{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-38-16-02","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 38-16-02","heading":"Surface mining operation - Report to committee required","body":"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.","path":["Title 38 Mining And Gas And Oil Production","Chapter 38-16 Surface Mining Reports"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t38c16.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"b5aecd7355241c7d065aadc124e739992dac1a97a793513b811bae25258ade2c","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-38-16-01.1","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-38-16-03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}