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In cases where the permitted stock are removed from the Forest, 

 the purchaser not intending to continue in the use of the Forest lands, 

 and where the permittee has signed a waiver (Form 763) the purchaser 

 of the ranch property will be given a preference over other new 

 applicants to the extent of being placed at the head of the list and 

 granted first consideration. 

 Ranch Property. 



Property, such as town lots, fruit land, or mineral land, which does 

 not bear a direct relation to and is not dependent upon the live stock 

 for its best use, will not be accepted as a basis for the renewal of permit 

 to the purchaser of permitted stock. The character of the property 

 and the degree of its use in connection with the stock must conform 

 to the general requirements and practices of the locality. 

 Relation of Ranch Property to Stock. 



Where winter feeding is necessary the land must produce sufficient 

 feed to winter the permitted stock and must be used for that purpose. 

 Where whiter feeding is not required the ownership of a headquarters 

 ranch, spring, fall, or winter range, lambing grounds, or lands con- 

 taining controlling sources of water supply may justify renewal. In 

 every case the land must be used hi connection with the permitted 

 stock and be commensurate with the number of such stock for the 

 purpose for which it is used. 



Leased Land Not Acceptable. 



The applicant for renewal must hold title to the lands, as leased 

 lands do not meet the requirements of the regulations. 

 Transfers to Copartnerships and Incorporated Companies. 



An individual permittee who enters into a copartnership agreement 

 transfers only a part of his interests, consisting of his stock or ranches, 

 or both, to the other members of the copartnership. Any subsequent 

 transfer of his remaining interests affects the status of the copart- 

 nership as a permittee and generally is readily determinable. An 

 individual permittee who transfers to an incorporated company makes 

 a complete transfer, retaining no interest hi the stock or ranches, but 

 receiving instead an interest hi the corporation through the medium 

 of certain shares or certificates which are readily transferable, but 

 which do not affect the status of the corporation as a permittee by 

 their transfer. In renewal of permit to a copartnership only the pro- 

 portionate interest transferred will be reduced hi accordance with the 

 rules governing the renewal of permits to purchasers, but in renewal 

 of permit to a corporation the reduction will apply to the full number 

 of stock transferred, even though the original permittee acquires and 

 retains an interest hi the corporation equivalent to his original interest 

 hi the stock grazed under his individual permit. 

 Involuntary Purchase Through Foreclosure. 



The acquisition of permitted stock through the foreclosure of a 

 mortgage, or a forced sale, conveys no privilege of renewal of permit 

 unless the original permittee signs an agreement (Form 763) waiving 

 all further claim to preference in the use of the range, nor does it 

 exempt the purchaser from any of the provisions of the regulations 

 governing the renewal of permits to purchasers, except temporarily 

 as herein provided. 



