

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 FOREST SERVICE. 



AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL, 1911 

 GRAZING. (REGULATIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICUL- 

 TURE AND INSTRUCTIONS TO FOREST OFFICERS RELATING 

 TO AND GOVERNING THE GRAZING OF LIVE STOCK UPON 

 NATIONAL FOREST LANDS.) 



Effective on and after January 11, 1912. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, OFFICE OF THE 



SECRETARY. 



Regulation G-21, page 14, of the National Forest Manual, 1911, 

 Grazing, issued by the Secretary of Agriculture on March 18, 1911, 

 to take effect May 1, 1911, is hereby modified and amended to read 

 and to provide as follows : 



Whenever any live-stock association whose membership includes 

 a majority of the owners of any class of live stock using a National 

 Forest or portion thereof shall select a committee, an agreement on 

 the part of which shall be binding upon the association, such com- 

 mittee, upon application to the district forester, may be recognized 

 as an advisory board for the association, and shall then be entitled 

 to receive notice of proposed action and have an opportunity to be 

 heard by the local forest officer in reference to increase or decrease 

 in the number of stock to be allowed for any year, the division of the 

 lange between different classes of stock or their owners, or the adop- 

 tion of special rules to meet local conditions. 



When an association represents only a minority of the owners of 

 any kind of live stock, but its members own 75 per cent of that kind 

 of live stock using the range, upon petition of a sufficient number of 

 the other owners to constitute a majority its advisory board may be 

 recognized by the district forester. 



Whenever a State live-stock association appoints an advisory 

 board, it may be recognized by the district forester and consulted 

 with in regard to matters which affect the general administration 

 of the National Forests within the entire State. 



Whenever a national live-stock association, representing the owners 

 of any kind of stock, appoints an advisory board or committee rep- 

 resenting the users of the National Forests in all of the different 

 States, it will be recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture and the 

 Forester and consulted with annually regarding matters which con- 

 cern the general welfare of the stockmen using the National Forest 

 ranges. 



Done at Washington this llth day of January, 1912. 



Witness my hand and the seal ef the Department of Agriculture. 



[SEAL.] JAMES WILSON, 



/Secretary of Agriculture. 



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