Placing a Scarecrow During the Sabbatical Year
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Question
Is it permissible to place a scarecrow in the garden during the seventh year?
Answer
It is permitted, as the prohibition against driving away animals and livestock applies only after they have entered. From the perspective of working the land, it is allowed because it is for preservation — meaning only to save the plant and not to enhance it.
Source
Rambam, Chapter 5 of Shemitah and Yovel
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