{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-140.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 140.3","heading":"Forfeiture of goods.","body":"Any person other than an Indian of the full blood who shall attempt to reside in the Indian country, or on any Indian reservation, as a trader, or to introduce goods, or to trade therein, without a license, shall forfeit all merchandise offered for sale to the Indians or found in his possession, and shall moreover be liable to a penalty of $1,659: Provided, That this section shall not apply to any person residing among or trading with the Choctaws, Cherokee, Chickasaws, Creeks, or Seminoles, commonly called the Five Civilized Tribes: And provided further, That no white person shall be employed as a clerk by any Indian trader, except as such trade with said Five Civilized Tribes, unless first authorized so to do by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER G—FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES","PART 140—LICENSED INDIAN TRADERS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"2a2dc939ec1152f8a3d4f7c4347d2598cbdab5316724e0e71070a93e7b4fe743","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-140.2","next":"us/25-cfr-140.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}