Any person, company or corporation that may appropriate and stock a range upon the public domain of the United States, or otherwise, with cattle shall be deemed to be in possession thereof: provided, that such person, company or corporation shall lawfully possess or occupy, or be the lawful owner or possessor of sufficient living, permanent water upon such range for the proper maintenance of such cattle.
§ 19-3-13 NMSA 1978
[Right to appropriate and stock range on public domain; conditions.]
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Walker v. United States (2008)
Most recently applied in Sacramento Grazing Ass'n v. United States (November 2010)
Laws 1889, ch. 61, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 127; Code 1915, § 4628; C.S. 1929, § 111-101; 1941 Comp., § 8-313; 1953 Comp., § 7-3-13.
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Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.