---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 212.8"
title: "25"
number: "212.8"
heading: "Government employees cannot acquire leases."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/212.8"
---

# §212.8. Government employees cannot acquire leases.


U.S. Government employees are prevented from acquiring leases or interests in leases by the provisions of 25 CFR part [140](/cfr/25/part140.md) and [43](/cfr/25/part43.md) CFR [part 20](/cfr/25/part20.md) pertaining to conflicts of interest and ownership of an interest in trust land.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Act of March 3, 1909, (35 Stat. 783; 25 U.S.C. 396 (as amended)): Act of May 11, 1938, (Sec. 2, 52 Stat. 347; 25 U.S.C. 396 b-g: Act of August 1, 1956, (70 Stat. 774)); and 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 35661, July 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted.