(a) A homestead entry permit entitles an applicant to enter land within an area designated under AS 38.09.010 and to survey, occupy, and improve the land in order to qualify for a patent under this chapter.
(b) An applicant for a homestead entry permit shall personally stake the corners and flag the boundaries of the land entered under this chapter and shall personally file with the commissioner a description of the land entered. A homestead entry shall be described by aliquot parts unless otherwise permitted by the commissioner. The commissioner may require the applicant to establish a deposit for the costs of survey before issuing the homestead entry permit.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Sec. 38.09.010. Designation of land for homestead entry.
Sec. 38.09.020. Homestead entry permits.
Sec. 38.09.030. Qualification for homestead entry.
Sec. 38.09.040. Revocation of entry permits.
Sec. 38.09.050. Issuance of patent.
Sec. 38.09.060. Marking boundaries.
Sec. 38.09.070. Priority of applications.
Sec. 38.09.080. Land within municipalities.
Sec. 38.09.100. Lessees of remote parcels.
Sec. 38.09.105. Removal of conditions on remote parcel and homestead entry land.