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Oklahoma Governor and Interior Secretary define fencing law scope
Governor Frantz reports Interior Secretary Garfield construes the fencing of public lands as prohibited only on unappropriated lands subject to homestead entry. The secretary says the law and enforcement do not apply to lands allocated to Oklahoma State through the Statehood Enabling Act. Cases of alleged fencing found lands already appropriated, and orders to dismiss them. This interpretation aids Oklahoma educational institutions as cattlemen seek to lease fenced college lands for grazing, with immediate leasing plans by the School Land Department for the current year pending permanent lease decisions.
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State of
Oklahoma
School Land Department