Form 4710-10 Application for Adoption of Wild Horse(s) or Burro(s)

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Form 4710-10
(November 2010)

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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

FORM APPROVED
OMB NO. 1004-0042
Expires: February 28, 2011

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

APPLICATION FOR ADOPTION OF WILD HORSE(S) OR BURRO(S)
Applicant’s Last Name

First Name

Middle Initial

Street Address or P.O. Box
(P.O. Box Address requires physical facility address on page 2)

Driver’s License Number

City

State Birth Date

Home Phone (Include area code)

State

Zip Code

Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number

Alternate Phone (Include area code)

E-Mail Address

Number of animals requested:
Burros

Horses (Younger than 18 mos.)

Horses (Older than 18 mos.)

Trained Animals

Question 1. Describe your existing facility and transportation:

a) Corral

Dimension: Length

Width

Gate Height

Gate Width

Height of Corral

Materials used in Gate

Materials used in Corral

b) Shelter

Maximum Height

Minimum Height

Gate Height

Gate Width

Materials used in Shelter
Attached to Corral?

No; If not attached, how is it accessible?

Yes

c) Feed

Type of Hay or Pasture

Amount per Day

Supplemental Feed

d) Water

Tank Capacity (gallons)
Other:

Automatic Water

Source of Water:

City

Describe

e) Trailer:

Brand Name/Manufacture Year (if known)

Type:

Well

Stock

Number of rear doors:

Horse
1

Capacity (No. of animals)

Other--describe
2

Ramp:**

Yes

No

Rear Doors:

Full Height

Half Height

Home-made--describe
* Some ages and species of animal are not normally loaded and/or hauled together and may require divisions within the trailer.
** Animals are not normally loaded into a trailer with a ramp.

Question 2. Have you previously adopted animals through the Wild Horse and Burro Program?
Yes
No
If your answer is yes, are these animals titled?
How many untitled animals do you have?
Question 3. Will more than four untitled animals be kept at the location described?
Question 4. Have you ever adopted under another last name?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No If yes, what other name did you use?

Question 5. Have you ever been convicted of abuse or inhumane treatment of animals, violation of the Wild Free Roaming Horse
Yes
No
and Burro Act or the Wild Horse and Burro Regulations?
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Applicant’s Name

MAP OF LOCATION OF ADOPTED WILD HORSES AND/OR BURROS

Facility Address
State

City

Zip Code
Phone Number

Property Owner(s) Name

Draw a map to the location where animal(s) will be kept (from the
nearest major highway).

Draw a layout of corral(s) and shelter(s).

N

N

Directions to the Facility

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Carefully read the PROHIBITED ACTS and TERMS OF
ADOPTION printed below.
2. Carefully read information provided in the pamphlet “Adopting a Wild
Horse or Burro.”
3. Submit your completed Application for Adoption of Wild Horse(s) or
Burro(s) to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office serving your

State. (For the correct address, refer to the pamphlet “Adopting a Wild
Horse or Burro” or take it to an adoption event.)
4. So that we may notify you when and where the animal(s) you
requested are available, provide the Bureau of Land Management
office serving your State within 10 days of any change in your address
or telephone number.

PROHIBITED ACTS
(a) Maliciously or negligently injuring or harassing a wild horse or burro;
(b) Treating a wild horse or burro inhumanely;
(c) Removing or attempting to remove a wild horse or burro from the
public lands without authorization from the BLM;
(d) Destroying a wild horse or burro without authorization from the BLM,
except as an act of mercy;
(e) Selling or attempting to sell a wild horse or burro or its remains;

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(f) Branding a wild horse or burro;
(g) Removing or altering a freeze mark on a wild horse or burro;
(h) Violating an order, term, or condition established by the BLM under
this part;
(i) Commercially exploiting a wild horse or burro;
Any person who commits a prohibited act is subject to a fine of not more
than $2,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for each
violation.

