Haying & Ditch Mowing

As per Policy 400-13, the adjacent landowner or lessee in the case of rented land, has first option to salvage hay along municipal roads. Other persons must contact the adjacent landowner or lessee to salvage the hay on or before July 15th each year.

After July 15th, any person may cut and salvage hay without permission of the adjacent landowner or lessee, providing the adjacent landowner or lessee has not begun the salvage operations.

The right-of-way must be left in a neat appearance by the person salvaging the hay. Bales of hay must be at least 8 meters from the edge of the shoulder of the roadway and must be removed from the right-of-way by July 31st of each year. Council reserves the privilege and right for its members, employees or agents to enter upon the said right-of-way for the maintenance or re-construction of the said roadway or for other purposes as may be deemed necessary, and at no compensation or reimbursement to the party salvaging the hay therefrom.

The municipality assumes no liability for laborers, machinery or bales relating to the salvage of hay operations. In order to minimize hazards to motorists, any bales not removed by July 31st of each year may be removed by the municipality and any bales removed shall become property of the municipality. 

No person shall cut hay on any portion of a public highway located in this municipality during the period from one half hour after sunset until one half hour before sunrise. No person shall cut hay on any portion of a public highway located in this municipality so as to obstruct the travelled portion of the public highway..

For more information, please contact the R.M. office @ rmcymri@sasktel.net