Montana Code — 82
Browse 400 sections in division 82 of the Montana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 82-1-101. Persons Required To Comply
- § 82-1-102. Doing Business Within State -- Resident Agent
- § 82-1-103. Notice Of Intention To Explore
- § 82-1-104. Indemnification Of Property Owners -- Restoration Of Surface
- § 82-1-105. Exploration Permit
- § 82-1-106. County Clerk To Notify Board Of Issuance Of Permit -- Compliance
- § 82-1-107. Permitholder To Furnish Information To Surface Owner
- § 82-1-108. Filing Record Of Work Performed
- § 82-1-109. Enforcement By County Attorneys
- § 82-1-110. Penalty
- § 82-1-111. Definitions
- § 82-1-201. Release Of Record Upon Forfeiture, Cancellation, Or Expiration Of Lease -- Penalty
- § 82-1-202. Action To Compel Release -- Procedure Without Court Action
- § 82-1-203. Demand For Release Prior To Action
- § 82-1-204. Joinder Of Plaintiffs In Actions Concerning Oil And Gas Leases
- § 82-1-301. Definition
- § 82-1-302. Creation Of Trust For Unlocatable Mineral, Leasehold, Or Royalty Interest Owners
- § 82-1-303. No Further Liability For Petitioner
- § 82-1-304. Administration Of Trust
- § 82-1-305. Trust For Unlocatable Mineral, Leasehold, And Royalty Interest Owners -- Penalty
- § 82-1-306. Filing Of Addresses
- § 82-1-401. Determination Of Constitutionality
- § 82-1-501. Fossils Exempted
- § 82-1-601. Definitions
- § 82-1-602. Criminal Penalties
- § 82-1-603. Civil Penalties
- § 82-1-604. Exempt Activities
- § 82-2-101. Manner Of Locating Claim
- § 82-2-102. Record Of Certificate Of Location
- § 82-2-103. Affidavit Of Performance Of Annual Work
- § 82-2-104. Millsites
- § 82-2-105. Relocation Of Abandoned Claim
- § 82-2-106. Rights Of Relocator
- § 82-2-107. Amended Location
- § 82-2-108. Relocation By Owner
- § 82-2-109. Amendment Or Relocation Not Waiver Of Acquired Rights
- § 82-2-110. Rights Of Third Persons Not Affected
- § 82-2-111. Validating Locations Already Made
- § 82-2-112. Defective Locations Good Against Persons With Notice
- § 82-2-113. Effect Of Patent
- § 82-2-114. Amended Locations
- § 82-2-115. Filing Of False Mining Claims
- § 82-2-201. Right-Of-Way Of Owners Of Mines
- § 82-2-202. Road Or Ditch Right-Of-Way
- § 82-2-203. Proceedings To Obtain Right-Of-Way
- § 82-2-204. Proceedings Before The Court
- § 82-2-205. Court Order And Appointment Of Commissioners
- § 82-2-206. Commissioners To Assess Damages
- § 82-2-207. Power To Set Aside Commissioners' Report
- § 82-2-208. Right-Of-Way To Commence Upon Payment Of Assessed Damages
- § 82-2-209. Appeal From Assessment Of Damages
- § 82-2-210. Trial On Appeal And Costs
- § 82-2-211. Payment Of Costs
- § 82-2-212. Appeal To Supreme Court
- § 82-2-213. Through 82-2-220 Reserved
- § 82-2-221. Eminent Domain For Open-Pit Mining -- Purchase Of Property Required
- § 82-2-222. Construction Of Alternate Facilities
- § 82-2-223. Compensation For Property
- § 82-2-224. Notice Of Condemnation -- Filing Of Plat
- § 82-2-301. Short Title
- § 82-2-302. Ascertaining Ownership Of Land
- § 82-2-303. Written Notice And Approval Required Before Commencement Of Operations
- § 82-2-304. Exemption -- Discovery Pits On Federal Lands
- § 82-2-305. Exemption -- Operations Pursuant To Prospecting Permits Or Other Agreements
- § 82-2-306. Violation -- Immunity Of Landowner
- § 82-2-401. Sampling Rooms Required
- § 82-2-402. Samples Of 50 Pounds Per Ton To Be Retained Until Settlement
- § 82-2-403. Penalty For Commingling Foreign Substances With Ore
- § 82-2-404. Umpire Assayers -- Appointment, Qualifications, And Duties
- § 82-2-405. Notice Of Selection
