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Each permit will be given the same number as the application 

 upon which it is based, and a duplicate copy will be sent to the 

 Forester at once. 



Whenever payment in excess of the amount due is made, the 

 amount overpaid will be refunded upon receipt of the duplicate 

 permit by the Forester. (Refunds, p. 30.) 



REG. 53. The fees paid on account of a grazing permit 

 which has been duly issued will not be refunded for non- 

 use of the permit, except when, in the opinion of the For- 

 ester, the applicant is prevented from using the range by 

 circumstances over which he has no control. 



Refunds will not be made on account of the stock having been 

 sold after the issuance of the permit. 



Applications for the refund of money paid on account of a graz- 

 ing permit must be accompanied by a written statement giving 

 the reasons for not using the permit. Upon receipt of such appli- 

 cation and statement by the supervisor he will forward it to the 

 Forester, with a recommendation for its approval or rejection. 

 The Forester will decide whether or not the refund will be made. 



REG. 54. Permits will be granted only for the exclu- 

 sive use and benefit of the owners of the stock and will 

 be forfeited if sold or transferred in any manner or for 

 any consideration. Speculation in the use of grazing per- 

 mits will not be allowed, and permits will be refused or 

 canceled for intentional false statement of the number of 

 stock owned. 



In case a permittee shall sell the stock covered by permit to a 

 purchaser who wishes to continue grazing it on the forest reserve, 

 upon presentation to the supervisor of evidence that the sale is 

 bona fide the permit will be canceled and a new permit num- 

 bered in the regular serial order issued to the purchaser, without 

 cost, for the remainder of the grazing period allowed in the 

 original permit. The transfer of a permit does not carry with it 

 any guarantee that a renewal will be allowed for the number of 



