The jurisdiction of meryo was 'Mimaki' (chokushiboku - mandate or imperial pastures) and those 'Shokumaki ' (maki of various provinces) called 'Kanboku' (state-owned sock farm) were under the control of Hyobusho (ministry of the military), but the management of horses from there was done by meryo, and meryo was entrusted with a care of maki related to it, and Kanboku of Kinai region (provinces surrounding Kyoto and Nara).
馬寮の所轄は「御牧（勅旨牧）」で、「官牧」と呼ばれる「諸国牧」は兵部省の管轄であったが、そこから献上された馬の管理は馬寮であり、馬寮は直属の牧の他、畿内の官牧に管理を委託していた。