{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-40-13-401","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 40-13-401","heading":"Permits required.","body":"(1) A person may not engage in brine mining operations in the state without a permit.\n(2) A person may only transfer a permit to another person with permission of the division.\n(3) The division may issue a permit:\n(a) authorizing construction, operation, maintenance, and cessation of processing and refining facilities and brine wells; and\n(b) approving, as part of that permit, post-cessation reclamation of the site.\n(4) As a condition for approval of a permit, the owner and operator shall furnish surety in an amount determined by the division to cover reclamation costs for the facility and any associated brine wells.\n(5) Approval of a permit is conditioned upon compliance with the laws, rules, and orders of the board.\n(6) The board may order the closure of a facility and any associated brine wells:\n(a) if adequate surety is not posted;\n(b) if a violation of the laws, rules, and orders of the board exists and is not abated; or\n(c) for a significant violation of federal or state law not described in Subsection (6)(b) or substantial cause related to a natural disaster or imminent property destruction.","path":["Title 40 Mines and Mining","Chapter 40-13 Brine Conservation Act","Part 40-13-4 Brine Mining Operations"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title40/Chapter13/40-13-S401.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"d853e770e8dde6aa02ed5a568b378c6ef227a422f8c0f872565cf10af4add655","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-40-13-303","next":"us-ut/utah-code-40-13-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}