Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§439 Cultivation Requirement as to Entrymen
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER VI — WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS AND LAND ENTRIES › § 439
Summary
If a person takes land that will be irrigated, they must follow the homestead rules and also restore or prepare at least one-half of the irrigable part of that land for farming.
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Title 43, §439
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The entryman upon lands to be irrigated shall, in addition to compliance with the homestead laws, reclaim at least one-half of the total irrigable area of his entry for agricultural purposes.
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Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands ActProvisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.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. § 439
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102