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76-16-403. Procedure if reduction in grazing privileges necessary

76-16-403. Procedure if reduction in grazing privileges necessary. (1) If a reduction in grazing privileges becomes necessary, operators with temporary permits will be reduced on a proportionate basis prior to any reduction to any holder of grazing preference. (2) Reductions of grazing preference for individual members that result from actions beyond the control of the state district […]

76-16-404. Application for grazing preferences

76-16-404. Application for grazing preferences. Any person entitled to grazing preferences within any state district based on dependent commensurate property or commensurate property shall make application within 1 year after the state district is organized to qualify for grazing preference. However, all permittees must be entitled to benefits accruing under 76-16-401 through 76-16-403. History: En. Sec. 21, […]

76-16-405. Grazing preferences appurtenant to dependent commensurate property and commensurate property

76-16-405. Grazing preferences appurtenant to dependent commensurate property and commensurate property. Grazing preferences run with and are appurtenant to the dependent commensurate and commensurate property upon which they are based except as provided in this chapter. They are not subject to devise, bequest, attachment, execution, lease, sale, exchange, transfer, pledge, mortgage, or other process or transaction, […]

76-16-406. Transfer of grazing preferences

76-16-406. Transfer of grazing preferences. (1) Upon application by a permittee, the state district with the approval of the commission may allow a grazing preference based on ownership or control of dependent commensurate or commensurate property to be transferred to other property of sufficient commensurability. However, in any transfer of grazing preference from dependent commensurate or […]

76-16-407. Processing of application for transfer

76-16-407. Processing of application for transfer. (1) When an application for transfer is presented to the board of directors of a state district, the secretary of the state district upon the direction of that board shall give notice, setting forth in general the application and the time and place of a hearing on the application as […]

76-16-408. Effect of transfer of grazing preference

76-16-408. Effect of transfer of grazing preference. Upon the allowance of a transfer under 76-16-405 through 76-16-407, the property from which the transfer is made loses its grazing preference to the extent of the grazing preference transferred. History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 208, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 163, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 24, […]

76-16-409. Transfer of underlying property

76-16-409. Transfer of underlying property. (1) When the land to which a grazing preference is attached changes its control or ownership, the grazing preference changes with the land and the person to which the control or ownership changes shall secure a nonuse permit or shall pay the usual grazing fees. (2) If the person fails to secure […]

76-16-315. Procedure upon inability to locate person responsible for trespassing livestock

76-16-315. Procedure upon inability to locate person responsible for trespassing livestock. If a state district takes possession of livestock after due diligence to discover the owner or possessor of the livestock and the owner or possessor cannot be found or the ownership of the livestock discovered or if a party takes possession of livestock and the […]

76-16-316. Sale of trespassing livestock

76-16-316. Sale of trespassing livestock. (1) Upon receipt of the statement referred to in 76-16-315, the sheriff shall proceed to advertise and sell at public auction the livestock taken up. (2) The livestock must be sold on 5 days’ notice posted at the courthouse of each county in which any portion of the state district lies and […]

76-16-317. Disposition of sale proceeds

76-16-317. Disposition of sale proceeds. (1) The proceeds of the sale must be applied by the sheriff, after first deducting the sheriff’s costs and expenses, to the discharge of the claims and the costs of the proceedings in selling the property and to the payment of the damages, claims, and costs of the party taking up […]