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costs of constructing or maintaining an improvement. These are 

 functions of the association to which the special-use agreement has 

 been issued. 



In all cases where a pro rata payment is due the regular letter of 

 approval (Form 861-G) will be accompanied by a letter stating that 

 as a condition precedent to the issuance of a permit the applicant 

 will be required to pay his proportionate share of the cost of con- 

 structing the improvement to the properly authorized and desig- 

 nated officer of the live-stock association. The letter should state the 

 total cost of the improvement, the estimated number of stock the 

 area will support, and the pro rata charge per head of stock based 

 upon these figures. 



The applicant will pay his share of the cost of improvements 

 directly to the officer of the live-stock association, who will acknowl- 

 edge the payment in proper form. The grazing permit will not be 

 issued until both the receipted letter of transmittal (Form 861-G) 

 and the receipt for the costs of construction have been received by 

 the supervisor. 

 Pro Rata Charge Paid by New Owners. 



When new class A owners are provided for by the reduction of 

 permits of old users on areas which are fully occupied, the amount 

 received for their pro rata charge may be used by the association 

 either for maintenance of the improvements or a proportionate 

 refund to the permittees who have been reduced. 



Part 2. GENERAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. 



(Stock exempt from permit On-and-off permits Private lands Crossing permits.) 

 STOCK EXEMPT FROM PERMIT. (Reg. G-5.) 



No stock may be grazed without a permit, except milch or work 

 animals which are in actual use. A settler owning only 10 head or 

 less of stock which are neither milch nor work animals will be required 

 to apply for permit and pay the grazing fees, while a settler owning 

 any number of stock will be allowed to graze 10 head of milch or 

 work animals without permit and free of charge. 



Discretion of Supervisors. 



The privilege must not be abused, but, on the other hand, some 

 discretion may be used in the interpretation of the term "milch or 

 work animals." The settler's family may be using all the milk pro- 

 duced or he may be operating a dairy. Saddle animals may be used 

 for handling stock grazed under permit and at the same time be 

 stock horses which are bred or sold by the permittee as a part of his 

 stock business. Work horses may be used in timber sales or improve- 

 ment work for a part of the season and for other purposes during the 

 remainder of the time. Milch cows may dry up and run on the range 

 during a part of the season. The determination of whether an 

 exemption may or may not be allowed rests with the supervisor, 

 the only restriction being that each class of animals must be used for 

 the purposes mentioned at least during a part of each year, or else 

 must be covered by a grazing permit. A saddle horse not in use 

 and turned out to graze during any entire established season should 

 be covered by permit. 



