43 CFR § 2450.7 - Right to occupy or settle.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s2450.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 2450.7 - Right to occupy or settle."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2450.7"
section_name: "Right to occupy or settle."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2450"
part_name: "PETITION-APPLICATION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "35 FR 9563, June 13, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2450"
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# 2450.7 Right to occupy or settle.

The filing of a petition-application gives no right to occupy or settle upon the land. A person shall be entitled to the possession and use of land only after his entry, selection, or location has been allowed, or a lease has been issued. Settlement on the land prior to that time constitutes a trespass.