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Conditions Warranting Issuance of On-and-Off Sheep Permits. 



On-and-off permits for sheep or goats may be issued for portions of 

 the range along the forest boundary not sufficient in area to support 

 a band of sheep or goats during an entire established grazing period, 

 which can only be utilized in connection with the adjoining outside 

 range. Where portions of the outside range can only be used to 

 advantage in connection with watering places located within the 

 National Forests, on-and-off sheep or goat permits may be issued. 



On and Off Private Lands. 



Sometimes the ownership of private land within a National Forest 

 is unknown, or the owner does not object to its use without compensa- 

 tion or lease. Frequently a permittee owns or leases private lands 

 comprising more than 50 per cent of his range allotment. In such 

 cases permits may be issued for the adjoining range under the pro- 

 visions of this regulation and the grazing fees paid only on the stock 

 which will be grazed upon National Forest land, but the permittee 

 must agree to remove all stock in excess of the number covered by 

 the grazing permit if deprived of the use of the private lands by the 

 owners or lessees thereof. 

 Determination of Amount of Fees. 



In the approval of applications from the owners of cattle and horses 

 which graze on and off the National Forest an estimate will be made 

 of the average number which will be grazed upon the Forest, and the 

 fee will be paid upon this number. In issuing sheep permits the 

 grazing fees will be based on the grazing capacity of that portion of 

 the range which is National Forest land. 

 Issuance of Permit. 



The permit will be issued only for the proportionate number of 

 animals which will use forest range during the season, but will con- 

 tain a proviso as follows: "This permit is issued with the under- 

 standing that - - head of - - will be grazed on range, - - per 

 cent within the National Forest and - - per cent outside." Only 

 the number of animals upon which the fees are charged will be 

 counted against the number authorized by the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture, but in determining the permittee's status or class the total 

 number will be considered. 



Proper Designation. 



This class of permits is sometimes erroneously called " drift per- 

 mits," both in correspondence and the permits themselves; a practice 

 which leads to confusion. Permits issued under regulation G-6 should 

 in all cases be designated as " on-and-off" permits. 



PRIVATE LANDS. (Beg. G-7.) 



Crossing to Private Lands. 



Permits to cross a National Forest with stock which will be kept 

 upon private lands, the owners or lessees of which do not desire to 

 waive the right to its exclusive use, will be issued under the provisions 

 of regulation G-8. 



Grazing of Sheep and Goats. 



The privilege of grazing sheep and goats upon National Forest lands, 

 under this regulation, will be allowed only upon such ranges as are 

 open to this kind of stock. 



