Wyoming § 35-11-414 Special license to explore for minerals by
dozing; application; standards; fee; bond; denial; appeal

Wyoming Statutes

§ 35-11-414 — Special license to explore for minerals by dozing; application; standards; fee; bond; denial; appeal

Wyoming § 35-11-414

Title 35Public Health and Safety

Ch. 11ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Art. 4LAND QUALITY

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-11-414 (2026).

Text

(a)Any person desiring to engage in mineral exploration by dozing shall apply to the administrator for a special license. The application shall be in accordance with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the standards set forth in subsection (b) of this section, by the council upon recommendation by the director after consultation with the administrator and advisory board, and shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).

(b)The council shall establish rules and regulations pursuant to the following reclamation standards for exploration by dozing:

(i)Backfilling the topsoil disturbed by dozing to its approximate original contour;

(ii)Revegetation of the land affected by dozing, including species to be used;

(iii)Timetables for the accomplishment of the abov

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(a) Any person desiring to engage in mineral exploration
by dozing shall apply to the administrator for a special
license. The application shall be in accordance with rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to the standards set forth in
subsection (b) of this section, by the council upon
recommendation by the director after consultation with the
administrator and advisory board, and shall be accompanied by a
fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(b) The council shall establish rules and regulations
pursuant to the following reclamation standards for exploration
by dozing:
(i) Backfilling the topsoil disturbed by dozing to
its approximate original contour;
(ii) Revegetation of the land affected by dozing,
including species to be used;
(iii) Timetables for the accomplishment of the above
reclamation program.
(c) After reviewing the application for special license to
explore by dozing the administrator shall set the amount of the
bond necessary to insure complete reclamation and issue the
special license to explore.
(d) The administrator may deny the special license to
explore if he believes the application is in violation of the
purpose of this act.
(e) The decision of the administrator may be appealed
through the director to the council.
(f) All special licenses to explore issued by the
administrator shall be reviewed by the council at their next
regularly scheduled meeting.
(g) A bond posted under the terms of this section shall be
released upon completion of the exploration, by dozing, the
reclamation program, and an inspection by the administrator.
Failure to comply with the provisions of this section will
result in forfeiture of the bond.
(h) If the proposed exploration by dozing will
substantially affect forty (40) or more acres in any four (4)
contiguous sixteenth sections, the application shall conform to
the reclamation standards and requirements governing surface
mining, and the provisions of this section shall not apply.
(j) Any abandoned drill hole shall be subject to the
reclamation provisions of subsection 30-96.16(e) of the
statutes.