{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-2450.8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 2450.8","heading":"Preference right of petitioner-applicant.","body":"Where public land is classified for entry under section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act or under the Small Tract Act pursuant to a petition-application filed under this part, the petitioner-applicant is entitled to a preference right of entry, if qualified. If, however, it should be necessary thereafter for any reason to reject the application of the preference right claimant, the next petitioner-applicant in order of filing shall succeed to the preference right. If there is no other petitioner-applicant the land may be opened to application by all qualified individuals on an equal-opportunity basis after public notice or the classification may be revoked by the authorized officer.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) Group 2000—Land Resource Management; General","PART 2450—PETITION-APPLICATION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM","Subpart 2450—Petition-Application Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"5160fb6f9fe20f80dfaea89ba2702a66c8581aa26450f7b82bcf121e6424dc7c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-2450.7","next":"us/43-cfr-2461.0-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}