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title: "Check the notices required before entry on Stock-Raising Homestead Act land"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/check-the-permit-and-notices-before-entry-onto-private-land/united-states"
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practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check the notices required before entry on Stock-Raising Homestead Act land

> From the access papers, list the land, whether it is described as subject to the Stock-Raising Homestead Act reservation, the surface owner shown on the papers, and whether a notice of intention and a mailed notice to…

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the access papers, list the land, whether it is described as subject to the Stock-Raising Homestead Act reservation, the surface owner shown on the papers, and whether a notice of intention and a mailed notice to that owner are in the file. Do not decide that entry is allowed. |
| What the lawyer must review | After the effective date of 43 U.S.C. § 299(b), no person other than the surface owner may enter the land to explore for, or to locate, a mining claim without the conditions in that subsection, including notice to the surface owner. A person who has filed a notice of intention to locate must give the surface owner written notice of that filing, by registered or certified mail with return receipt, at least 30 days before entering. The notice of intention is filed with the Secretary in the prescribed form. That form was not opened. The table at 43 C.F.R. § 3830.21 lists a filing fee for recording the notice and points to § 3000.12. That schedule was not opened, so do not state the fee. You decide whether the notices are sufficient before anyone enters. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check the permit and notices before entry onto private land](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/check-the-permit-and-notices-before-entry-onto-private-land.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the access papers, list the land, whether it is described as subject to the Stock-Raising Homestead Act reservation, the surface owner shown on the papers, and whether a notice of intention and a mailed notice to that owner are in the file. Do not decide that entry is allowed.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Notices of intention by one person and that person's affiliates may not exceed 6,400 acres of these lands in any one State, or 1,280 acres for a single surface owner. Read the affiliate definition in the section before you apply the cap.
- This is land patented under the Stock-Raising Homestead Act, not every private surface.

## Sources

- [43 U.S.C. § 299, Reservation of coal and mineral rights](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/43/299) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3830.21, What are the different types of fees?](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/43/3830.21) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*