---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2653.8-2"
title: "43"
number: "2653.8-2"
heading: "Primary place of residence criteria."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2653.8-2"
---

# §2653.8-2. Primary place of residence criteria.

- (a) **Periods of occupancy.** Casual or occasional use will not be considered as occupancy sufficient to make the tract applied for a primary place of residence.
- (b) **Improvements constructed on the land.**
  - (1) **Must have a dwelling.**
  - (2) **May include associated structures such as food cellars, drying racks, caches etc.**
- (c) **Evidence of occupancy.** Must have evidence of permanent or seasonal occupancy for substantial periods of time.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 25, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of December 18, 1971; Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. ), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 38 FR 14218, May 30, 1973, unless otherwise noted.