---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 161.5"
title: "25"
number: "161.5"
heading: "Can BIA waive the application of this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/161.5"
---

# §161.5. Can BIA waive the application of this part?


Yes. If a provision of this part conflicts with the objectives of the agricultural resource management plan provided for in [§ 161.200](/cfr/25/161.200.md), or with a tribal law, BIA may waive the application of this part unless the waiver would either:

- (a) Constitute a violation of a federal statute or judicial decision; or
- (b) **Conflict with BIA's general trust responsibility under federal law.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2; 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 640d et seq.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 58888, Oct. 7, 2005, unless otherwise noted.