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  • Ranchers' rights
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    • Possessory Right
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Ranchers Have Rights

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Collection of 

Articles and Laws

of Ranching History


For


 Protection

of Ranches


Ranching Families


and the

Nation's Food Supply


To defend Ranchers Rights

What is the history?

What were the laws?

What was written?

Federal ----- State

NM State Law

    What is a Ranch?

    Is it the headquarters?

    Does it include the range?


    1905 USFS Use Book Described Improved Ranch Property as

    Deeded

    Lands providing cultivated crops for livestock.

    or

     Spring and Fall Range or lambing grounds.

    Water Rights

    Which control adjoining National Forest Range.

    Livestock

    Purchasers of Permitted Stock

    with

    Ownership of Spring and Fall Range 

    or

    Water Rights

    Read USFS Use Book

    In New Mexico, 1975, ranchers went to court over compensation for lands taken for the missile ranges

    The Court described a ranch as

     "The rule is general that however nominally divided . . ., if the whole area is used together for a farm, ranch, or other appropriate purpose, it is to be considered one property. Moreover, the fact that different portions of a farm, ranch, or other rural holdings were acquired from different persons, or are otherwise held under different titles, will not prevent its being treated as an entirety in the assessments of damages for a taking of a part, if the whole area is held and operated as a single property." (omitting citations; emphasis added)); see also 6 ALR 2d 1217 § 9. 

    Ranchers on State land got compensated. Ranchers under Federal Law, Taylor Grazing Act were ignored.

    Pay attention! Learn from court cases. 

    Water is gold.

    Note [8] This is not to ignore the fact, however, that these are situations where the water is found on the land leased from the State and in such instances, of course, the value of the land leased from the State is not negligible. 

    United States v. 40,021.64 ACRES OF LAND, ETC., NM (1975)
    About

    RanchersHaveRights

    2021, I wrote a letter 

    to our 

    US Forest Service Supervisor 

    asking what are 

    VALID EXISTING RIGHTS

    for ranchers, 

    for the livestock industry? 

    The response was basically a polite

    You don't have any.

    Water he did say is left to the state. 

    The search began...

    The Purpose to Define

    Subject to Valid Existing Rights

    All actions by the

    Secretary concerned

    under

    Federal Lands Policy 

    Management Act

    SHALL BE

    SUBJECT TO VALID

    EXISTING RIGHTS.

    Oct 21, 1976

    (90 Stat 2786)

    43 USC 1701 (h)

    Federal Laws

    Subject to Valid Existing Rights; Water

    1866-Mineral Land All Water users' vested and accrued rights, 30 USC 51 Ditch Act,14 stat 253


    1897-Laws of Conservation waters within national forests may be used under the laws of the State wherein, 16 US Code 481 Organic Act 30 stat 36


    1978-Public Rangeland Improvement Valid Existing Rights of water 43 USC 412 3-2 (b)

    RanchersHaveRights

    I found hundreds of articles.

    To get them organized is the challenge.

    Please be patient,

    Check for updates.

    I'm not a lawyer,

    I like to read laws,

    court cases,

    and

    old newspapers.

    Take a look

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