40 THE USE BOOK. 



CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH GRANTED. 



Crossing permits may be granted to points beyond the National Forest, to 

 private lands within a National Forest, or to reach dipping vats or railroad 

 shipping points. 



Crossing permits will not be issued prior to the opening of the grazing 

 season except upon an established driveway. They will not be issued for stock 

 which is so poor that it will not be able to cross the Forest, nor for stock 

 to be driven to private land within the Forest if the land is uufenced and the 

 number of stock is greater than it will support without trespass upon adjoining 

 Forest lands. 



QUARANTINE REGULATIONS. 



It is absolutely essential that persons crossing stock comply with the regula- 

 tions governing the National Forests and with the quarantine regulations 

 prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the State authorities. The con- 

 dition of stock as to contagious or infectious diseases w r ill be determined by the 

 proper Federal or State authorities. Compliance being assured, and if the privi- 

 lege will not expose the National Forest to damage or the regular permittees 

 using it to inconvenience or financial loss, the permit will be issued without 

 delay and with the fewest possible* restrictions. 



APPLICATIONS FOR CROSSING PERMITS. 



Applications for crossing permits may be made either in person or by letter 

 and the permits issued to either the owner or persoa in charge of the stock. 



GRAZING FEES. 



REGULATION G-9. A reasonable- fee will be charged for grazing all kinds of 

 stock on National Forests, except as otherwise provided in these Regulations. 

 The rates will be based upon the yearlong rate for cattle, which will be from 

 35 to 60 cents per head, depending upon the advantages and the locality of the 

 Forest. 



The yearlong rates for horses will be from 25 to 40 per cent more and the 

 yearlong rates for swine from 25 to 40 per cent less than the rate for cattle. 

 On Forests where the quality of range and advantages for grazing cattle and 

 sheep or goats are equal, the yearlong rate for sheep and goats will be 30 per 

 cent of the yearlong rate for cattle, but where the above-mentioned conditions 

 warrant it, this percentage may be departed from and the yearlong rates for 

 sheep and goats fixed within the following limits: From 10 to 12 cents on Forests 

 where the rate for cattle is 35 cents; from 12 to 14 cents on Forests where the 

 rate for cattle is 40 cents; from 12 to 15 cents on Forests where the rate for 

 cattle is 45 cents; from 14 to 16 cents on Forests where the rate for cattle is 

 50 cents; from 15 to 18 cents on Forests where the rate for cattle is 60 cents. 



The rates for all kinds of stock for periods shorter than yearlong will be 

 based upon a charge of one-ninth of the annual rate per month for periods of less 

 than four months, or periods beginning between July 15 and October 15, or of 

 one-tenth of the annual rate per month for periods of four months or over be- 

 ginning between October 16 and July 14, provided that the rates on sheep, 

 goats, and swine shall not be divided into fractional amounts of less than one- 

 fourth of 1 cent, and the rates on cattle and horses shall not be divided into 

 fractional amounts of less than 1 cent; and provided that the minimum rate 

 for any short period shall not be less than 20 cents per head on cattle, 25 cents 

 per head on horses, 12 cents per head on swine, or 5 cents per head on sheep 

 or goats. An extra charge of 2 cents per head will be made for sheep or goats 

 which are allowed to enter the National Forests for the purpose of lambing or 

 kidding. No charge will be made for animals under 6 months of age at the 

 time of entering the Forest which are the natural increase of stock upon which 

 fees are paid or for those born during the season for which the permit is 

 allowed. (Issued April 25, 1913, to take effect May 1, 1913.) 



WHEN ANIMALS UNDER 6 MONTHS ARE SUBJECT TO CHARGE. 



The full grazing fee will be charged on all animals under G months of age 

 which are not the natural increase of stock upon which the fees are paid. 



