§316l — Title 43 Public Lands | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary may control livestock routes in grazing districts and may charge or allow free use, let anyone, including prospectors and miners, graze a few animals free, and grant free grazing permits or leases on unallotted public lands to any Eskimo, native, or half-breed; fees on allotments are cut by their share.

Title 43, §316l

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(a)The Secretary may establish and maintain, and regulate the use of, stock driveways in districts and may charge a fee for or permit the free use of such driveways.

(b)The Secretary may permit any person, including prospectors and miners, to graze free of charge a small number of livestock upon any land included within any grazing district.

(c)The Secretary may in his discretion grant a permit or lease for a grazing allotment without charge on unallotted public lands to any Eskimo or other native or half-breed. Whenever such native or half-breed grazes his livestock through cooperative agreement on allotment held by other lessee or permittee, any grazing fees charged for said allotment shall be reduced in proportion to the relative number of such native owned livestock to the total number on said allotment.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 471l of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

§316l Stock Driveways and Free Grazing

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Title 43, §316l

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