---
kind: "unit"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands"
key: "ch8A/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "Generally"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/43/ch8A-schI"
sections_count: 25
---

# Subchapter I — Generally

Title 43 — Public Lands › Chapter 8A — Grazing Lands

## Sections

- [§315. Grazing districts; establishment; restrictions; prior rights; rights-of-way; hearing and notice; hunting or fishing rights](/usc/43/315.md)
- [§315a. Protection, administration, regulation, and improvement of districts; rules and regulations; study of erosion and flood control; offenses](/usc/43/315a.md)
- [§315b. Grazing permits; fees; vested water rights; permits not to create right in land](/usc/43/315b.md)
- [§315c. Fences, wells, reservoirs, and other improvements; construction; permits; partition fences](/usc/43/315c.md)
- [§315d. Grazing stock for domestic purposes; use of natural resources](/usc/43/315d.md)
- [§315e. Rights of way; development of mineral resources](/usc/43/315e.md)
- [§315f. Homestead entry within district or withdrawn lands; classification; preferences](/usc/43/315f.md)
- [§315g–1. Repealed.](/usc/43/315g-1.md)
- [§315h. Cooperation with associations, land officials, and agencies engaged in conservation or propagation of wildlife; local hearings on appeals; acceptance and use of contributions](/usc/43/315h.md)
- [§315i. Disposition of moneys received; availability for improvements](/usc/43/315i.md)
- [§315j. Appropriation of moneys received; application of public-land laws to Indian ceded lands; application for mineral title to lands](/usc/43/315j.md)
- [§315k. Cooperation with governmental departments; coordination of range administration](/usc/43/315k.md)
- [§315l. Lands under national-forest administration](/usc/43/315l.md)
- [§315m. Lease of isolated or disconnected tracts for grazing; preferences](/usc/43/315m.md)
- [§315m–1. Lease of State, county, or privately owned lands; period of lease; rental](/usc/43/315m-1.md)
- [§315m–2. Administration of leased lands](/usc/43/315m-2.md)
- [§315m–3. Availability of contributions received](/usc/43/315m-3.md)
- [§315m–4. Disposition of receipts; availability for leasing of land](/usc/43/315m-4.md)
- [§315n. State police power not abridged](/usc/43/315n.md)
- [§315o. Repealed.](/usc/43/315o.md)
- [§315o–1. Board of grazing district advisers; composition; meetings; duties](/usc/43/315o-1.md)
- [§315o–2. Animals and equipment for field employees](/usc/43/315o-2.md)
- [§315p. Repealed.](/usc/43/315p.md)
- [§315q. Withdrawal of lands for war or national defense purposes; payment for cancellation of permits or licenses](/usc/43/315q.md)
- [§315r. Rental payments in advance in case of withdrawal of lands for war or national defense purposes](/usc/43/315r.md)