{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-166.226","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 166.226","heading":"May the holder of a leasehold mortgage assign the leasehold interest after a sale or foreclosure of an approved encumbrance?","body":"Yes. The holder of a leasehold mortgage may assign a leasehold interest obtained by a sale or foreclosure of an approved encumbrance without our approval if the assignee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of the permit. A permit may provide the Indian landowners with a right of first refusal on the conveyance of the permit interest (leasehold).","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":"64673580627956d38bde7680a6b522359688546f0dee3fe19987b1d25a5c6912","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-166.225","next":"us/25-cfr-166.227"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}