43 CFR § 3102.30 - Minors.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3102.30"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3102.30 - Minors."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3102.30"
section_name: "Minors."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3100"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS LEASING"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; 43 U.S.C. 1701  and 42 U.S.C. 15801."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 30966, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3100"
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# 3102.30 Minors.

Leases must not be acquired or held by someone considered to be a minor under the laws of the State in which the lands are located, but leases may be acquired and held by legal guardians or trustees of minors on their behalf. Such legal guardians or trustees must be citizens of the United States or otherwise meet the provisions of 43 CFR 3102.10.