§197 Disposition of dead timber on reservations in Minnesota

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can, each year and under rules he makes, let Indians living on any Minnesota reservation—whether the land is allotted or not—cut down, remove, sell, or otherwise get rid of dead trees (standing or fallen) on the reservation for the benefit of those Indians. He can also let Chippewa Indians who have a share of proceeds from sales of ceded lands (where the United States still holds title) remove or otherwise dispose of dead trees there, but not sell them. If there is reason to believe the dead trees were deliberately killed, burned, girdled, or otherwise harmed to make them sellable, he must not give permission.