{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-162.015","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 162.015","heading":"May a lease contain a preference consistent with tribal law for employment of tribal members?","body":"A lease of Indian land may include a provision, consistent with tribal law, requiring the lessee to give a preference to qualified tribal members, based on their political affiliation with the tribe.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER","PART 162—LEASES AND PERMITS","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"515ecff820e3cd6c78c032ed8b7ac1006ea19edf24fd0d7a0657b22996785ed1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-162.014","next":"us/25-cfr-162.016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}