 head of small stock.
How to apply
Application assessment
The application will be assessed based on:
- pasture levels on the route
- availability and suitability of water
- likelihood the stock’s travel will spread a declared pest or notifiable disease
- whether the minimum travel rate of 10km per day can be met by the stock or if a lesser rate is permitted, whether the lesser rate can be sustained for the entire journey
- impacts on road traffic infrastructure and road safety.
Once the application has been assessed, you will receive a written notice of the decision. If you are not satisfied with the decision, you may apply for a Review of Local Government Decision.
Agistment Permits
When you'll need a grazing (agistment permit)
A stock route grazing (agistment) permit is required to agist stock on:
- stock routes
- reserves for travelling stock
- roads under local government control.
The purpose of the permit is to provide short-term relief while longer term strategies are put in place.
Grazing (agistment) permits issued for travelling stock under a stock route travel permit are valid for a maximum of 7 days and cannot be renewed. Permits for other stock are issued for a maximum for 28 days and can be renewed once only.
Who can apply
You are eligible for a grazing (agistment) permit if you:
- are a landowner whose land is adversely affected by drought, fire or flood; or
- hold a stock route travel permit and the stock require agistment for branding, crutching, dipping, drenching, jetting, shearing or trucking; or
- spell the stock to comply with an obligation imposed by animal welfare legislation; or
- are responding to a notice by local government inviting applications for agistment of stock.
You are not eligible to apply if you have held a grazing (agistment) permit for the land in the 3 months immediately before the date of application.
You do not need to reside in Maranoa Regional Council to be eligible.
Fees
Application fee of $159.00 per application. Once a permit has been issued, you must pay Council the amount shown on the permit.
The fee range set by legislation is given below. The fee will be determined based on pasture and water availability and climatic conditions (e.g. drought).
| Type of stock |
Minimum fee per week (or part of week) |
Maximum fee per weeek (or part of week) |
| For each head of eligable large stock |
$2.97 inc GST |
$5.83 inc GST |
| For each 5 head (or part) of eligable small stock |
$2.12 inc GST |
$4.24 inc GST |
How to apply
Once the application has been assessed, you will receive a written notice of the decision. If you are not satisfied with the decision, you may apply for a Review of Local Government Decision.