{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-166.205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 166.205","heading":"When can the BIA grant a permit on behalf of Indian landowners?","body":"(a) We may grant a permit on behalf of:\n(1) An individual who is adjudicated to be non compos mentis by a court of competent jurisdiction;\n(2) An orphaned minor;\n(3) An Indian landowner who has granted us written authority to permit his or her land;\n(4) The undetermined heirs and devisees of a deceased Indian landowner;\n(5) An Indian landowner whose whereabouts are unknown to us after a reasonable attempt is made to locate the Indian landowner;\n(6) Indian landowners, where:\n(i) We have provided written notice of our intent to grant a permit on their behalf, but the Indian landowners are unable to agree upon a permit during a three-month negotiation period immediately following such notice, or any other notice period established by a tribe under § 166.100(c)(2) of this part; and\n(ii) The land is not being used by an individual Indian landowner under § 166.200 of this part.\n(7) The individual Indian owners of fractionated Indian land, when necessary to protect the interests of the individual Indian landowners.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER","PART 166—GRAZING PERMITS","Subpart C—Permit Requirements"],"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":"c3567eddc7bdd721528002dd9ab9a1639951ef9cd5168842414981d901c99ec6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-166.204","next":"us/25-cfr-166.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}