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distributed among new applicants and permittees below the protec- 

 tive limit during one year must not exceed 3 per cent of the total 

 number authorized for the year, and no new permit will be issued 

 for more than one-half of the protective limit number; or, if the 

 average number of stock per permit is less than the established pro- 

 tective limit, no new permit will be issued for more than one-fourth 

 of the protective limit number, nor will such permit be issued except 

 for stock which will be fed during the winter from the products of 

 the permittee's ranch. 



Upon fully stocked Forests, applications other than for renewal of 

 permit will not be considered unless filed with the Supervisor six 

 months before the beginning of the grazing season. 



Persons who have sold their stock grazed under permit and signed 

 a waiver to their preference will not be recognized as new applicants 

 for a period of three years from the date of the waiver, except as 

 purchasers of permitted stock. 



RENEWAL OF PERMITS. 



Reg. G-13. Grazing permits will be renewed only when the grazing 

 of the class of stock involved is authorized by the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture. Permits for numbers of stock in excess of the established 

 protective limits will be subject to reduction in their renewal, and no 

 division or sale of stock and ranches will exempt such permits from 

 reduction. A permit may be divided in its renewal because of divi- 

 sion of stock and ranches between two or more owners or purchasers, 

 but not more than one permit will be issued for less than the pro- 

 tective limit number of stock because of such division. 



A renewal of permit may be allowed the purchaser of stock grazed 

 under permit and the ranches used in connection therewith, provided 

 that the permittee from whom the stock is purchased has used the 

 range during three or more successive years and the purchaser has 

 secured a waiver from the permittee of all preference in renewal of 

 the permit. The mere purchase of stock grazed under permit will 

 not entitle the purchaser to share in the grazing privilege, but if he 

 is the owner or improved ranch property which is commensurate, 

 and used in connection, with the stock a renewal of permit may be 

 allowed for not to exceed 80 per cent of the number of stock pur- 

 chased, and provided that a full renewal will be allowed if the 

 purchaser is a resident ranch owner who does not own a total of 

 more than the protective limit number of stock. When all stock 

 grazed under permit and all ranch property used in connection 

 thereof by a permittee is purchased a full renewal of permit may be 

 allowed subject to the maximum limit restriction and to necessary 

 reductions applicable to other permits of the same class. 



SETTLEMENT OF CONTROVERSIES. 



Reg. G-14. Whenever there is a dispute between grazing appli- 

 cants for the same area the Supervisor will notify them to appear 

 before him at a stated time and place, to make a statement of 

 their claims. After all evidence has been presented the Supervisor 

 will decide who shall be granted permits, and will forthwith notify 

 each party to the dispute of his decision and his reasons therefor, 

 which will be final unless written notice of appeal to the District 



