{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63l-8-404","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63L-8-404","heading":"Valid existing right.","body":"(1) As used in this section, \"valid existing right\" means an interest in property that a person secures by meeting the requirements of this section.\n(2) A property right associated with a grazing allotment on public lands is a valid existing right if the owner of the grazing allotment:\n(a) has a valid permit or lease issued by a federal agency that authorizes the permit or lease holder to use the public lands for grazing domestic livestock;\n(b) grazes the land in a manner consistent with sustained yield;\n(c) is able to demonstrate that the lands included in the grazing allotment covered by the permit are chiefly valuable for grazing; and\n(d) obtains the preference rights to the lease or permit described in Subsection (2)(a) and begins grazing livestock on the public lands before a final decision by a federal agency to withdraw the public lands from use for livestock grazing.","path":["Title 63L Lands","Chapter 63L-8 Utah Public Land Management Act","Part 63L-8-4 Range Management"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63L/Chapter8/63L-8-S404.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"4c0a853e2775fafde724cc64e848746c12934393037a4ef7827ae6c6e2959f61","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63l-8-403","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63l-8-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}