43 C.F.R. § 2450.7 Right to occupy or settle.
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
The filing of a petition-application gives no right to occupy or settle upon the land. A person shall be entitled to the possession and use of land only after his entry, selection, or location has been allowed, or a lease has been issued. Settlement on the land prior to that time constitutes a trespass.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 2450—PETITION-APPLICATION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Subpart 2450—Petition-Application Procedures
§ 2450.7 Right to occupy or settle.
