Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§5109 Indian forestry units; rules and regulations
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 45— - PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES › § 5109
Summary
Secretary of the Interior must create rules to manage Indian forests so they keep producing, limit livestock to the land’s carrying capacity, and protect ranges from erosion.
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Title 25, §5109
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The Secretary of the Interior is directed to make rules and regulations for the operation and management of Indian forestry units on the principle of sustained-yield management, to restrict the number of livestock grazed on Indian range units to the estimated carrying capacity of such ranges, and to promulgate such other rules and regulations as may be necessary to protect the range from deterioration, to prevent soil erosion, to assure full utilization of the range, and like purposes.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 466 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 5109
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73