(Form 4710-10, page 2)

Applicant’s Name
TERMS OF ADOPTION
The following terms apply to all wild horses and burros adopted under
this Private Maintenance and Care Agreement:

(g) Adopters must dispose of remains in accordance with applicable
sanitation laws; and

(a) Adopters are financially responsible for providing proper care;
(b) Adopters are responsible, as provided by State law, for any personal
injury, property damage, or death caused by animals in their care, for
pursuing animals that escape or stray, and for costs of recapture;
(c) Adopters must not transfer animals for more than 30 days to another
location or to the care of another individual without the prior
approval of the BLM;
(d) Adopters must make animals available for physical inspection within
7 days of receipt of a written request by the BLM;
(e) Adopters must notify the BLM within 7 days of discovery of an
animal’s death, theft or escape;(f) Adopters must notify the BLM
within 30 days of any change in the adopter’s address;
(f) Adopters must notify the BLM within 30 days of any change in the
adopter’s address;

(h) Title will remain with the Federal Government for at least 1 year
after the Private Maintenance and Care Agreement is executed and
until a Certificate of Title is issued by the BLM.
(i) Adopters are entitled to a replacement, if, within 6 months of the
adoption date, the animal dies or is required to be destroyed due to a
condition that existed at the time of adoption and if the adopter provides
a veterinarian statement that certifies that reasonable care would not
have corrected the condition. All replacements will be handled as a
refund (completed within 2 weeks of notification) or a voucher for a
replacement animal. A voucher is non-refundable; has a shelf-life of six
months; can be applied to more than one animal; is non-transferable;
has to be redeemed at the same type of event as the original adoption;
and does not give the adopter any kind of preferential treatment.
Additionally, the amount of the voucher has to be redeemed all at one
time; non-used funds are forfeited; and bids above the voucher amount
are due in full at the time of the adoption. This policy will only apply to
replacement animals, and not repossessions or reassignments.

Failure to comply with these terms may result in the cancellation of the agreement, repossession of the animals, and disapproval of requests
for adoption of additional animals. In addition, violation of any term of a Private Maintenance and Care Agreement is a prohibited act.

I have read and understand the above TERMS OF THE ADOPTION and PROHIBITED ACTIONS.
(Date)

(Applicant’s Signature)

Under penalty of prosecution for violating 18 U.S.C. 1001, which makes it a federal crime to make false statements to any agency of the United
States, I hereby state that I have no intent to sell this wild horse or burro for slaughter or bucking stock, or for processing into commercial
products, within the meaning of the Wild and Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act, 16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., and regulations 43 CFR 4700.0-5(c). I
have read the above statement, understand the terms of this agreement and agree to comply with them.

(Date)

(Applicant’s Signature)

Approved for:

No. of Burros

No. of Horses Younger than 18 mos.
No. of Horses Older than 18 mos.

No. of Trained Animals

Total No. of Animals Approved for Adopter’s Facility

Disapproved (Disapproval will be accompanied by a decision letter to the applicant with appeal rights.)

(BLM Official’s Signature)

(BLM Official’s Printed Name)

(Office)

(Date)

This application expires one year after the date of approval by the BLM Official’s Signature.

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(Form 4710-10, page 3)

NOTICES
The Privacy Act and the regulation at 43 CFR 2.48 (d) require that you be
furnished the following information in connection with information required
by this application.
AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 1333 and 31 U.S.C. 7701.
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE: The BLM will use this information to process
your agreement for private maintenance and care of wild horses or burros.
BLM will use your driver’s license and social security numbers for debt
collection purposes under the authority of the Debt Collection Improvement
Act, 31 U.S.C. 7701.
ROUTINE USES: The primary uses of the information are to: (1) Identify
individuals who have applied to obtain custody of a wild horse(s) or burro(s);
(2) Document disposition of the application, that is, whether rejected,
suspended, granted, or title issued to the animal(s); (3) Record administrative
and adjudicative actions; and (4) Collect debts, when applicable. The BLM
will disclose the information only in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Debt Collection Improvement Act, and
the provisions at 43 CFR 2.56(b) and (c).

EFFECT OF NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION: Submission of the
requested information is necessary to obtain or retain a benefit. Failure to
submit all of the requested information or to complete this form may result
in the rejection and/or denial of your application.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) requires us
to inform you that:
The BLM collects this information in accordance with the statutes and
regulations listed above, and for the purposes listed above.
Submission of the requested information is necessary to obtain or retain a
benefit. You do not have to respond to this or any other Federal agencysponsored information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.

BURDEN HOURS STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and
maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form to U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (1004-0042), Bureau Information Collection Clearance Officer, (WO-630), 1849 C
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240.

(Form 4710-10, page 4)