Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§687c–1 Execution of provisions of section 687c; authority of Secretary of the Interior
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - SALE AND DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS › § 687c–1
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can take any steps and make rules needed to carry out section 687c. The Secretary may cancel a lease if the land is not stocked with fur-bearing animals within one year of the lease date, or if the lease area is used mainly for something other than raising those animals.
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Title 43, §687c–1
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts, and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper, for the purpose of carrying the provisions of section 687c of this title into effect, including provisions for the forfeiture of any lease for failure to stock the same with fur-bearing animals within a period of one year from the date of the lease, or in the event of the devotion of the lease area primarily to any purpose other than the rearing of such fur-bearing animals.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 361 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
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43 U.S.C. § 687c–1
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73