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Purchase of stock and ranch. 



If the ranch property is used in connection with the permitted stock, the pur- 

 chaser of both the stock and ranch of a permittee may be allowed a renewal of 

 permit for not more than 90 per cent of the permitted stock purchased, subject 

 to the maximum limit restrictions. If the ranch property is not fully commen- 

 surate a proportionate reduction should be made in the number of stock for 

 which renewal of permit is allowed. 



A renewal of permit may be allowed for the full number of stock purchased 

 if the purchaser possesses Class A qualifications and does not own a total of 

 more than the protective limit number of stock. 



Purchase of ranch property only. 



The purchase of ranch property or improvements used in connection with 

 permitted stock does not convey any right or preference to a share in the use 

 of Forest lands, and no renewal of permit will be allowed solely on the basis 

 of such a purchase. A purchaser of ranch property previously used in con- 

 nection with permitted stock will be considered only as a new applicant or as 

 the purchaser of other permitted stock. 



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

 chaser not intending to continue in the use of Forest lands, and where the 

 permittee has signed a waiver, 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. 



Definition of 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. 



Eelation 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 w r iuter 

 feeding is not required the ownership of a headquarters ranch, spring, fall, or 

 winter range, lambing grounds, or lands containing controlling sources of water 

 supply may justify renewal. In every case the land must be used in connec- 

 tion 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 lauds do not 

 meet the requirements of the regulations. 



Involuntary purchase through foreclosure. 



The acquisition of permitted stock through the foreclosure of a mortgage or 

 a forced sale conveys no privileges of renewal of permit unless the original 

 permittee signs an agreement 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 tem- 

 porarily as explained in the following paragraph : 



Temporary permit to involuntary purchaser. 



A temporary permit, effective during one season only and not subject to 

 renewal, may be granted the purchaser of stock through a forced sale (a) when 

 there is surplus range which may be used without undue interference with other 

 permittees; (&) when the original permittee, while retaining his grazing pref- 

 erence and intending to place stock on the range after the expiration of one 

 year, does not intend to replace the mortgaged stock during the season following 

 the foreclosure. 



Renewal in case of involuntary purchase. 



When the original owner has signed a waiver the purchaser of stock obtained 

 by a forced sale may be allowed a full renewal for the following season, with 

 the understanding that at the beginning of the second year the reductions re- 

 quired by the regulations will be imposed and the rules in reference to the issu- 

 ance of permits to purchasers of permitted stock will be strictly enforced. 



