Discovery pits which may be required to locate a mining claim on federal lands open to mineral entry, when excavated entirely by hand methods with hand tools, are exempt from the operation of this part.
Mont. Code Ann. § 82-2-304
Exemption -- discovery pits on federal lands
Known as the The Landowner Notification Act
The act spans §§ 82–82 (6 sections).
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Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.