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Married women and minors. 



A married woman whose husband holds a grazing permit will not be recog- 

 nized as a Class A new applicant unless she is in some way debarred from 

 sharing in the grazing privilege enjoyed by her husband, owns and resides upon 

 an improved ranch separate and apart from that of the husband, and is entirely 

 dependent upon her own resources for a livelihood and the maintenance of her 

 home. 



If the State laws give a married woman the right of independent ownership 

 of real estate and live stock, or if she has qualified as a fenime sole or sole 

 trader, thereby acquiring legal right of ownership and legal responsibility, and 

 she possesses the other qualifications which entitle her to a grazing permit, she 

 may be recognized as a Class B applicant, and as such her application may be 

 approved, regardless of the fact that grazing privileges are held by her husband. 



Where the wife applies to graze stock she has purchased, again the State law 

 on ownership will govern. 



Minors who were not occupants of the range at the time of the creation of the 

 Forest will not be granted permits, except when they are at the head of a 

 family dependent upon them for support. Minors under the control of parents 

 or guardians may be granted permits if such action will not necessitate reduc- 

 tion in existing permits or the denial of applications of other Class A owners. 



Estates. 



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

 deceased will 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 will 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 reduction 

 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 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. 



Temporary use of range. 



The provisions of Regulation G-14 and the instructions issued thereunder 

 apply primarily to National Forests which are or soon will be fully occupied 

 by the stock of permittees in Classes A and B. In Forests where the supply of 

 forage is in excess of the requirements of permittees in Classes A and B tempo- 

 rary permits may be issued to applicants who do not possess any or all of the 

 qualifications prescribed, or to qualified permittees who are already grazing 

 numbers of stock representing their fair share in- the permanent use of the 

 Forest range. 



PREFERENCE IN USE OF RANGE. 



REGULATION G-15. Citizens of the United States will be given preference 

 in the use of the National Forests, but persons who are not citizens may be 

 allowed grazing permits provided they are bona fide residents and owners of 

 improved ranch property either within or adjacent to a National Forest. 



Regular occupants of the range who own and reside upon improved ranch 

 property in or near National Forests will be given first consideration, but will 

 be limited to a number which will not exclude regular occupants who reside 

 or whose stock are wintered at a greater distance from the National Forests. 

 With this provision applicants for grazing permits will be given preference in 

 the following order: 



