---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 161.701"
title: "25"
number: "161.701"
heading: "What is BIA's trespass policy?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/161.701"
---

# §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.

## 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.