The assumption underlying new county ordinances is that grazing permits are the “intangible” property of the permittee. Federal agencies, meanwhile, insist that grazing permits have always been a privilege, not a right.
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This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Sagebrush Rebellion II: Some rural counties seek to influence federal land use.