Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§315d Grazing Stock for Domestic Purposes; Use of Natural Resources
Title 43 › CHAPTER 8A — GRAZING LANDS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 315d
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior must allow free grazing of domestic livestock in designated grazing districts under rules he makes. Also, if current or future laws allow, miners, prospectors, and lawful settlers or residents may use timber, stone, gravel, clay, coal, and similar deposits there for firewood, fences, buildings, mining, prospecting, and other household uses.
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Title 43, §315d
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The Secretary of the Interior shall permit, under regulations to be prescribed by him, the free grazing within such districts of livestock kept for domestic purposes; and provided that so far as authorized by existing law or laws hereinafter enacted, nothing contained in this subchapter shall prevent the use of timber, stone, gravel, clay, coal, and other deposits by miners, prospectors for mineral, bona fide settlers and residents, for firewood, fencing, buildings, mining, prospecting, and domestic purposes within areas subject to the provisions of this subchapter.
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43 U.S.C. § 315d
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102