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43 U.S.C. § 325

Resident citizenship of State as qualification for entry

United States · Title 43 — PUBLIC LANDS · Status: effective

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43 U.S.C. § 325, Resident citizenship of State as qualification for entry, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/485264
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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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