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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 952. Reservoir sites for water for livestock
Any person, livestock company, or transportation corporation
engaged in breeding, grazing, driving, or transporting livestock
may construct reservoirs upon unoccupied public lands of the United
States, not mineral or otherwise reserved, for the purpose of
furnishing water to such livestock, and shall have control of such
reservoir, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the
Interior, and the lands upon which the same is constructed, not
exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, so long as such reservoir is
maintained and water kept therein for such purposes: Provided, That
such reservoir shall not be fenced and shall be open to the free
use of any person desiring to water animals of any kind.
The Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, under such
rules, regulations, and conditions as he may prescribe, upon
application by such person, company, or corporation, may grant
permission to fence such reservoirs in order to protect livestock,
to conserve water, and to preserve its quality and conditions:
Provided, That such reservoir shall be open to the free use of any
person desiring to water animals of any kind; but any fence,
erected under the authority hereof, shall be immediately removed on
the order of the Secretary.
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