Montana § 76-16-306 - Management Of Grazing Lands

§ 76-16-306. Management Of Grazing Lands

Management of grazing lands. A state district may: (1) manage and control the use of its range and agricultural lands acquired under 76-16-305 (2). This power includes the right to determine the size of preferences and permit according to a fixed method which shall be stated in the bylaws and which shall take into consideration the rating of dependent commensurate property and the carrying capacity of the range and may be subject to reservations, regulations, and limitations under the terms of agreements between the state district and any agency of the United States. The state district may also allot range to members or nonmembers and decrease or increase the size of permits if the range carrying capacity changes. (2) undertake reseeding and other approved conservation and improvement practices of depleted range areas or abandoned farm lands and enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government or any other person for the reseeding or conservation and improvement practices; (3) employ and discharge employees, riders, and other persons necessary to properly manage the state district.