25 CFR § 161.701 - What is BIA's trespass policy?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s161.701"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 161.701 - What is BIA's trespass policy?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "161.701"
section_name: "What is BIA's trespass policy?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "161"
part_name: "NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING PERMITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 2; 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 640d"
regulatory_source: "70 FR 58888, Oct. 7, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "161"
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# 161.701 What is BIA's trespass policy?
BIA will:
(a) Investigate accidental, willful, and/or incidental trespass on Navajo Partitioned Lands;
(b) Respond to alleged trespass in a prompt, efficient manner;
(c) Assess trespass penalties for the value of products used or removed, cost of damage to the Navajo Partitioned Lands, and enforcement costs incurred as a consequence of the trespass; and
(d) Ensure, to the extent possible, that damage to Navajo Partitioned Lands resulting from trespass is rehabilitated and stabilized at the expense of the trespasser.