He did pay grazing fees to Clark County not the BLM. The BLM has refused them because they have closed the area to grazing for the turtle.
He did pay grazing fees to Clark County not the BLM. The BLM has refused them because they have closed the area to grazing for the turtle.
No, that's not the timeline.
1993: Bundy tells the BLM he's not going to pay them grazing fees. Says he'll pay Clark County...never does.
1993-1998: Bundy continues to graze his cattle on public land without paying the grazing fees.
1998: BLM declares it a habitat. Says no more grazing on that public land.
1998-2014: Bundy continues grazing anyway.
2014: BLM says "Enough." and takes steps
Having now fully researched this, I can't plump for Bundy. He doesn't own that land. He never did. It's been fed land since 1848. If he'd paid the grazing fees, it'd probably never have been turned into a habitat. But look, don't take my word for it -
read the case yourself. Bundy doesn't believe fed law is legit, he doesn't believe this or that state law is legit - that type of thinking don't work.