{"data":{"id":"us-mt/82-4-353","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"82-4-353","heading":"Administrative remedies -- notice -- appeals -- parties.","body":"(1) Upon receipt of an application for an operating permit, the department shall provide notice of the application by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area to be affected by the operation. The notice must be published once a week for 3 successive weeks.\n(2) An applicant for a permit or license or for an amendment or revision to a permit or license may request a hearing on a denial of the application by submitting a written request for a hearing within 30 days of receipt of written notice of the denial. The request must state the reason that the hearing is requested.\n(3) All hearings and appeals under 82-4-337(4), 82-4-338(3)(b), 82-4-341(7) and (9), 82-4-361, 82-4-362, and subsection (2) of this section must be conducted by the board in accordance with the Montana Administrative Procedure Act. Any person whose interests may be adversely affected as a result of an action taken pursuant to this part may become a party to any proceeding held under this part upon a showing that the person is capable of adequately representing the interests claimed.\n(4) As used in this section, \"person\" means any individual, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity.","path":["TITLE 82. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS","CHAPTER 4. RECLAMATION","Part 3. Metal Mine Reclamation"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0820/chapter_0040/part_0030/section_0530/0820-0040-0030-0530.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:06Z","sha256":"9e7d8673b40802122f4630d755d69c226be20eb024a6de849853ad00aa4dc64b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/82-4-352","next":"us-mt/82-4-354"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}