The U.S. Forest Service Bureau of Land Management has announced the grazing fee on federal lands for 2012 will be $1.35 per head per month on Forest Service land and $1.35 per animal unit per month on BLM land. The fees are unchanged from 2011.
The units are one cow and her calf, one horse, or five sheep or goats for a month. The new rates are effective on March 1, applies to more than 8,000 permits administered by the U.S. Forest Service and nearly 18,000 grazing permits and leases administered by the BLM in 16 western states. The states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Permit holders and lessees may contact their local U.S. Forest Service or BLM office for additional information.
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