43 CFR § 3465.2-1 - Inspections.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3465.2-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3465.2-1 - Inspections."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3465.2-1"
section_name: "Inspections."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3460"
part_name: "ENVIRONMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 181 ), the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 351-359), the Multiple Mineral Development Act of 1954 (30 U.S.C. 521-531 ), the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 ) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 )."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 42638, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3460"
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# 3465.2-1 Inspections.
The authorized officer or his/her authorized representative shall have the right to enter lands under a lease or license to mine to inspect without advance notice or a search warrant, upon presentation of appropriate credentials, to determine whether the activities and conditions are in compliance with the applicable laws, regulations, notices and orders, terms and conditions of leases, licenses to mine or permits, and the requirements of the approved mining plan.
[44 FR 42638, July 19, 1979. Redesignated and amended at 47 FR 33149, July 30, 1982; 50 FR 8627, Mar. 4, 1985]