What are the rights and privileges of lessees and permittees on federal lands?
Federal grazing lease or permit privileges are only for grazing lessee or permittee can control access across his private property; however, he/she has no authority to control access on or use of public land, nor can he/she restrict travel over a public road or a road with an easement that allows public travel. Lessees and permittees are not allowed to charge to public for the privilege of using public lands. A private landowner holding a grazing lease or permit with the BLM does not have to allow or provide access across his/her private property as a condition of the lease or permit. A federal lease or permit holder may not exclude the public from their lease or permit area, if appropriate public easements exist. However, they do have the right to exclude the public from entering any buildings or other improvements they may have been authorized to construct on the area under permit. Additionally, some areas may be closed to public entry by order of the federal land management agency.
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