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facts the permit shall be revoked and the grazing privilege declared 

 forfeited upon the termination of the current grazing period, even 

 though the permitted stock have in the meantime been transferred 

 to a purchaser. 



Knowledge of Fraud or Fatal Defect by Purchaser. 



When a purchaser of permitted stock who has applied for a renewal 

 of grazing permit has no direct or indirect knowledge of fraud or 

 fatal defect in the base permit, a clear official record in the case of 

 the original permittee at the time the waiver is accepted will be 

 construed in favor of the purchaser of the stock, and if the new owner 

 has exercised such care and diligence as might be expected of a 

 reasonably prudent man in ascertaining the bona fides of the base 

 permit, any latent defect which may subsequently develop will not 

 oe held as invalidating the permit, but will be set aside and the 

 continued enjoyment of the privilege allowed. 



Unintentional Misstatement or Misrepresentation. 



Unintentional violation of the regulations or terms of the applica- 

 tion and permit in the acquirement or renewal of the privilege will 

 not be construed as fatal to the continued enjoyment of the permit 

 by the original permittee or to the renewal of the privilege to a pur- 

 chaser otherwise qualified, but the burden of proof as to good intent 

 will rest upon the person committing the breach of regulations or 

 terms of the application and permit and such person must satisfy 

 the supervisor that the wrongful conduct was entirely unintentional 

 before lie will be relieved of responsibility for it. 



Error on Part of Forest Officer. 



The Forest Service will not cancel or reduce a permit because of a 

 mistake made in good faith by a forest officer, if the permittee has 

 furnished the required information and has not contributed to the 

 original error. 



Application for an Unauthorized Class of Stock. 



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

 has not been provided for by the Secretary of Agriculture, a full 

 report with recommendations will be made to the district forester 

 and his instructions received before disapproval of the application, 

 unless the grazing of the particular kind of stock has been considered 

 by the Forester or the Secretary of Agriculture and the action taken 

 was not favorable. 



Range in Two Forests. 



When a single range used by an applicant is located in two adjoin- 

 ing Forests, either supervisor with the consent of the other, may issue 

 the permit with the understanding that stock is to be grazed upon 

 both Forests. Two copies will be sent to the other supervisor. 

 Applications for More than One Period. 



Persons who desire to graze the same class of stock upon the range 

 during more than one established period may submit one application 

 for the entire number of stock, showing the number which will be 

 grazed during each period. 



Statement of Ownership. 



A new applicant is classified according to the total number of stock 

 he owns, therefore it is necessaiy that he shall state in his application 

 the total number of stock owned by him. An established permittee 



