---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 161.602"
title: "25"
number: "161.602"
heading: "Will my permit be canceled for non-use?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/161.602"
---

# §161.602. Will my permit be canceled for non-use?

- (a) If a grazing permit is not used by the permittee for a 2-year period, BIA may cancel the permit upon the recommendation of the Grazing Committee and with the concurrence of the Resources Committee under [§ 161.606(c)](/cfr/25/161.606.md?p=c). Non-use consists of, but is not limited to, absence of livestock on the range unit, and/or abandonment of a permittee's grazing permit.
- (b) Unused grazing permits or portions of grazing permits that are set aside for range recovery will not be cancelled for non-use.

## 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.