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Ranchers Have Rights
Collection of
Articles and Laws
of Ranching History
For
Protection
of Ranches
Ranching Families
and the
Nation's Food Supply
A ranch is a base property and on-the-range
where cattle are placed
to use the water.
Water is the Key
A big clue of ranchers rights is from
President Theodore Roosevelt's
Executive orders.
He had ranchers build
nine-miles of fences
not around just the spring
around the entire pasture
to protect the waters.
His executive orders explained
the power of the waters.
Below a 1906 article
And Roosevelt's Executive Orders.
Roosevelt's executive order to Protect the Water Supply of Fort Bayard
"...and whenever the use of the land as a National Forest does not interfere with the protection of the water supply of Fort Bayard, such use shall not be interfered with, but the lands shall not be subject to appropriation under any of the public land laws."
1872 article of public lands
1889 article of new Mexico state law
NM Law of Occupancy
NM 19-3-14.
One may stock and appropriate a range provided they own the waters.