- § 82-2-406. Violation -- Penalty
- § 82-2-407. Through 82-2-420 Reserved
- § 82-2-421. Time For Payment For Ores
- § 82-2-422. Violation -- Penalty
- § 82-2-423. Statement By Purchasers Of Ore From Leased Mines
- § 82-2-424. Copy Of Statement To Lessee
- § 82-2-425. Shipper -- Penalty For Violation
- § 82-2-426. Smelters -- Penalty For Violation
- § 82-2-701. Sand And Gravel Deposit Program -- Investigation -- Purpose -- Prioritization
- § 82-2-702. Authority To Accept Gifts, Grants, And Reimbursements
- § 82-3-101. Repealed
- § 82-3-102. Repealed
- § 82-3-103. Repealed
- § 82-3-104. Repealed
- § 82-3-105. Repealed
- § 82-3-106. Repealed
- § 82-3-107. Repealed
- § 82-3-108. Repealed
- § 82-3-109. Repealed
- § 82-3-110. Repealed
- § 82-3-201. Repealed
- § 82-3-202. Repealed
- § 82-3-203. Repealed
- § 82-3-204. Repealed
- § 82-3-205. Repealed
- § 82-4-101. Short Title
- § 82-4-102. Intent -- Findings -- Policy And Purpose
- § 82-4-103. Definitions
- § 82-4-104. Application
- § 82-4-105. Through 82-4-110 Reserved
- § 82-4-111. Repealed
- § 82-4-112. Administration
- § 82-4-113. Receipts Paid Into General Fund
- § 82-4-114. Through 82-4-120 Reserved
- § 82-4-121. Permit Required
- § 82-4-122. Application And Approval Of Permit
- § 82-4-123. Permit Fee And Surety Bond
- § 82-4-124. Permit -- Authority Under And Renewal
- § 82-4-125. Refusal Of Permit
- § 82-4-126. When Information May Be Used To Meet Strip-Mining Or Underground-Mining Permit Requirements
- § 82-4-127. Effect Of Siting Permit On Subsequent Mining Permits
- § 82-4-128. Termination Of Permit
- § 82-4-129. Noncompliance -- Suspension Of Permits
- § 82-4-130. Procedure For Hearings
- § 82-4-131. Through 82-4-140 Reserved
- § 82-4-141. Violation -- Penalty
- § 82-4-142. Mandamus To Compel Enforcement
- § 82-4-201. Short Title
- § 82-4-202. Intent -- Policy -- Findings
- § 82-4-203. Definitions
- § 82-4-204. Repealed
- § 82-4-205. Administration By Department And Board
- § 82-4-206. Procedure For Contested Case Hearings
- § 82-4-207. Rulemaking -- In Situ Coal Gasification
- § 82-4-208. Through 82-4-220 Reserved
- § 82-4-221. Mining Permit Required
- § 82-4-222. Permit Application -- Application Revisions
- § 82-4-223. Surety Bond
- § 82-4-224. Repealed
- § 82-4-225. Application For Permit Amendment
- § 82-4-226. Prospecting Permit
- § 82-4-227. Refusal Of Permit -- Applicant Violator System
- § 82-4-228. Designation Of Land Unsuitable For Coal Mining
- § 82-4-229. Minor Revisions -- Application -- Exemptions
- § 82-4-230. Reserved
- § 82-4-231. Submission Of And Action On Reclamation Plan
- § 82-4-232. Area Mining Required -- Bond -- Alternative Plan
- § 82-4-233. Planting Of Vegetation Following Grading Of Disturbed Area
- § 82-4-234. Commencement Of Reclamation
- § 82-4-235. Determination Of Successful Revegetation -- Final Bond Release
- § 82-4-236. Vegetation As Property Of Landowner
- § 82-4-237. Operator To File Annual Reports
- § 82-4-238. Successor Operator
- § 82-4-239. Reclamation
- § 82-4-240. Reclamation Of Lands After Bond Forfeited
- § 82-4-241. Receipts Paid Into General Fund -- Disposition Of Bond Forfeiture Money
- § 82-4-242. Funds Received By Department
- § 82-4-243. Subsidence
- § 82-4-244. Coal And Uranium Mine Permitting And Reclamation Program Account
- § 82-4-245. Through 82-4-249 Reserved
- § 82-4-250. Operating Permit Revocation -- Permit Transfer
- § 82-4-251. Noncompliance -- Suspension Of Permits
- § 82-4-252. Mandamus
- § 82-4-253. Suit For Damage To Water Supply
- § 82-4-254. Violation -- Penalty -- Waiver
- § 82-4-255. Equal Application Of Court Costs
- § 82-4-301. Legislative Intent And Findings
