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Show Agriculture The only current agricultural use of sovereign lands is grazing. There are nine grazing permits on sovereign lands west of Kaysville and Layton, adjacent to the Layton- Kaysville marshes on Farmington Bay, and one permit in Bear River Bay. The permits cover 1,878 acres, and are held by landowners adjacent, to sovereign lands who utilize sovereign land in conjunction with grazing on private land. Grazing use on sovereign lands is declining, perhaps due to the flooding of the late 1980s and current high lake water levels. The planning team identified the following resource concern: • Grazing management and permitting is a concern to be considered. Issuance of grazing permits by DFFSL is usually an over- the- counter land use authorization. In response to grazing permit applications for lands within the townships DWR is authorized to use for wildlife purposes, DFFSL consults DWR for inclusion of stipulations to address DWR's concerns. This usually takes the form of seasonal restrictions and a stipulation to allow early cancellation of the permit. 153 |