{"data":{"id":"us-mt/77-3-103","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"77-3-103","heading":"Prospecting permits authorized.","body":"Prospecting permits without lease may be issued by the board upon the payment of the issuance fee under 77-1-302. The permittee shall also pay an annual fee established by the department and approved by the board at the end of each year during the life of the permit. A permit shall provide for due diligence in the work of prospecting during the life of the permit.","path":["TITLE 77. STATE LANDS","CHAPTER 3. ROCK, MINERAL, COAL, OIL, AND GAS RESOURCES","Part 1. Prospecting Permits and Mining Leases"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0770/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0030/0770-0030-0010-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:22Z","sha256":"4a696b6e30e92c081a72924d030b5ddf24290d98378cd28907e8af7e8bcfffb1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/77-3-102","next":"us-mt/77-3-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}