INSTRUCTIONS TO FOREST OFFICERS. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



FOREST SERVICE, 

 Washington, D. C., March 18,1911. 



The following procedure and instructions are hereby established 

 and issued to take effect May 1, 1911, governing the enforcement of 

 the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to the grazing 

 of live stock in the National Forests. 



H. S. GRAVES, Forester. 

 Approved : 



JAMES WILSON, Secretary. 



ALLOTMENTS. (Beg. G-l.) 



The Secretary of Agriculture prescribes the number and class of stock 

 Authorit ^ ^? a ^ owe( ^ U P OI 1 each Forest and the schedule of 



grazing fees. The yearlong fees for each Forest within 

 the limits prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture are determined 

 by the Forester to secure uniformity between different administrative 

 districts. The short grazing periods and the accompanying fees are 

 determined within the limits prescribed by the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture by the District Forester to secure uniformity between different 

 Forests in the same District. 



When an application is received for grazing a kind of stock which 



Applications for nas no ^ t> een provided for by the Secretary of Agri- 



an unauthorized culture, a full report with recommendations will be 



made to the District Forester and his instructions 



received before disapproval of the application. 



All instructions in reference to the issuance of permits for any 



Allowance letters one vear w^ remain in force during subsequent 



effective until re- years unless revoked or superseded by other 



voked * !_ 



instructions. 



All stock upon which fees are paid are counted against the 

 stock chargeable number of stock allowed upon a Forest by the 

 against allotment. Secretary of Agriculture. 



Stock grazed free of charge under Reg. G-2 or under Reg. G-19, 



stock not charge- stock grazed under free permits issued on account 



Snt against allot " f the sale and transfer of stock, Reg. G-17, or under 



free crossing permits, Reg. G-20, and stock under 6 



months old at time of entry, which is the natural increase of stock 



covered by permit, are not chargeable against the allotment. 



The total number of stock allowed under paid permit upon the 

 Forest at any one time during the year must not 

 exceed the number authorized by the Secretary of 

 Agriculture under Reg. G-l. 

 When the issuance of permits for different short periods causes the 

 total number of stock covered by all permits issued during the year 

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