PASTURES Act

This bill stops the Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior from penalizing livestock owners when their animals graze on certain public lands that don't have fences. The covered lands include National Forest areas, Fish and Wildlife Service lands, and other public lands where grazing permits exist but might be prohibited later, as long as these lands border private property. The bill says the government departments must pay for building and maintaining fences to prevent livestock grazing, and livestock owners cannot be penalized if their animals graze on unfenced public land.

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