25 CFR § 173.13 - Permit not a lease.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s173.13"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 173.13 - Permit not a lease."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "173.13"
section_name: "Permit not a lease."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "173"
part_name: "CONCESSIONS, PERMITS AND LEASES ON LANDS WITHDRAWN OR ACQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "52 Stat. 193; 25 U.S.C. 390."
regulatory_source: "22 FR 10642, Dec. 24, 1957, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982."
cfr_part: "173"
---


# 173.13 Permit not a lease.

Any permit issued under this part does not grant any leasehold interest nor cover the sale, barter, merchandising, or renting of any supplies or equipment except as therein specified. Any permittee who engages in trade with the Indians must also apply for and receive a trader's license as provided by part 140 of this chapter.