C.F.R. » Title 43 » CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › SUBCHAPTER D—RANGE MANAGEMENT (4000) Group 4100—Grazing Administration › PART 4700—PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS › Subpart 4710—Management Considerations

43 C.F.R. § 4710.1

Land use planning

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Management activities affecting wild horses and burros, including the establishment of herd management areas, shall be in accordance with approved land use plans prepared pursuant to part 1600 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case: Habitat for Horses v. Salazar
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Habitat for Horses v. Salazar (2010) nysd · cites it 2× “These “specific ranges” are referred to as “herd management areas,” which the BLM must establish in accord with approved land use plans and designate “for the maintenance of wild horse” herds.”
Western Rangeland Conservation Ass'n v. Zinke (2017) utd “See 43 C.F.R. §§ 4710.1 , 4710.3-1; Am. Wild Horse Pres.”
American Wild Horse Campaign v. Zinke (2020) dcd · cites it 2× “, 43 C.F.R. § 4710.1 , as well as by the WHBA itself, which mandates that BLM “determine[] ‘excess animals’ through the use of AML levels,” In Def.”
Friends of Animals v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management (2021) dcd “3d at 15 ; see also 43 C.F.R. § 4710.1 ; Dkt. 46-3 at 320–21.”
Friends of Animals v. Pendley (2021) dcd “2006), in conjunction with the agency’s broader land use plan for the area, see 43 C.F.R. §§ 4710.1 , 4710.3-1. BLM defines AML “as the median number of adult wild horses or burros determined through BLM’s planning process to be consistent with the objective of achieving and…”
Western Watersheds Project v. Debra Haaland (2021) cadc “§ 1333 (b)(2); 43 C.F.R. § 4710.1 . The Bureau couldn’t shirk that obligation unless it amended the plan, which it didn’t do.”
Friends of Animals v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management (2024) dcd “3d at 294; see also 43 C.F.R. § 4710.1 . 2. National Environmental Policy Act NEPA requires federal agencies to take a “hard look” at the environmental consequences before carrying out federal actions.”
Colvin & Son, LLC v. Deb Haaland, in her official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior (2025) nvd “43 C.F.R. § 4710.1 . 5 B. The Little Fish Decision and Gather Plan 6 The Little Fish Joint Management Area (“JMA”), which consists of over 7 100,000 acres of land in Nye County, Nevada, is jointly managed by the Forest 8 Service and the BLM.”
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