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Feds thank Andrew Little for getting tough on rural crime

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12 Dec, 2018 02:56 AM2 mins to read

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Federated Farmers' rural security spokesperson Miles Anderson. Photo / Supplied

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Justice Minister Andrew Little's quick moves to protect farmers from livestock rustlers have been welcomed by Federated Farmers.

The introduction of a supplementary order paper (SOP) on the Crimes Amendment Bill is a win for all farmers, says rural security spokesperson Miles Anderson.

The two new offences of theft of livestock or other animal, and unlawful entry to land used for agricultural purposes, would give power back to farmers, the police and the judiciary when it comes to dealing with offenders, said Anderson.

Read more from Federated Farmers here.

"The credit for this work goes to many.

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"First of all, a thank you to my predecessor Rick Powdrell. A huge amount of work from Rick went into getting rustlers viewed as a serious threat to rural communities. And to National's Ian McKelvie and Labour's Kieran McAnulty - thank you for listening to your constituents. Full marks to Parliament and the Primary Production Committee."

Anderson said what was originally proposed through the Livestock Rustling Amendment Bill had not gone far enough to discourage livestock theft.

"This SOP now delivers on what we asked for."

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The cost of livestock theft to the farming community was incredibly daunting and could kill a business.

Rustling ranged from the basic opportunist to highly organised professional operations.

Farmers currently felt powerless to counter livestock theft.

"Now that the legislation is coming into force to effectively punish these criminals, it would be good to see the rural police resources to back it," Anderson said.

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"And to the farming public. We need to get our reporting up on stock rustling, so the police can act. I understand it can be daunting to report criminals, especially when it comes to organised crime, but please note the police have several ways you can log a concern including anonymously. As with all rural crime, if you see something, say something."

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