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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 37-240 (2026)

Limitations on amount of land one person may purchase

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A. No person may purchase more than six hundred forty acres of grazing land, or more than one hundred sixty acres of agricultural land.

B. No sales, leases or subleases of state lands shall be made to corporations or associations not qualified to transact business in the state.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1976–2009 · leading case: Arizona State Land Dep't v. State Ex Rel. Herman, 547 P.2d 479 (Ariz. 1976).
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Arizona State Land Dep't v. State Ex Rel. Herman, 547 P.2d 479 (Ariz. 1976). · cites it 2× “The predominant size per checkerboard square, with only minor variation, is 640 square acres, and generally, the squares are contiguous with each other only at their corners. Both the manner in which the federal land was allotted to our state, i.”
Koepnick v. Arizona State Land Dep't, 212 P.3d 62 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “The Department also explained that reclassification to commercial would give it additional flexibility in disposing of the subject parcel because it would be able to sell more than 160 acres to a potential buyer.”
Waddell v. Arizona State Land Dep't, 873 P.2d 646 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “This constitutional limitation is restated in AR.S. § 37-240: No person may purchase more than six hundred forty acres of grazing land, or more than one hundred sixty acres of land *313 susceptible of immediate use for agricultural purposes.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 37-240(A) — 1 case
Koepnick v. Arizona State Land Dep't, 212 P.3d 62 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009). “The Department also explained that reclassification to commercial would give it additional flexibility in disposing of the subject parcel because it would be able to sell more than 160 acres to a potential buyer.”
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