43 CFR § 2653.8-2 - Primary place of residence criteria.

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title: "43 CFR § 2653.8-2 - Primary place of residence criteria."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2653.8-2"
section_name: "Primary place of residence criteria."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2650"
part_name: "ALASKA NATIVE SELECTIONS"
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authority: "Sec. 25, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of December 18, 1971; Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 ), unless otherwise noted."
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# 2653.8-2 Primary place of residence criteria.

(a) *Periods of occupancy.* Casual or occasional use will not be considered as occupancy sufficient to make the tract applied for a primary place of residence.

(b) *Improvements constructed on the land.* (1) Must have a dwelling.

(2) May include associated structures such as food cellars, drying racks, caches etc.

(c) *Evidence of occupancy.* Must have evidence of permanent or seasonal occupancy for substantial periods of time.