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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 25 - Indians |
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Chapter I - Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter H - Land and Water |
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Part 166 - Grazing Permits |
§ 166.5 - Establishment of range units. |
§ 166.6 - Grazing capacity. |
§ 166.7 - Grazing on range units authorized by permit. |
§ 166.8 - Grazing exempt from permit. |
§ 166.9 - Authority of the Superintendent to include land in grazing permits. |
§ 166.10 - Allocation of grazing privileges. |
§ 166.11 - Competitive and negotiated sale of grazing privileges. |
§ 166.12 - Kind of livestock. |
§ 166.13 - Establishment of grazing fees. |
§ 166.14 - Duration of grazing permits. |
§ 166.15 - Assignment, modification, and cancellation of permits. |
§ 166.16 - Conservation and land use provisions. |
§ 166.17 - Range improvements; ownership. |
§ 166.18 - Payment of tribal fees and taxes. |
§ 166.19 - Special permit requirements and provisions. |
§ 166.20 - Bonding and insurance requirements. |
§ 166.21 - Payment of annual grazing fees. |
§ 166.22 - Payment of preparation fees. |
§ 166.23 - On-and-off grazing privileges. |
§ 166.24 - Livestock trespass. |
§ 166.25 - Control of livestock diseases. |
Subpart A - Purpose, Scope, and Definitions |
§ 166.1 - What is the purpose and scope of this part? |
§ 166.2 - Can the BIA waive the application of these regulations? |
§ 166.3 - May decisions under this part be appealed? |
§ 166.4 - What terms do I need to know? |
Subpart B - Tribal Policies and Laws Pertaining to Permits |
§ 166.100 - What special tribal policies will we apply to permitting on Indian agricultural lands? |
§ 166.101 - May individual Indian landowners exempt their land from certain tribal policies for permitting on Indian agricultural lands? |
§ 166.102 - Do tribal laws apply to permits? |
§ 166.103 - How will tribal laws be enforced on Indian agricultural land? |
§ 166.104 - What notifications are required that tribal laws apply to permits on Indian agricultural lands? |
Subpart C - Permit Requirements |
Modifying a Permit |
§ 166.227 - How can Indian land be removed from an existing permit? |
§ 166.228 - How will the BIA provide notice if Indian land is removed from an existing permit? |
§ 166.229 - Other than to remove land, how can a permit be amended, assigned, subpermitted, or mortgaged? |
§ 166.230 - When will a BIA decision to approve an amendment, assignment, subpermit, or mortgage under a permit be effective? |
§ 166.231 - Must an amendment, assignment, subpermit, or mortgage approved under a permit be recorded? |
General Requirements |
§ 166.200 - When is a permit needed to authorize possession of Indian land for grazing purposes? |
§ 166.201 - Must parents or guardians of Indian minors who own Indian land obtain a permit before using land for grazing purposes? |
§ 166.202 - May an emancipated minor grant a permit? |
§ 166.203 - When can the Indian landowners grant a permit? |
§ 166.204 - Who may represent an individual Indian landowner in granting a permit? |
§ 166.205 - When can the BIA grant a permit on behalf of Indian landowners? |
§ 166.206 - What requirements apply to a permit on a fractionated tract? |
§ 166.207 - What provisions will be contained in a permit? |
§ 166.208 - How long is a permit term? |
§ 166.209 - Must a permit be recorded? |
§ 166.210 - When is a decision by the BIA regarding a permit effective? |
§ 166.211 - When are permits effective? |
§ 166.212 - When may a permittee take possession of permitted Indian land? |
§ 166.213 - Must I comply with any standards of conduct if I am granted a permit? |
§ 166.214 - Will the BIA notify the permittee of any change in land title status? |
Permit (Leasehold) Mortgage |
§ 166.223 - Can I use a permit as collateral for a loan? |
§ 166.224 - What factors does the BIA consider when reviewing a leasehold mortgage? |
§ 166.225 - May a permittee voluntarily assign a leasehold interest under an approved encumbrance? |
§ 166.226 - May the holder of a leasehold mortgage assign the leasehold interest after a sale or foreclosure of an approved encumbrance? |
Obtaining a Permit |
§ 166.215 - How can I find Indian land available for grazing? |
§ 166.216 - Who is responsible for permitting Indian land? |
§ 166.217 - In what manner may a permit on Indian land be granted? |
§ 166.218 - How do I acquire a permit through tribal allocation? |
