R657-28-12. Grazing of Domestic Livestock on Division Lands -- Grassbanks

(1) The division may designate specific properties as grassbanks for purposes of:

(a) Trading forage for habitat conservation actions on private or public lands;

(b) Providing emergency forage for a division grazing permittee when goals of domestic livestock impacts to vegetation have been achieved prior to the expiration of a permit's grazing period; or

(c) Any other purpose the division may identify.

(2) Provisions required for a grazing permit under R657-28-5(5) shall be defined for grassbank properties prior to their forage reserves being used.

(3) Nothing herein shall be construed to obligate the division to provide a grassbank or forage reserve when a grazing permittee is required by the division to suspend grazing prior to the expiration of the grazing period described in the permit, nor shall the division be required to utilize forage reserves under any other circumstance unless previously agreed to in writing by the division.