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Estates. 



Pending the division of an estate, a full renewal of the permit 

 held by the deceased should be allowed in the name of the estate 

 and the duly appointed administrator. 

 Heirs to Permitted Stock. 



As a general rule an heir or devisee should be considered as in the 

 same class with one who has purchased stock grazed under permit. 

 Upon the issue of a court decree dividing the estate the privileges 

 allowed the estate will be granted the beneficiaries under the rule 

 governing the renewal of permits on account of purchase, except 

 that the permit for that portion of the stock allotted by the court 

 decree to the widow or minor heirs will not be subject to the reduc- 

 tion made in the renewal of permits to purchasers. 



Lessees and Herders. 



A person leasing stock or running it on shares or herding it for the 

 permittee is regarded as an employee only and he can not be allowed 

 any preference in the use of the range by virtue of the fact that he 

 has run the stock under lease or on shares or has handled it for the 

 owner. The status of the owner determines all preferences allowed 

 in the issuance of grazing permits. 



Forest Officers. 



Forest officers may share m the use of National Forest ranges if 

 otherwise qualified as permittees, but action upon their applica- 

 tions must be in accordance with the "Rules of conduct/' page 29, 

 General Administration section, National Forest Manual. 



Persons Under Indictment. 



Except in cases where renewal of permit is considered by the 

 district assistant to the solicitor or the United States attorney to be 

 prejudicial, a person who has been charged with or indicted for any 

 form of trespass on National Forest land, or for timber or land frauds 

 against the Government will, pending the settlement or adjudica- 

 tion of his case, be allowed the renewal of any permit to which he 

 is otherwise entitled by reason of previous use under permit or the 

 purchase of permitted stock under conditions warranting renewal, 

 but such a person will not be recognized as a new applicant or granted 

 privileges to which he is not entitled because of prior use or the 

 purchase of permitted stock until the charge or suit against him has 

 been adjusted. When necessary to protect the interests of the 

 Government the person charged with or indicted for trespass or 

 fraud against the Government may be required to furnish a bond, to 

 insure future compliance with the regulations, before permit will be 

 issued, the bond to be in a sum determined by the supervisor and 

 approved by the district forester. 

 Reputation of Applicant. 



Persons will not be denied grazing privileges because of their 

 reputation or moral or social standing in the community, if possessed 

 of the qualifications prescribed by the regulations. The determina- 

 tion of guilt or innocence and the imposition of penalties should be 

 left to the properly constituted courts. 

 Temporary Use of Range. 



The provisions of regulation G-14 and the instructions issued 

 thereunder apply primarily to National Forests which are, or soon 



