The Secretary of the Interior shall make provision for the protection, administration, regulation, and improvement of such grazing districts as may be created under the authority of section 315 of this title, and he shall make such rules and regulations and establish such service, enter into such cooperative agreements, and do any and all things necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter and to insure the objects of such grazing districts, namely, to regulate their occupancy and use, to preserve the land and its resources from destruction or unnecessary injury, to provide for the orderly use, improvement, and development of the range; and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to continue the study of erosion and flood control and to perform such work as may be necessary amply to protect and rehabilitate the areas subject to the provisions of this subchapter, through such funds as may be made available for that purpose, and any willful violation of the provisions of this subchapter or of such rules and regulations thereunder after actual notice thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.
Notes of Decisions
Pub. Lands Council v. Babbitt, 154 F.3d 1160 (10th Cir. 1998).
· cites it 4× “” 43 U.S.C. § 315a. One of the key issues the Act was intended to address was the need to stabilize the livestock industry by preserving ranchers’ access to the federal lands in a manner that would guard the land against destruction.”
W. Watersheds Proj. v. Bernhardt, 391 F. Supp. 3d 1002 (D. Or. 2019).
“The Taylor Grazing Act provides for the "orderly use, improvement, and development of the range" on public lands, 43 U.S.C. § 315a, and conditions renewal of a grazing permit on compliance with rules and regulations.”
Pub. Lands Council v. Babbitt, 167 F.3d 1287 (10th Cir. 1999).
· cites it 5× “” 43 U.S.C. § 315a. One of the key issues the Act was intended to address was the need to stabilize the livestock industry by preserving ranchers’ access to the federal lands in a manner that would guard the land against destruction.”
Hatahley v. United States, 351 U.S. 173 (1956).
“1270 , 43 U. S. C. § 315a, provides that the Secretary of the Interior shall “make such rules and regulations .”
W. Watersheds Proj. v. Bernhardt, 392 F. Supp. 3d 1225 (D. Or. 2019).
“43 U.S.C. § 315a. "The Taylor Grazing Act authorized the Secretary of the Interior 'to issue or cause to be issued permits to graze livestock' pursuant to 'his rules and regulations.”
United States v. Barthelmess Ranch Corp., 386 P.3d 952 (Mont. 2016).
“” 43 U.S.C. § 315a. (2012) Thus, the Taylor Grazing Act did not reserve lands for a specific purpose, but was rather a management tool to establish grazing districts on the public domain and to ensure the orderly and efficient management of range resources.”
Pub. Lands Council v. United States Dep't of the Interior Sec'y, 929 F. Supp. 1436 (D. Wyo. 1996).
· cites it 2× “Although the Taylor Grazing Act gives the Secretary the power to do “any and all things necessary” to protect the rangeland, 43 U.S.C. § 315a, this general grant of authority is not so broad that it allows the Secretary to violate the Act’s specific mandate to adequately…”
Nat. Resources Def. Council, Inc. v. Hodel, 618 F. Supp. 848 (E.D. Cal. 1985).
“43 U.S.C. § 315a. 9 . "Such permits shall be for a period of not more than ten years, subject to the preference right of the permittees to renewal in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, who shall specify from time to time numbers of stock and seasons of use.”
Red Canyon Sheep Co. v. Ickes, 98 F.2d 308 (D.C. Cir. 1938).
“for any other use than for the use provided for under this Act, or proper for acquisition in satisfaction of any outstanding lien, exchange or script rights or land grant, and to open such lands to entry, selection, or location for disposal in accordance with such classification…”
USA BLM - Barthelmess, 2016 MT 348 (Mont. 2016).
“. preserve the land and its resources from destruction or unnecessary injury, to provide for orderly use, improvement, and development of the range .”
Iron Bar Holdings v. Cape, 131 F.4th 1153 (10th Cir. 2025).
“” 43 U.S.C. § 315a. The Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to “establish grazing districts .”
Val B. Richman & J. Kent Giles v. Kenneth J. Beck, 257 F.2d 575 (10th Cir. 1958).
“* * *» Section 2 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C.A. § 315a in part provides: “The Secretary of the Interior shall make provision for the protection, administration, regulation, and improvement of such grazing districts as may be created under the authority of section 315 of…”
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