§ 36-08-01 — Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Animal unit" means a cow, a bull, or a steer, or five sheep over six months of age on
the first day of May of the year in which the age is being determined. Two horses are
equivalent to three animal units. Animals not more than six months old on the first day
of May of the year in which the age is being determined, and which are the natural
increase of the permitted livestock, may not be counted.
2. "Association" means a corporate or cooperative grazing association.
3. "Cooperative grazing association" means a corporate or cooperative association
mutually operated for the purpose of aiding in the conservation, restoration,
improvement, development, and utilization of natural forage resources within any
county or counties where a grazing area has been acquired for joint use by its
members and for aiding in the restoration, conservation, improvement, development,
and utilization of lands.
4. "Cooperative grazing district" means and includes a grazing area controlled by a
grazing association and utilized by its members for grazing purposes under such
definite restrictions, regulations, and limitations by the association as contribute to the
conservation, restoration, improvement, and development of the forage resources of
such land.
5. "District" means a corporate or cooperative grazing district.
6. "Grazing area" means any area of land situated in any one or more counties in this
state, which has been or may be acquired by purchase, lease, or otherwise by an
association for grazing purposes or for the raising of forage crops.
7. "Subdivision" means any portion or block of land situated within the outside
boundaries of a district.