The Coconino sun., 1921-07-15
NEW LAW RELATING
 TO TRAILING SHEEP

There has been much trouble
 the past arising from trailing shee
 from the northern ranges to the vii
 ter ranges in the south, and but fe
 know just what the law is on the sul
 ject. For the information of all col
 cerned We reprint the new law whic
 was passed at the last session of th
 legislature. The following bill wa
 introduced by Senator Burton an
 passed:
 AN ACT to amend paragraphs 63!
 $40, 641 of Title XVII Pertaining t
 "Offenses Against Stock Raisers"
 Revised Statutes of Arizona, 191;
 Penal Code.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature o
 the State of Arizona:
 Sec. l. That paragraph 639 o
 Title XVII of the Revised Statutes O
 Arizona, 1913, Penal Code, is hereb,
 amended so as to read as follows:
 639. It shall be unlawful for an,
 person, or persons, firm or corpora
 tion, owning or having charge of sheel
 or goats to herd the same or permi
 the same to be herded on the land.
 or possessory right to lands, of othel
 persons without the express consent oi such owners or lawful claimants so tc do. No sheep or goats shall be allow. ed to camp at any water developed and owned or leased by others without the express consent of the owner ol lessee of said water. Any person vio- lating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
 Sec. 2. That paragraph GAO of Title XVII of the Revised Statutes of Ariz- ona, 1913, Penal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
 GAO. The term "possessory right to lands," as used in the preceding sec tion, numbered 639, applies to all land or lands owned in fee or held under lease, contract of purchase, pre- emp tion, homestead or other United States or State of Arizona laws. The instru- ment evidencing such possessory right to lands held other than by virtue of United States or State of Arizona Laws, shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the county or counties wherein such land is To- cated before any claim can be made by the owner of such possessory right.
 Sec. 8. That paragraph 641 of Title XVII of the Revised Statutes of Ariz- ona, 1913, Penal Code, is hereby so as to read as follows:
 641. Any person owning or having charge of sheep or goats who herds, grazes or pastures the same or per mits or suffers the same to be herded, grazed or pastured on any cattle range previously occupied by cattle or upon any range usually occupied by any cattle grower either as spring, summer or winter range for his cattle is guilty of misdemeanor; but the priority of right between cat tle and sheep owners to any range is determined by priority in the usual and customary use of such range eitth- er as a cattle or sheep range.
 Sheep and goats when being moved rom their accustomed range to a shipping point to be shipped or to ambing grounds for lambing purposes ,r when being returned from a ship ping point where they were unloaded rom cars or being returned to their | range from said lambing | grounds where they were located dur ng lambing time, shall, when off a designated stock driveway and cross ng a range which is being and has ,een used as a cattle range, travel at | east three miles per day. That in moving from their accustomed range o said shipping point or lambing rounds or from such lambing grounds r unloading point to their accustomed ange, they shall travel by the most di- ect practicable route to one of the Arizona stock driveways designated y the United States Government or o any other stock driveway hereafter xed and determined and shall thence ravel over and on such driveway and ot depart therefrom until they reach
 point nearest to their said shipping oint or their usual lambing grounds nd travel thence from said point by he nearest practicable route to said hipping point or lambing grounds, at the rate of not less than hree miles a day while crossing attle range and shall pursue the anne course, travelling at the same ate, when going from said lambing oint or unloading place back to their ccustomed range. Provided, however, aat when they are upon one of the fsresaid designated trails or upon " trail hereafter established, they sall travel at such rate as they deem roper; and provided further, that othing in the provisions of this para raph shall be construed to give the ght for any sheep or goats to travel yer, be herded on or graze upon the ( !nds or possessory rights to lands [ another. Section 4. All Acts and parts of , cts in conflict with the provisions of lis Act are hereby repealed. lf