---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3.4"
title: "43"
number: "3.4"
heading: "No exclusive permits granted."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3.4"
---

# §3.4. No exclusive permits granted.


No exclusive permits shall be granted for a larger area than the applicant can reasonably be expected to explore fully and systematically within the time limit named in the permit.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 320302-320303.

### Source

Source: 19 FR 8838, Dec. 23, 1954, unless otherwise noted.