Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§410aaa–5 Grazing

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Domestic livestock grazing may continue in the park only at current levels and must follow laws and National Park Service (NPS) rules. If a permit holder offers to transfer base property they own tied to the permit to the United States, the Secretary must give buying it priority; land outside the park will be managed by the federal agency that oversees nearby lands under those laws.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §410aaa–5

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(a)In general
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)Sale of property
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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110