65A-9 - Management of Range Resources

Title 65A > 65A-9

Sections (3)

65A-9-1 - Responsibility of division to manage range resources.

65A-9-1(1) The division is responsible for the efficient management of all range resources on lands under its administration. 65A-9-1(2) Its management shall be based on sound conservation principles, including practices to improve range conditions.

65A-9-2 - Grazing leases — Maximum term — Treatment of leases on federal lands acquired by the state.

65A-9-2(1) The division may issue grazing leases on state lands under terms and conditions established by rule. 65A-9-2(2) Those terms shall be based on the fair market value of the lease. 65A-9-2(3) No lease may be for a term in excess of 15 years. 65A-9-2(4) The division shall determine the number and kind of stock that may be grazed each year on state land, and regulate the number of days that the land may be grazed. 65A-9-2(5) Upon selecting, exchanging, or otherwise acquiring lands of the United States, the division shall honor all leases, permits, contracts, and terms and conditions of user agreements on United States’ lands, including permitted stocking rates, grazing fee levels, access rights, and all existing activities that currently or historically have dictated an understanding of usage between the land user and the federal government. Improvements by the permittee or lessee to the land shall be honored by the state in the acquisition of federal lands.

65A-9-3 - Authority of division to control noxious weeds, plant species, and insects.

The division may enter into cooperative agreements with other public agencies and private landowners for the control of noxious weeds, new and invading plant species, insects, and disease infestations on state-owned and adjacent lands.