Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§325 Resident citizenship of State as qualification for entry
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - DESERT-LAND ENTRIES › § 325
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Title 43, §325
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Excepting in the State of Nevada, no person shall be entitled to make entry of desert lands unless he be a resident citizen of the State or Territory in which the land sought to be entered is located.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section is comprised of the second clause of section 8 of act Mar. 3, 1877, as added by act Mar. 3, 1891. The first clause of section 8 of act Mar. 3, 1877, is incorporated in section 323 of this title. Act Jan. 6, 1921, inserted introductory exception phrase.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands ActProvisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 325
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73