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Most western states, even those that are nominally open at the state level, now limit open range to certain areas. [11] [10] Under open range law today, if livestock break through a "legal fence" (defined by law in terms of height, materials, post spacing, etc.), then the livestock owner is liable for damages of the fenced property. Conversely ...
Sometimes referred to as the Holmes Ranch or the Chico Basin Ranch, it was among the first cattle ranches established in Colorado Territory in 1871 during the times of open range before fences became prevalent in the west. It operated for 58 years until it was sold in 1929 to a Drinkard and Emmert company, Horse Creek Land & Cattle Co. of Denver.
Over time, court cases steadily limited the application of open range law until the present day, where it is the exception rather than the rule in many parts of the American West. In the United Kingdom, the law is different for private land and common land. On private land it is the owner's responsibility to fence livestock in, but it is the ...
Agricultural Historical Society. 79 (3): 255. JSTOR 3745069. Johnson, Marilynn S. (2014) [2009]. Violence in the West: The Johnson County Range War and the Ludlow Massacre—A Brief History with Documents. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-4786-2304-5. Liu, Joanne S. (2009). Barbed Wire: The Fence that Changed the West. Mountain Press Publishing Company.
In many of those states, such as Arizona, an open-range law applies which requires a land owner to fence cattle out rather than in; thus cattle are theoretically allowed to roam free. In modern times open-range laws can conflict with urban development as occasional stray cows, bulls, or even herds wander into subdivisions or onto highways. [28]
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“At the same time, [law enforcement] can't account for everyone and don't know if one didn't get kill Colorado sheriff seeks cattle estimated to be worth between $300,000 and $400,000 Skip to ...
The lawsuit from the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and The Gunnison County Stockgrowers’ Association alleges that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately review the ...