- § 82-4-302. Purpose
- § 82-4-303. Definitions
- § 82-4-304. Exemption -- Works Performed Prior To Promulgation Of Rules
- § 82-4-305. Exemption -- Small Miners -- Written Agreement
- § 82-4-306. Confidentiality Of Application Information
- § 82-4-307. Review Of Existing Files
- § 82-4-308. Release By Waiver
- § 82-4-309. Exemption -- Operations On Federal Lands
- § 82-4-310. Exemption -- Scale And Type Of Activity
- § 82-4-311. Disposition Of Fees, Fines, Penalties, And Other Uncleared Money
- § 82-4-312. Hard-Rock Mining Reclamation Debt Service Fund
- § 82-4-313. Hard-Rock Mining Reclamation Bonds
- § 82-4-314. Authorization For Sale Of Hard-Rock Mining Reclamation Bonds
- § 82-4-315. Hard-Rock Mining Reclamation Special Revenue Account
- § 82-4-316. Hard-Rock Mining Permitting Program Account
- § 82-4-317. Through 82-4-320 Reserved
- § 82-4-321. Administration
- § 82-4-322. Investigations, Research, And Experiments
- § 82-4-323. Interagency Cooperation -- Receipt And Expenditure Of Funds
- § 82-4-324. Through 82-4-330 Reserved
- § 82-4-331. Exploration License Required -- Employees Included -- Limitation
- § 82-4-332. Exploration License
- § 82-4-333. Repealed
- § 82-4-334. Exception -- Geological Phenomena
- § 82-4-335. Operating Permit -- Limitation -- Fees
- § 82-4-336. Reclamation Plan And Specific Reclamation Requirements
- § 82-4-337. Inspection -- Issuance Of Operating Permit -- Modification, Amendment, Or Revision
- § 82-4-338. Performance Bond
- § 82-4-339. Annual Report Of Activities By Permittee -- Fee -- Notice Of Large-Scale Mineral Developer Status
- § 82-4-340. Successor Operator
- § 82-4-341. Compliance -- Reclamation By Department
- § 82-4-342. Amendment To Operating Permits And Exploration Licenses -- Rulemaking -- Fees
- § 82-4-343. Operating Permit -- Rock Products -- Fees
- § 82-4-344. Through 82-4-348 Reserved
- § 82-4-349. Limitations Of Actions -- Venue
- § 82-4-350. Award Of Costs And Attorney Fees
- § 82-4-351. Reasons For Denial Of Permit
- § 82-4-352. Reapplication With New Reclamation Plan
- § 82-4-353. Administrative Remedies -- Notice -- Appeals -- Parties
- § 82-4-354. Mandamus To Compel Enforcement
- § 82-4-355. Action For Damages To Water Supply -- Replacement
- § 82-4-356. Action In Response To Complaints Related To Use Of Explosives
- § 82-4-357. Abatement Of Environmental Emergencies
- § 82-4-358. And 82-4-359 Reserved
- § 82-4-360. When Activity Prohibited -- Exception
- § 82-4-361. Violation -- Penalties -- Waiver
- § 82-4-362. Suspension Of Permits -- Hearing
- § 82-4-363. Through 82-4-366 Reserved
- § 82-4-367. Long-Term Or Perpetual Water Treatment Permanent Trust Fund
- § 82-4-368. Through 82-4-370 Reserved
- § 82-4-371. Reclamation Of Abandoned Mine Sites
- § 82-4-372. Filing Of Lien For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project
- § 82-4-373. And 82-4-374 Reserved
- § 82-4-375. Engineer Of Record -- Duties
- § 82-4-376. Tailings Storage Facility -- Design Document -- Fee
- § 82-4-377. Independent Review Panel -- Selection -- Duties
- § 82-4-378. Quality Assurance During Construction
- § 82-4-379. Tailings Operation, Maintenance, And Surveillance Manual
- § 82-4-380. Periodic Review Required
- § 82-4-381. Annual Inspections
- § 82-4-382. Through 82-4-389 Reserved
- § 82-4-390. Cyanide Heap And Vat Leach Open-Pit Gold And Silver Mining Prohibited
- § 82-4-401. Short Title
- § 82-4-402. Intent, Findings, And Policy
- § 82-4-403. Definitions
- § 82-4-404. Exemption -- Operations Covered By Metal Mine Reclamation
- § 82-4-405. Inapplicability To Government
