43 CFR § 2563.0-2 - Purpose.

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title: "43 CFR § 2563.0-2 - Purpose."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
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chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2560"
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# 2563.0-2 Purpose.

(a) *Act of March 3, 1927.* The purpose of this statute is to enable fishermen, trappers, traders, manufacturers, or others engaged in productive industry in Alaska to purchase small tracts of unreserved land in the State, not exceeding 5 acres, as homesteads or headquarters.

(b) [Reserved]