§ 166.219 - How do I acquire a permit through negotiation? |
§ 166.220 - What are the basic steps for acquiring a permit through negotiation? |
§ 166.221 - How do I acquire an advertised permit through competitive bidding? |
§ 166.222 - Are there standard permit forms? |
Subpart D - Land and Operations Management |
§ 166.300 - How is Indian agricultural land managed? |
§ 166.301 - How is Indian land for grazing purposes described? |
§ 166.302 - How is a range unit created? |
§ 166.303 - Can more than one parcel of Indian land be combined into one permit? |
§ 166.304 - Can there be more than one permit for each range unit? |
§ 166.305 - When is grazing capacity determined? |
§ 166.306 - Can the BIA adjust the grazing capacity? |
§ 166.307 - Will the grazing capacity be increased if I graze adjacent trust or non-trust rangelands not covered by the permit? |
§ 166.308 - Can the number of animals and/or season of use be modified on the permitted land if I graze adjacent trust or non-trust rangelands under an on-and-off grazing permit? |
§ 166.309 - Who determines livestock class and livestock ownership requirements on permitted Indian land? |
§ 166.310 - What must a permittee do to protect livestock from exposure to disease? |
Management Plans and Environmental Compliance |
§ 166.311 - Is an Indian agricultural resource management plan required? |
§ 166.312 - Is a conservation plan required? |
§ 166.313 - Is environmental compliance required? |
Conservation Practices and Improvements |
§ 166.314 - Can a permittee apply a conservation practice on permitted Indian land? |
§ 166.315 - Who is responsible for the completion and maintenance of a conservation practice if the permit expires or is canceled before the completion of the conservation practice? |
§ 166.316 - Can a permittee construct improvements on permitted Indian land? |
§ 166.317 - What happens to improvements constructed on Indian lands when the permit has been terminated? |
Subpart E - Grazing Rental Rates, Payments, and Late Payment Collections |
Rental Rate Determination and Adjustment |
§ 166.400 - Who establishes grazing rental rates? |
§ 166.401 - How does the BIA establish grazing rental rates? |
§ 166.402 - Why must the BIA determine the fair annual rental of Indian land? |
§ 166.403 - Will the BIA ever grant or approve a permit at less than fair annual rental? |
§ 166.404 - Whose grazing rental rate will be applicable for a permit on tribal land? |
§ 166.405 - Whose grazing rental rate will be applicable for a permit on individually-owned Indian land? |
§ 166.406 - Whose grazing rental rate will be applicable for a permit on government land? |
§ 166.407 - If a range unit consists of tribal and individually-owned Indian lands, what is the grazing rental rate? |
§ 166.408 - Is the grazing rental rate established by the BIA adjusted periodically? |
Rental Payments |
§ 166.409 - How is my grazing rental payment determined? |
§ 166.410 - When are grazing rental payments due? |
§ 166.411 - Will a permittee be notified when a grazing rental payment is due? |
§ 166.412 - What if the permittee does not receive an invoice that a grazing rental payment is due? |
§ 166.413 - To whom are grazing rental payments made? |
§ 166.414 - What forms of grazing rental payments are acceptable? |
§ 166.415 - What will the BIA do if the permittee fails to make a direct payment to an Indian landowner? |
§ 166.416 - May a permittee make a grazing rental payment in advance of the due date? |
§ 166.417 - May an individual Indian landowner modify the terms of the permit on a fractionated tract for advance grazing rental payment? |
§ 166.418 - When is a grazing rental payment late? |
Compensation to Indian Landowners |
§ 166.422 - What does the BIA do with grazing rental payments received from permittees? |
§ 166.423 - How do Indian landowners receive grazing rental payments that the BIA has received from permittees? |
§ 166.424 - How will the BIA determine the grazing rental payment amount to be distributed to each Indian landowner? |
Late Rental Payment Collections |
§ 166.419 - What will the BIA do if grazing rental payments are not made in the time and manner required by the permit? |
§ 166.420 - Will any special fees be assessed on delinquent grazing rental payments due under a permit? |
§ 166.421 - If a permit is canceled for non-payment, does that extinguish the permittee's debt? |
Subpart F - Administrative and Tribal Fees |
