NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL GRAZING. 11 



NOTICE TO APPLICANTS. 



Reg. G-9. When notice of the grazing allowance, periods, and 

 rates for each year has been received by the Supervisor he will give 

 public notice of a date on or before which all applications for grazing 

 must be presented to him. Permits may be refused to persons who 

 do not file their applications within the required time unless satis- 

 factory reasons are given. 



APPLICATION FOB PERMITS. 



Reg. G-10. Applications for grazing permits must be submitted 

 on blank forms which will be furnished by the Supervisor and the 

 information necessary to complete the application must be furnished 

 in detail. The number of stock must not be greater than the number 

 the applicant actually owns or intends to purchase or less than the 

 number he intends to graze upon the Forest. Speculation in the 

 use of grazing permits will not be allowed, and permits will be refused 

 or canceled for intentional false statement of the number of stock 

 owned. 



For all purposes of permanent allotment each member or stock- 

 holder of a firm or corporation will be considered as holding a permit 

 to graze the full number of stock covered by any and all grazing 

 permits issued to such firm or corporation. The individual permit 

 of a person who acquires an interest in the permit of any firm or 

 corporation will be subject to reduction in its renewal when the com- 

 bined number of stock covered by all permits in which the person is 

 interested exceeds the maximum limit. 



PROTECTIVE AND MAXIMUM LIMITS. 



Reg. G-ll. When necessary to secure an equitable distribution 

 of grazing privileges the District Forester will establish protective 

 limits covering the number of stock for which the permits of small 

 owners will be exempt from reduction in their renewal. Permits for 

 numbers of stock in excess of the protective limits will be subject to 

 necessary sliding scale or other reductions and will not be subject 

 to increase in number except through purchase of stock and ranches 

 of other permittees. (See Keg. G-13.) 



When necessary to prevent monopoly of the range the District 

 Forester will establish maximum limits in the number of stock for 

 which a permit will be issued to any one person, firm, or corporation. 

 Permits for numbers of stock in excess of the maximum limits will 

 be issued only to persons who, during the preceding year, held per- 

 mits to graze numbers of stock equal to or greater than that for 

 which application is made. The District Forester may suspend the 

 maximum limit in special cases. 



PERMITS TO NEW OWNERS. 



Reg. G-12. Grazing applications, other than for renewal of per- 

 mit, will not be approved if the average number of stock per permit 

 upon the Forest is more than 20 per cent below the established pro- 

 tective limit number, or if the approval of such applications require 

 a reduction of more than 20 per cent upon any permit of the preced- 

 ing year. If a Forest is fully stocked the total number of stock to be 



