Title 25IndiansRelease 119-73

§393 Leases of restricted allotments

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 393

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Owners or heirs may lease restricted Indian allotments for farming or grazing with reservation official approval and Secretary rules; excludes Five Civilized Tribes.

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Title 25, §393

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The restricted allotment of any Indian may be leased for farming and grazing purposes by the allottee or his heirs, subject only to the approval of the superintendent or other officer in charge of the reservation where the land is located, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to the Five Civilized Tribes.

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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. § 393

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73