Interior law judge allows bison grazing on federal lands

HELENA (AP) — A federal administrative law judge has denied a request to block permits that expand bison grazing in north-central Montana while several parties challenge them.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Stockgrowers Association asked the U.S. Interior Department’s hearing division in August to reverse the the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s granting of the permits.

Administrative Law Judge Veronica Larvie ruled Oct. 13 that while there were several concerns about the permits, the parties failed to show that the expanded bison grazin...