82-2-401. Sampling rooms required. A person, association, or corporation engaged in the business of buying or sampling or smelting for hire ores of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron, or other valuable metal shall maintain a sampling room or house to which the ore shippers or their agents or representatives must have access at all times during the sampling of ores or while the sampling is being carried on and in which must be maintained samples of all ores that the person, association, or corporation may buy or smelt.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 54, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 3436, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3436, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 50-201; amd. Sec. 2728, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas
Part 4. Assaying of Ore and Payment for Consignments
82-2-401. Sampling rooms required
82-2-402. Samples of 50 pounds per ton to be retained until settlement
82-2-403. Penalty for commingling foreign substances with ore
82-2-404. Umpire assayers -- appointment, qualifications, and duties
82-2-406. Violation -- penalty
82-2-407. through 82-2-420 reserved
82-2-421. Time for payment for ores
82-2-422. Violation -- penalty
82-2-423. Statement by purchasers of ore from leased mines
82-2-424. Copy of statement to lessee