[GladesGuru]

“When he stopped paying grazing fees, the federal government sold his grazing rights to the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.”

Given that the grazing rights far predated BLM’s creation, the “range fee” would not be a grazing fee - indeed the justification was to pay for range advice from Big Gubment.

As Jefferson said, “Were we to be told by Washington when to sow and when to reap we should soon want for bread.”

Same for beef.

The question seems to hinge on the sale of the range rights.

Whatever.

In any case, there seems no way for America to avoid the coming war between Libturd and Conservative, producer and taker, private citizen and Gubment trough feeders.

Too bad, as I am a bit old for such needless 4th Gen warfare.

[taxcontrol]

Hold up a min. Grazing rights were created in 1934 and the Department of Interior established the grazing service at that time. The Grazing Service was merged with the General Land Office in 1946 to form the Bureau of Land Management. So when the BLM was created is irrelevant. When the Taylor grazing act was passed (1934) is what is relevant.

Section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act concerns grazing permits issued on public lands within the grazing districts established under the Act. It gave leasing preference to landowners and homesteaders in or adjacent to the grazing district lands. The permittees are required to pay a fee, and the permit cannot exceed ten years but is renewable. Further, under extraordinary conditions, the permits can be revoked (such as severe drought)