43 USC § 1065 - Summary removal of inclosures

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s1065"
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title: "43 USC § 1065 - Summary removal of inclosures"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "1065"
section_name: "Summary removal of inclosures"
chapter_number: 25
chapter_name: "UNLAWFUL INCLOSURES OR OCCUPANCY; OBSTRUCTING SETTLEMENT OR TRANSIT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Feb. 25, 1885, ch. 149, § 5, 23 Stat. 322.)"
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# § 1065. Summary removal of inclosures

The President is authorized to take such measures as shall be necessary to remove and destroy any unlawful inclosure of any of the public lands mentioned in this chapter, and to employ civil or military force as may be necessary for that purpose.

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**Source Credit**: (Feb. 25, 1885, ch. 149, § 5, 23 Stat. 322.)