18 U.S.C. § 1859
Surveys interrupted
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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Whoever, by threats or force, interrupts, hinders, or prevents the surveying of the public lands, or of any private land claim which has been or may be confirmed by the United States, by the persons authorized to survey the same in conformity with the instructions of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
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- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994