Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§262 Persons permitted to trade with Indians
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - TRADERS WITH INDIANS › § 262
Summary
People who want to trade with Indians on any reservation must first prove to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that they are suitable to do so. If the Commissioner agrees, they may trade but only by following the rules the Commissioner sets to protect the Indians.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §262
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Any person desiring to trade with the Indians on any Indian reservation shall, upon establishing the fact, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, that he is a proper person to engage in such trade, be permitted to do so under such rules and regulations as the Commissioner of Indian Affairs may prescribe for the protection of said Indians.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Act Mar. 3, 1901, restricted provisions to the Osages and the Osage Indian Reservation. Act Mar. 3, 1903, extended the provisions to all Indian reservations.
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Transfer of Functions
of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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25 U.S.C. § 262
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73