{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-163.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 163.13","heading":"Indian tribal forest enterprise operations.","body":"Indian tribal forest enterprises may be initiated and organized with consent of the authorized tribal representatives. Such enterprises may contract for the purchase of non-Indian owned forest products. Subject to approval by the Secretary the following actions may be taken:\n(a) Authorized tribal enterprises may enter into formal agreements with tribal representatives for the use of tribal forest products, and with individual beneficial Indian owners for their forest products;\n(b) Authorized officials of tribal enterprises, operating under approved agreements for the use of Indian-owned forest products pursuant to this section, may sell the forest products produced according to generally accepted trade practices;\n(c) With the consent of the beneficial Indian owners, such enterprises may, without advertisement, contract for the purchase of forest products on Indian land at stumpage rates authorized by the Secretary;\n(d) Determination of and payment for stumpage and/or products utilized by such enterprises will be authorized in accordance with § 163.22. However, the Secretary may issue special instructions for payment by methods other than those in § 163.22 of this part; and\n(e) Performance bonds may or may not be required in connection with operations on Indian land by such enterprises as determined by the Secretary.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER","PART 163—GENERAL FORESTRY REGULATIONS","Subpart B—Forest Management and Operations"],"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":"51962eee72b996086e7417b2fdfb53498b0ddd1bd8976b3c6aed73dc30bbc6c4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-163.12","next":"us/25-cfr-163.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}