45-6D-15Confidential information in application protected--Violation as misdemeanor.

Information provided to the Board of Minerals and Environment in an application for an exploration operation permit relating to the location of test holes and marked confidential by the operator shall be protected as confidential information by the board and not be a matter of public record in the absence of a written release from the operator. A person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1982, ch 307, § 15.