The key facts

  • The 'pasture ticket' mechanism is provided for in the Ministry of Agriculture's draft of July 2026 and has been included in the law 'On Pastures,' adopted by the chamber on November 10 in its first reading
  • In the draft, the ticket was supposed to be paid for local residents and free for poor families, but the adopted law does not clarify this
  • The presidential resolution, which was also mentioned, does not contain the mechanism

Where the Reports of Paid Grazing Came From

Social media has spread reports that Uzbekistan is introducing a 'pasture ticket' and that grazing livestock on distant pastures will become paid. The outlet Kun.uz attempted to clarify the situation by examining the related documents.

What the Ministry's Draft Contains

In July 2026, the Ministry of Agriculture put up for discussion a draft resolution on the efficient use of pasture lands; the discussion ended on July 29. The draft provided for organizing public pastures on vacant lands for grazing livestock kept by the population in personal household plots. Such pastures were to be transferred for free lease to citizens' assemblies for 49 years by decision of district and city Councils of Deputies through territorial pasture farms.

Paid or Free — the Question Remains Open

The key discrepancy concerns the status of the ticket. The ministry's draft proposed introducing a monthly 'pasture ticket': paid for the local population, free for residents included in the poverty registry, with the amount of the monthly payment to be determined by the citizens' assembly council. However, the resolution signed by the president does not contain the 'pasture ticket' mechanism.

What Happened on November 10

The ticket mechanism was included in the law 'On Pastures,' which the Legislative Chamber adopted in its first reading on November 10. However, the chamber's statement did not specify whether the ticket would be paid or free. The contradiction persists even within the materials of the People's Democratic Party faction itself: in a video from the faction's meeting, a paid ticket is mentioned, whereas the party's written statement about that meeting says that citizens will use land plots free of charge on the basis of a pasture ticket.

What Remains Unknown

Thus, it is only confirmed that the 'pasture ticket' mechanism appears in draft and legislative documents, and its paid nature is a provision of the ministry's draft, not an adopted norm. The final answer must come from further consideration of the law: at the time of publication, there was no information about a second reading or the signing of the law with clarified terms. The draft also provided for restrictions: pastures only for the needs of local residents permanently living in the area, with a ban on sublease and on dividing and fencing plots between users.