43 U.S.C. 325: Resident citizenship of State as qualification for entryText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 43-PUBLIC LANDSCHAPTER 9-DESERT-LAND ENTRIES
§325. Resident citizenship of State as qualification for entry
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.
( Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 107, § 8 , as added Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 2 , 26 Stat. 1097 ; amended Jan. 6, 1921, ch. 12 , 41 Stat. 1086 .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is comprised of the second clause of section 8 of act Mar. 3, 1877, as added by act Mar. 3, 1891. The first clause of section 8 of act Mar. 3, 1877, is incorporated in section 323 of this title.
Act Jan. 6, 1921, inserted introductory exception phrase.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act
Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.