# 43 CFR § 4710.3-1: Herd management areas

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4710.3-1

## Section

- **Citation:** 43 CFR § 4710.3-1
- **Heading:** Herd management areas
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 43—Public Lands: Interior > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER D—RANGE MANAGEMENT (4000) Group 4100—Grazing Administration > PART 4700—PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS > Subpart 4710—Management Considerations

## Text

Herd management areas shall be established for the maintenance of wild horse and burro herds. In delineating each herd management area, the authorized officer shall consider the appropriate management level for the herd, the habitat requirements of the animals, the relationships with other uses of the public and adjacent private lands, and the constraints contained in § 4710.4. The authorized officer shall prepare a herd management area plan, which may cover one or more herd management areas.

## Nearby sections

- [43 CFR § 4700.0-1 § 4700.0-1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4700.0-1.md)
- [43 CFR § 4700.0-2 § 4700.0-2 Objectives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4700.0-2.md)
- [43 CFR § 4700.0-3 § 4700.0-3 Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4700.0-3.md)
- [43 CFR § 4700.0-5 § 4700.0-5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4700.0-5.md)
- [43 CFR § 4700.0-6 § 4700.0-6 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4700.0-6.md)
- [43 CFR § 4700.0-9 § 4700.0-9 Collections of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4700.0-9.md)
- [43 CFR § 4710.1 § 4710.1 Land use planning.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4710.1.md)
- [43 CFR § 4710.2 § 4710.2 Inventory and monitoring.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4710.2.md)
- [43 CFR § 4710.3-1 § 4710.3-1 Herd management areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4710.3-1.md)
- [43 CFR § 4710.3-2 § 4710.3-2 Wild horse and burro ranges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4710.3-2.md)
- [43 CFR § 4710.4 § 4710.4 Constraints on management.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4710.4.md)
- [43 CFR § 4710.5 § 4710.5 Closure to livestock grazing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4710.5.md)
- [43 CFR § 4710.6 § 4710.6 Removal of unauthorized livestock in or near areas occupied by wild horses or burros.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4710.6.md)
- [43 CFR § 4710.7 § 4710.7 Maintenance of wild horses and burros on privately controlled lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-4710.7.md)

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