§ 5-5-10-3

5-5-10.3. Factors considered in appraisals of grazing lands.In appraising such grazing lands the following factors shall be taken into consideration:(1)Inventory of the forage resources: kind, amount, and location of vegetation;(2)Accessibility and usability of the forage resources as influenced by topography, availability of stock water and season of usability;(3)Condition of soils--the erosion situation;(4)Other and related resources--such as timber and watershed protection;(5)Annual animal carrying capacity used by other public agencies in the same locality;(6)Pertinent facts and figures submitted by stockmen living in the area and directors of state grazing districts including the land or in its vicinity;(7)Carrying capacity set for similar land in a state grazing district in which the land is situated. Source: SL 1969, ch 33, §2; SL 1977, ch 46, §4.