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.
source: 35 FR 9563, June 13, 1970, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 2450.7