Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§410aaa–5 Grazing

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LIX–Y— - CALIFORNIA DESERT LANDS PARKS, PRESERVE, AND OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS › Part Part A— - Death Valley National Park › § 410aaa–5

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Grazing of domestic animals in the park can keep going, but not at higher levels than now, and it must follow all laws and National Park Service rules. If a permit holder offers to sell the privately owned "base property" tied to their permit, the Secretary must give buying that land priority over other park buys if they can agree on terms. If the bought base property lies outside the park, the federal agency that manages most nearby lands will manage it under the same laws as those neighboring lands. Definitions: base property — the parcel of land a grazing permit was issued for and that the permit holder owns.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §410aaa–5

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(a)The privilege of grazing domestic livestock on lands within the park shall continue to be exercised at no more than the current level, subject to applicable laws and National Park Service regulations.

(b)If a person holding a grazing permit referred to in subsection (a) informs the Secretary that such permittee is willing to convey to the United States any base property with respect to which such permit was issued and to which such permittee holds title, the Secretary shall make the acquisition of such base property a priority as compared with the acquisition of other lands within the park, provided agreement can be reached concerning the terms and conditions of such acquisition. Any such base property which is located outside the park and acquired as a priority pursuant to this section shall be managed by the Federal agency responsible for the majority of the adjacent lands in accordance with the laws applicable to such adjacent lands.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 410aaa–5

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73