# 43 CFR § 3872.2: Procedure in contest cases

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 43 CFR § 3872.2
- **Heading:** Procedure in contest cases
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 43—Public Lands: Interior > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) > PART 3870—ADVERSE CLAIMS, PROTESTS AND CONFLICTS > Subpart 3872—Protests, Contests and Conflicts

## Text

Parts 1840 and 1850 of this chapter, in cases before the United States, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of the Interior will, so far as applicable, govern in all cases and proceedings arising in contests and hearings to determine the character of lands.

## Nearby sections

- [43 CFR § 3871.1 § 3871.1 Filing of claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.1.md)
- [43 CFR § 3871.2 § 3871.2 Statement of claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.2.md)
- [43 CFR § 3871.3 § 3871.3 Action by authorized officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.3.md)
- [43 CFR § 3871.4 § 3871.4 Patent proceedings stayed when adverse claim is filed; exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.4.md)
- [43 CFR § 3871.5 § 3871.5 Termination of adverse suit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.5.md)
- [43 CFR § 3871.6 § 3871.6 Certificate required when no suit commenced.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.6.md)
- [43 CFR § 3872.1 § 3872.1 Protest against mineral applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.1.md)
- [43 CFR § 3872.2 § 3872.2 Procedure in contest cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.2.md)
- [43 CFR § 3872.3 § 3872.3 Presumption as to land returned as mineral.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.3.md)
- [43 CFR § 3872.4 § 3872.4 Procedure to dispute record character of land.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.4.md)
- [43 CFR § 3872.5 § 3872.5 Testimony at hearings to determine character of lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.5.md)
- [43 CFR § 3873.1 § 3873.1 Segregation of mineral from non-mineral land.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3873.1.md)
- [43 CFR § 3873.2 § 3873.2 Effect of decision that land is mineral.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3873.2.md)
- [43 CFR § 3873.3 § 3873.3 Non-mineral entry of residue of subdivisions invaded by mining claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3873.3.md)

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