Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§11 Restriction on Officers, Clerks, and Employees
Title 43 › CHAPTER 1 — BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT › § 11
Summary
BLM staff cannot buy or hold any interest in public land. Violators must be removed at once.
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Title 43, §11
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The officers, clerks, and employees in the Bureau of Land Management are prohibited from directly or indirectly purchasing or becoming interested in the purchase of any of the public land; and any person who violates this section shall forthwith be removed from his office.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 452 derived from acts Apr. 25, 1812, ch. 68, § 10, 2 Stat. 717; July 4, 1836, ch. 352, § 14, 5 Stat. 112.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
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Transfer of Functions
of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title. “Bureau of Land Management” substituted for “General Land Office” on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 11
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102