Surface mining operation - Report to committee required
N.D. Cent. Code § 38-16-02
in effect38-16-02. Surface mining operation - Report to committee required
Except as provided for in section 38-16-06, no person may conduct a surface mining
operation without complying with the reporting requirements of this chapter. Any person
conducting a number of operations, each of which, within one calendar year, results in the
removal of less than ten thousand cubic yards [7645.55 cubic meters] of earthen material or
product, including overburden, or affects less than one-half acre [.20 hectare], but which, in the
aggregate, result in the removal of ten thousand cubic yards [7645.55 cubic meters] or more of
earthen material or product, including overburden, within one calendar year, or affect one-half
acre [.20 hectare] or more within one calendar year, is subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t38c16.pdf#nameddest=38-16-02Fetched: 10/16/2026
