16 USC § 273c - Livestock trails, watering rights; driveway regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s273c"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 273c - Livestock trails, watering rights; driveway regulations"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "273c"
section_name: "Livestock trails, watering rights; driveway regulations"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
subchapter_number: "XXXI"
subchapter_name: "CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–207, § 4, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 740.)"
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# § 273c. Livestock trails, watering rights; driveway regulations

December 18, 1971December 18, 1971*Provided*

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as affecting in any way rights of owners and operators of cattle and sheep herds, existing on the date immediately prior to , to trail their herds on traditional courses used by them prior to , and to water their stock, notwithstanding the fact that the lands involving such trails and watering are situated within the park: , That the Secretary may promulgate reasonable regulations providing for the use of such driveways.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–207, § 4, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 740.)