Goats may be the latest victim of California's red tape laws. Changes in state labor requirements for herders may affect both businesses and the environment as wildfire season approaches.
Goat herders were recently reclassified by California labor regulators and given a separate distinction from sheepherders. Now, goat herders will not be eligible for monthly compensation and will instead receive hourly pay plus required overtime — a decision that will make it difficult for employers to keep their goat herder business afloat.For the past couple of years, there was an exception for goat and sheep herders for these payment rules, but that exemption is set to expire on Jan. 1, 2024.
"We can’t afford that; cities can’t afford that,” Tim Arrowsmith, owner and manager of Western Grazers, told the Los Angeles Times. His business employs a few dozen herders for his several thousand goats. “It’s a huge fuel source. If it was left untamed, it can grow very high. And then when the summer dries everything out, it’s perfect fuel for a fire,” Jason Poupolo, City of West Sacramento parks superintendent, said of the vegetation.
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