Before conducting a mining operation in the permit area, the applicant shall submit to the Board of Minerals and Environment an instrument of consultation from the surface landowner of the permit area, if different from the owner of the mineral interest. The instrument of consultation shall grant the operator permission to enter and commence the operations and shall contain written receipt of the operating and reclamation plans.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 45-6B-12

  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1982, ch 305, § 12.