[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 43, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 43CFR2916.0-6] [Page 292-293] TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 2910_LEASES--Table of Contents Subpart 2916_Alaska Fur Farm Sec. 2916.0-6 Policy. (a) The authority to lease the public lands in Alaska for fur- farming purposes was granted in order to promote the development of the production of furs in Alaska. (b) No lease for the purpose of raising beavers will be granted on any area already occupied by a beaver colony nor [[Page 293]] will any such lease be granted on streams or lakes where the activities of beavers may interfere with the run or spawning of salmon. (c) In order to offer more people an opportunity to lease lands, and to avoid tying up large areas of land unnecessarily, fur-farming leases on public lands will not be granted for areas greater than are justified by the needs and experience of the applicant.