Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§316k Penalties
Title 43 › CHAPTER 8A — GRAZING LANDS › SUBCHAPTER II — ALASKA › § 316k
Summary
Within one year of creating a district, the Secretary must publish a notice in newspapers in each judicial division where the district is located. After the date in that notice, nobody may graze any kind of livestock on those lands unless they have a lease or permission from the Secretary, and anyone who willfully grazes without that authority can be fined up to $500 if convicted.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §316k
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Within one year from the date of the establishment of any district the Secretary shall give notice by publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in each judicial division in which such district or any part thereof is located that after the date specified in such notice it shall be unlawful for any person to graze any class of livestock on lands in such district except under authority of a lease made or permission granted by the Secretary; and any person who willfully grazes livestock on such lands after such date and without such authority shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 471k of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
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43 U.S.C. § 316k
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102