Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY-At large) introduced the Protecting Agricultural Spaces Through Effective Ranching Strategies (PASTURES) Act on Oct. 25.
The legislation would protect landowners whose land is adjacent to federally leased land from federal enforcement related to livestock trespassing, the congresswoman said.
“My bill will prohibit federal land management agencies from enforcing a trespass after permits or leases are adjusted or rescinded—until the relevant land management agency constructs a fence to keep the livestock out,” Hageman said.
The PASTURES Act is endorsed by the American Stewards of Liberty, Wyoming Farm Bureau, Wyoming Stock Growers Association and Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, USA.