§ 166.500 - Are there administrative fees for a permit? |
§ 166.501 - How are annual administrative fees determined? |
§ 166.502 - Are administrative fees refundable? |
§ 166.503 - May the BIA waive administrative fees? |
§ 166.504 - Are there any other administrative or tribal fees, taxes, or assessments that must be paid? |
Subpart G - Bonding and Insurance Requirements |
§ 166.600 - Must a permittee provide a bond for a permit? |
§ 166.601 - How is the amount of the bond determined? |
§ 166.602 - What form of bonds will the BIA accept? |
§ 166.603 - If cash is submitted as a bond, how is it administered? |
§ 166.604 - Is interest paid on a cash performance bond? |
§ 166.605 - Are cash performance bonds refunded? |
§ 166.606 - What happens to a bond if a violation occurs? |
§ 166.607 - Is insurance required for a permit? |
§ 166.608 - What types of insurance may be required? |
Subpart H - Permit Violations |
§ 166.700 - What permit violations are addressed by this subpart? |
§ 166.701 - How will the BIA determine whether the activities of a permittee under a permit are in compliance with the terms of the permit? |
§ 166.702 - Can a permit provide for negotiated remedies in the event of a permit violation? |
§ 166.703 - What happens if a permit violation occurs? |
§ 166.704 - What will a written notice of a permit violation contain? |
§ 166.705 - What will the BIA do if a permit violation is not cured within the required time period? |
§ 166.706 - Will the BIA's regulations concerning appeal bonds apply to cancellation decisions involving permits? |
§ 166.707 - When will a cancellation of a permit be effective? |
§ 166.708 - Can the BIA take emergency action if the rangeland is threatened with immediate, significant, and irreparable harm? |
§ 166.709 - What will the BIA do if a permittee holds over after the expiration or cancellation of a permit? |
Subpart I - Trespass |
§ 166.800 - What is trespass? |
§ 166.801 - What is the BIA's trespass policy? |
§ 166.802 - Who can enforce this subpart? |
Notification |
§ 166.803 - How are trespassers notified of a trespass determination? |
§ 166.804 - What can I do if I receive a trespass notice? |
§ 166.805 - How long will a written trespass notice remain in effect? |
Penalties, Damages, and Costs |
§ 166.812 - What are the penalties, damages, and costs payable by trespassers on Indian agricultural land? |
§ 166.813 - How will the BIA determine the value of forage or crops consumed or destroyed? |
§ 166.814 - How will the BIA determine the value of the products or property illegally used or removed? |
§ 166.815 - How will the BIA determine the amount of damages to Indian agricultural land? |
§ 166.816 - How will the BIA determine the costs associated with enforcement of the trespass? |
§ 166.817 - What happens if I do not pay the assessed penalties, damages and costs? |
§ 166.818 - How are the proceeds from trespass distributed? |
§ 166.819 - What happens if the BIA does not collect enough money to satisfy the penalty? |
Actions |
§ 166.806 - What actions does the BIA take against trespassers? |
§ 166.807 - When will we impound unauthorized livestock or other property? |
§ 166.808 - How are trespassers notified if their unauthorized livestock or other property are to be impounded? |
§ 166.809 - What happens after my unauthorized livestock or other property are impounded? |
§ 166.810 - How do I redeem my impounded livestock or other property? |
§ 166.811 - How will the sale of impounded livestock or other property be conducted? |
Subpart J - Agriculture Education, Education Assistance, Recruitment, and Training |
§ 166.900 - How are the Indian agriculture education programs operated? |
§ 166.901 - How will the BIA select an agriculture intern? |
§ 166.902 - How can I become an agriculture educational employment student? |
§ 166.903 - How can I get an agriculture scholarship? |
§ 166.904 - What is agriculture education outreach? |
§ 166.905 - Who can get assistance for postgraduate studies? |
§ 166.906 - What can happen if we recruit you after graduation? |
§ 166.907 - Who can be an intern? |
§ 166.908 - Who can participate in continuing education and training? |
§ 166.909 - What are my obligations to the BIA after I participate in an agriculture education program? |
§ 166.910 - What happens if I do not fulfill my obligation to the BIA? |
Subpart K - Records |
§ 166.1000 - Who owns the records associated with this part? |
§ 166.1001 - How must a records associated with this part be preserved? |