This part is not applicable to operations on certain federal and state lands as specified by the department, provided it is first determined by the department that laws, regulations, or rules administered or issued by the federal or state agency administering or having jurisdiction over the affected land impose controls for opencut operations on those lands equal to or greater than those imposed by this part.
Mont. Code Ann. § 82-4-406
Exemption -- opencut operations on federal and state lands
Known as the The Opencut Mining Act
The act spans §§ 82–82 (30 sections).
En. 50-1517 by Sec. 1, Ch. 219, L. 1975; amd
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.