The Act of July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 821, 48 U.S.C. secs. 360 , 361 ), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease public lands on the mainland of or islands in Alaska, with the exception of the Pribilof Islands, for fur farming, for periods not exceeding ten years.
43 C.F.R. §2916.0-3