36 C.F.R. § 222.1
Allotment means a designated area of land available for livestock grazing.
Allotment management plan means a document that specifies the program of action designated to reach a given set of objectives. It is prepared in consultation with the permittee(s) involved and:
Base property means land and improvements owned and used by the permittee for a farm or ranch operation and specifically designated by him to qualify for a term grazing permit.
Cancel means action taken to permanently invalidate a term grazing permit in whole or in part.
Grazing permit means any document authorizing livestock to use National Forest System or other lands under Forest Service control for the purpose of livestock production including:
Land subject to commercial livestock grazing means National Forest System lands within established allotments.
Lands within the National Forest in the 16 contiguous western States means lands designated as National Forest within the boundaries of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (National Grasslands are excluded).
Livestock means animals of any kind kept or raised for use or pleasure.
Livestock use permit means a permit issued for not to exceed one year where the primary use is for other than grazing livestock.
Modify means to revise the terms and conditions of an issued permit.
National Forest System lands means the National Forests, National Grasslands, Land Utilization Projects, and other Federal lands for which the Forest Service has administrative jurisdiction.
Non-permittee means a person who owns or controls livestock and does not have a grazing permit to graze livestock on National Forest System lands.
On-and-off grazing permits means permits with specific provisions on range, only part of which is National Forest System lands or other lands under Forest Service control.
On-the-ground expenditure means payment of direct project costs of implementing an improvement or development, such as survey and design, equipment, labor, and material (or contract) costs, and on-the-ground supervision.
Other lands under Forest Service control means non-Federal public and private lands over which the Forest Service has been given control through lease, agreement, waiver, or otherwise.
Permittee means any person who has been issued a grazing permit.
Permitted livestock means livestock authorized by a written permit.
Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, organization, or other private entity, but does not include Government Agencies.
Private land grazing permits means permits issued to persons who control grazing lands adjacent to National Forest System lands and who waive exclusive grazing use of these lands to the United States for the full period the permit is to be issued.
Range betterment means rehabilitation, protection, and improvement of National Forest System lands to arrest range deterioration and improve forage conditions, fish and wildlife habitat, watershed protection, and livestock production.
Range betterment fund means the fund established by title IV, section 401(b)(1), of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. This consists of 50 percent of all monies received by the United States as fees for grazing livestock on the National Forests in the 16 contiguous western States.
Range improvement means any activity or program designed to improve production of forage and includes facilities or treatments constructed or installed for the purpose of improving the range resource or the management of livestock and includes the following types:
Suspend means temporary withholding of a term grazing permit privilege, in whole or in part.
Term period means the period for which term permits are issued, the maximum of which is 10 years.
Transportation livestock means livestock used as pack and saddle stock for travel on the National Forest System.
36 C.F.R. §222.1
Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 35, as amended ( 16 U.S.C. 551 ); sec. 1, 33 Stat. 628 ( 16 U.S.C. 472 ); sec. 32, 50 Stat. 525, as amended ( 7 U.S.C. 1011 ); sec. 19, 64 Stat. 88 ( 16 U.S.C. 580l ); Title IV, Pub. L. 94 , 90 Stat. 2771 ( 43 U.S.C. 1751 , et seq.); 92 Stat. 1803 ( 43 U.S.C. 1901 )