Federal · Title 43 — Public Lands
43 U.S.C. § 1066: Permission of Secretary to sue
Civil
What this law says, in plain English
A lawsuit regarding unlawful land enclosure of less than 160 acres requires prior authorization from the Secretary of the Interior.
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Where the alleged unlawful inclosure includes less than one hundred and sixty acres of land, no suit shall be brought under the provisions of this chapter without authority from the Secretary of the Interior.
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