C.F.R. » Title 25 » CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER › PART 152—ISSUANCE OF PATENTS IN FEE, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY, REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS, AND SALE OF CERTAIN INDIAN LANDS

25 C.F.R. § 152.1

Definitions

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As used in this part:

(a) Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative acting under delegated authority.

(b) Agency means an Indian agency or other field unit of the Bureau of Indian Affairs having trust or restricted Indian land under its immediate jurisdiction.

(c) Restricted land means land or any interest therein, the title to which is held by an individual Indian, subject to Federal restrictions against alienation or encumbrance.

(d) Trust land means land or any interest therein held in trust by the United States for an individual Indian.

(e) Competent means the possession of sufficient ability, knowledge, experience, and judgment to enable an individual to manage his business affairs, including the administration, use, investment, and disposition of any property turned over to him and the income or proceeds therefrom, with such reasonable degree of prudence and wisdom as will be apt to prevent him from losing such property or the benefits thereof. (Act of August 11, 1955 (69 Stat. 666)).

(f) Tribe means a tribe, band, nation, community, group, or pueblo of Indians.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Warehouse Mkt. v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Tax Comm., 2021 OK 6 (Okla. 2021).
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Warehouse Mkt. v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Tax Comm., 2021 OK 6 (Okla. 2021). · cites it 3× “The pertinent terms of 25 C.F.R. § 152.1 (c) (Definitions) are: As used in this part: .”
Halliburton Oil Producing Co. v. Grothaus, 1998 OK 110 (Okla. 1998). “The pertinent terms of 25 C.F.R. § 152.1 (c) (Definitions) are: “As used in this part: [[Image here]] (c) "Restricted land” means land or any interest therein, the title to which is held by an individual Indian, subject to Federal restrictions against alienation or encumbrance.”
Est. of Bruner v. Bruner, 338 F.3d 1172 (10th Cir. 2003). “” 25 C.F.R. § 152.1 (c). Such land is generally entitled to advantageous tax treatment.”
Nebraska Pub. Power Dist. v. 100.95 Acres of Land, 719 F.2d 956 (8th Cir. 1983). “In this case, it has been stipulated that the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Interior Department processed, filed, approved, and recorded these conveyances in accordance with its usual practice and with its regulations.”
Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation v. Hallett, 708 F.2d 326 (8th Cir. 1983). “” 25 C.F.R. § 152.1 (e) (1982). These regulations cite 25 U.”
Gardner v. Haaland (D.D.C. 2025). “1; see 25 C.F.R. §§ 152.1 , 152.33. Though Plaintiff describes the land 5 Plaintiff cites a case from the U.”
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Warehouse Mkt. v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Tax Comm., 2021 OK 6 (Okla. 2021). “The pertinent terms of 25 C.F.R. § 152.1 (c) (Definitions) are: As used in this part: .”
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