16 U.S.C. § 539m–4 — Limitations on Pueblo rights and interests in the Area

(a) Limitations The Pueblo’s rights and interests recognized in sections 539m through 539m–12 do not include— (1) a right to sell, grant, lease, convey, encumber, or exchange land, or an interest in land, in the Area; any such conveyance has no validity in law or equity; (2) an exemption from applicable Federal wildlife-protection laws; (3) a right to engage in a use prohibited by section 539m–2(e) of this title; or (4) a right to exclude people or governmental entities from the Area. (b) Exception A person who exercises traditional or cultural use rights as authorized by section 539m–3(a)(4) of this title may not be prosecuted for a Federal wildlife offense that requires proof of a violation of a State law, including regulations.