43 CFR § 3601.72 - What are the consequences of unauthorized use?

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title: "43 CFR § 3601.72 - What are the consequences of unauthorized use?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3601.72"
section_name: "What are the consequences of unauthorized use?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3600"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 601  43 U.S.C. 1201, 1701  Sec. 2, Act of September 28, 1962 (Pub. L. 87-713, 76 Stat. 652)."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 58901, Nov. 23, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3601.72 What are the consequences of unauthorized use?

Unauthorized users are liable for damages to the United States, and are subject to prosecution for such unlawful acts (see subpart 9239 of this chapter).