25 CFR Part 166
PART 166—GRAZING PERMITS
- PART 166—GRAZING PERMITS
- Chapter I—Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior › Subchapter H—Land and Water
- 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
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
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