The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation Order 1994

5.  As regards all moorland which is the subject of an agreement—

(1) the farmer shall maintain the land and shall not excavate, plough, level, reseed, chain harrow, roll or otherwise cultivate;

(2) the farmer shall not graze with livestock so as to cause poaching, overgrazing or undergrazing;

(3) the farmer shall not apply any organic or inorganic fertiliser;

(4) the farmer shall not apply any lime, slag or any other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil;

(5) the farmer shall not apply any fungicides or insecticides;

(6) the farmer shall not apply any herbicides except to control bracken, spear thistle, creeping or field thistle, curled dock, broadleaved dock or ragwort or to carry out stump treatment of cleared scrub. Except in the case of bracken, herbicides used for these purposes shall be applied by wick applicator or by spot treatment;

(7) within two years of the start of the agreement the farmer shall agree with the Minister a programme of any necessary burning or cutting of moorland vegetation;

(8) the farmer shall not increase existing total stocking levels or cattle stocking levels and in any event shall not exceed 0.225 livestock units (excluding ponies) per hectare;

(9) the farmer shall not exceed a total stocking level (excluding ponies) of 0.17 livestock units per hectare from 1st November in any year until the following 15th April inclusive;

(10) the farmer shall not increase his existing pony stocking level and in any event shall not exceed a pony stocking level of 0.04 livestock units per hectare. He shall not graze with ponies other than those which are hardy so as to require supplementary feeding only in emergency conditions;

(11) the farmer shall not provide supplementary feed for livestock except that in emergency conditions he may provide hay. When he provides supplementary feeding, the farmer shall ensure that any physical damage to moorland is kept to a minimum;

(12) the farmer shall ensure adequate stock management so as to achieve even grazing over the whole grazing unit and to prevent other livestock straying onto the land;

(13) the farmer shall not erect any temporary fencing without the Minister’s prior written approval.