1. It is unlawful to graze livestock on any part of the unreserved and unappropriated public lands of the United States in the State of Nevada, when grazing will or does prevent, restrict or interfere with the customary use of the land for grazing livestock by any person who, by himself or herself or the person’s grantors or predecessors, has become established, either exclusively or in common with others, in the grazing use of the land by operation of law or under and in accordance with the customs of the graziers of the region involved.
2. NRS 568.230 to 568.290, inclusive, does not prohibit the grazing on any public lands of livestock owned, kept or used for work or milking purposes by any ranch owner or bona fide settler, for the owner or settler’s domestic use, as distinguished from commercial use, or prohibit the grazing of any livestock necessary for and used in connection with any mining or construction work or other lawful work of similar character.
[Part 1:226:1931; 1931 NCL § 5581]—(NRS A 1985, 526)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 568 - Grazing and Ranging
NRS 568.010 - "Taylor Grazing Act" defined.
NRS 568.020 - Provisions of Taylor Grazing Act; money derived from grazing fees and leases.
NRS 568.030 - Disposition of money received from Federal Government under Taylor Grazing Act.
NRS 568.040 - State grazing boards: Creation.
NRS 568.050 - State grazing boards: Names.
NRS 568.060 - State grazing boards: Members; qualifications; election; terms; vacancy.
NRS 568.080 - State grazing boards: Members serve without salary.
NRS 568.090 - State grazing boards: Meetings; quorum.
NRS 568.100 - Procedure for expenditure of money from range improvement fund.
NRS 568.120 - Authorized uses of range improvement fund.
NRS 568.130 - Conditions authorizing refunds from range improvement fund.
NRS 568.170 - Central Committee of Nevada State Grazing Boards: Establishment; membership.
NRS 568.200 - Central Committee of Nevada State Grazing Boards: Powers; duties; limitations.
NRS 568.230 - Grazing interfering with customary use of land unlawful; exceptions.
NRS 568.240 - Customary or established use: Definition; change.
NRS 568.250 - Continued use by established user not prohibited.
NRS 568.260 - Penalty; liability for damages.
NRS 568.270 - Restraint of violation by injunction.
NRS 568.280 - Free transit over and rights in public domain not prohibited.
NRS 568.290 - Purpose; construction.
NRS 568.350 - Unauthorized driving of livestock from range unlawful; penalty; liability for damages.