---
kind: "unit"
title: "25"
title_heading: "Indians"
key: "chI/subchH/part152"
level: "part"
label: "Part 152"
heading: "Issuance of Patents in Fee, Certificates of Competency, Removal of Restrictions, and Sale of Certain Indian Lands"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/chI-subchH-part152"
sections_count: 35
---

# Part 152 — Issuance of Patents in Fee, Certificates of Competency, Removal of Restrictions, and Sale of Certain Indian Lands

Title 25 C.F.R. — Indians › Chapter I — Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior › Subchapter H — Land and Water

## Sections

- [§152.1. Definitions.](/cfr/25/152.1.md)
- [§152.2. Withholding action on application.](/cfr/25/152.2.md)
- [§152.3. Information regarding status of applications for removal of Federal supervision over Indian lands.](/cfr/25/152.3.md)
- [§152.4. Application for patent in fee.](/cfr/25/152.4.md)
- [§152.5. Issuance of patent in fee.](/cfr/25/152.5.md)
- [§152.6. Issuance of patents in fee to non-Indians and Indians with whom a special relationship does not exist.](/cfr/25/152.6.md)
- [§152.7. Application for certificate of competency.](/cfr/25/152.7.md)
- [§152.8. Issuance of certificate of competency.](/cfr/25/152.8.md)
- [§152.9. Certificates of competency to certain Osage adults.](/cfr/25/152.9.md)
- [§152.10. Application for orders removing restrictions, except Five Civilized Tribes.](/cfr/25/152.10.md)
- [§152.11. Issuance of orders removing restrictions, except Five Civilized Tribes.](/cfr/25/152.11.md)
- [§152.12. Removal of restrictions, Five Civilized Tribes, after application under authority other than section 2(a) of the Act of August 11, 1955.](/cfr/25/152.12.md)
- [§152.13. Removal of restrictions, Five Civilized Tribes, after application under section 2(a) of the Act of August 11, 1955.](/cfr/25/152.13.md)
- [§152.14. Removal of restrictions, Five Civilized Tribes, without application.](/cfr/25/152.14.md)
- [§152.15. Judicial review of removal of restrictions, Five Civilized Tribes, without application.](/cfr/25/152.15.md)
- [§152.16. Effect of order removing restrictions, Five Civilized Tribes.](/cfr/25/152.16.md)
- [§152.17. Sales, exchanges, and conveyances by, or with the consent of the individual Indian owner.](/cfr/25/152.17.md)
- [§152.18. Sale with the consent of natural guardian or person designated by the Secretary.](/cfr/25/152.18.md)
- [§152.19. Sale by fiduciaries.](/cfr/25/152.19.md)
- [§152.20. Sale by Secretary of certain land in multiple ownership.](/cfr/25/152.20.md)
- [§152.21. Sale or exchange of tribal land.](/cfr/25/152.21.md)
- [§152.22. Secretarial approval necessary to convey individual-owned trust or restricted lands or land owned by a tribe.](/cfr/25/152.22.md)
- [§152.23. Applications for sale, exchange or gift.](/cfr/25/152.23.md)
- [§152.24. Appraisal.](/cfr/25/152.24.md)
- [§152.25. Negotiated sales, gifts and exchanges of trust or restricted lands.](/cfr/25/152.25.md)
- [§152.26. Advertisement.](/cfr/25/152.26.md)
- [§152.27. Procedure of sale.](/cfr/25/152.27.md)
- [§152.28. Action at close of bidding.](/cfr/25/152.28.md)
- [§152.29. Rejection of bids; disapproval of sale.](/cfr/25/152.29.md)
- [§152.30. Bidding by employees.](/cfr/25/152.30.md)
- [§152.31. Cost of conveyance; payment.](/cfr/25/152.31.md)
- [§152.32. Irrigation fee; payment.](/cfr/25/152.32.md)
- [§152.33. Partition.](/cfr/25/152.33.md)
- [§152.34. Approval of mortgages and deeds of trust.](/cfr/25/152.34.md)
- [§152.35. Deferred payment sales.](/cfr/25/152.35.md)