43 USC § 1066 - Permission of Secretary to sue

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s1066"
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title: "43 USC § 1066 - Permission of Secretary to sue"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "1066"
section_name: "Permission of Secretary to sue"
chapter_number: 25
chapter_name: "UNLAWFUL INCLOSURES OR OCCUPANCY; OBSTRUCTING SETTLEMENT OR TRANSIT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Feb. 25, 1885, ch. 149, § 6, 23 Stat. 322.)"
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# § 1066. Permission of Secretary to sue

Where the alleged unlawful inclosure includes less than one hundred and sixty acres of land, no suit shall be brought under the provisions of this chapter without authority from the Secretary of the Interior.

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**Source Credit**: (Feb. 25, 1885, ch. 149, § 6, 23 Stat. 322.)