43 CFR 3503.36 - Are there any size or shape limitations on the lands I can apply for?

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Dec 18, 2025

View all text of Subpart 3503 [§ 3503.10 - § 3503.46]

§ 3503.36 - Are there any size or shape limitations on the lands I can apply for?

Generally, a quarter-quarter section, a lot or a protraction block is the smallest subdivision for which you may apply. The lands must be in reasonably compact form.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 30 U.S.C. 189,192c,and; 43 U.S.C. 1701

source: 64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 43 CFR 3503.36