- § 82-4-406. Exemption -- Opencut Operations On Federal And State Lands
- § 82-4-407. Through 82-4-420 Reserved
- § 82-4-421. Repealed
- § 82-4-422. Powers, Duties, And Functions
- § 82-4-423. Repealed
- § 82-4-424. Receipt And Expenditure Of Funds -- Disposition Of Penalties And Other Money
- § 82-4-425. Inspection Of Opencut Operations
- § 82-4-426. Reclamation Of Land On Which Bond Forfeited
- § 82-4-427. Hearing -- Appeal -- Venue
- § 82-4-428. Through 82-4-430 Reserved
- § 82-4-431. Permit For Mining, Processing, And Reclamation Required
- § 82-4-432. Application For Permit -- Contents -- Issuance -- Amendment
- § 82-4-433. Bond
- § 82-4-434. Plan Of Operation -- Requirements
- § 82-4-435. Repealed
- § 82-4-436. Plan Amendments By Department
- § 82-4-437. Annual Report -- Fees
- § 82-4-438. Opencut Fund -- Use Of Fund
- § 82-4-439. Extended Review -- Criteria -- Timeframes
- § 82-4-440. Repealed
- § 82-4-441. Administrative And Judicial Penalties -- Enforcement
- § 82-4-442. Suspension And Revocation Orders
- § 82-4-443. And 82-4-444 Reserved
- § 82-4-445. Reclamation Of Abandoned Mine Sites
- § 82-4-446. Filing Of Lien For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project
- § 82-4-601. Interstate Mining Compact
- § 82-4-602. Text Of Interstate Mining Compact
- § 82-4-603. Membership And Applicability
- § 82-4-604. Expenses
- § 82-4-1001. Penalty Factors
- § 82-4-1002. Collection Of Penalties, Fees, Late Fees, And Interest
- § 82-4-1003. Through 82-4-1005 Reserved
- § 82-4-1006. Abandoned Mine Reclamation Account
- § 82-10-101. Action For Accounting For Royalty
- § 82-10-102. Remedy Not Exclusive
- § 82-10-103. Obligation To Pay Royalties As Essence Of Contract -- Interest
- § 82-10-104. Payment Of Royalties -- Form Of Record Required
- § 82-10-105. Through 82-10-109 Reserved
- § 82-10-110. Division Order -- Definition -- Effect
- § 82-10-201. Authorization For Lease And Terms -- Land Not Subject To Leasing
- § 82-10-202. Acreage Pooling
- § 82-10-203. Interference With Normal Use Of Land Prohibited
- § 82-10-204. Lease Of Acquired Oil And Gas Interests
- § 82-10-301. Definitions
- § 82-10-302. Policy
- § 82-10-303. Use Of Eminent Domain To Acquire Underground Reservoirs
- § 82-10-304. Certificate Of Board Required Prior To Use Of Eminent Domain
- § 82-10-305. Proceedings
- § 82-10-401. Notice Required Before Abandonment Of Well -- Owner's Option
- § 82-10-402. Inventory Of Abandoned Wells And Seismic Operations -- Reclamation Procedures
- § 82-10-501. Purpose -- Legislative Findings
- § 82-10-502. Definitions
- § 82-10-503. Notice Of Drilling Operations
- § 82-10-504. Surface Damage And Disruption Payments -- Dispute Resolution -- Penalty For Late Payment
- § 82-10-505. Liability For Damages To Property
- § 82-10-506. Notification Of Injury
- § 82-10-507. Agreement -- Offer Of Settlement
- § 82-10-508. Rejection -- Legal Action
- § 82-10-509. Reserved
- § 82-10-510. Penalty For Notice Violation
- § 82-10-511. Remedies Cumulative
- § 82-10-601. Legislative Findings -- Purpose
- § 82-10-602. Definitions
- § 82-10-603. Fracturing Fluid Disclosure -- Requirements
- § 82-10-604. Confidentiality Request For Trade Secrets
- § 82-11-101. Definitions
- § 82-11-102. Oil Or Gas Wells Not Public Utilities
- § 82-11-103. Lands Subject To Law
- § 82-11-104. Construction -- No Conflict With Board Of Land Commissioners' Authority
- § 82-11-105. Through 82-11-109 Reserved
- § 82-11-110. Oil And Gas Education And Research Account
- § 82-11-111. Powers And Duties Of Board
- § 82-11-112. Intergovernmental Cooperation
- § 82-11-113. Repealed
- § 82-11-114. Repealed
- § 82-11-115. Repealed