Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     37-43-306. Bond to be required. (1) The department, on issuance of a water well contractor's or monitoring well constructor's license under this chapter, shall require, before the person commences operations in this state, a good and sufficient surety bond or its equivalent in a certificate of deposit, cashier's check, bank draft, or certified check, to be approved by the board, in the sum of $4,000, conditioned that the licensee will comply with the rules of the board.
     (2) A person who is licensed in more than one category need supply only one surety bond or its equivalent in a certificate of deposit, cashier's check, bank draft, or certified check, to be approved by the board, for $4,000.
     (3) A state or federal employee who is bonded by the state or federal government is not required to supply a bond during the course of his employment with the state or federal government. A bond is required if the person ceases government employment.
     (4) In lieu of the requirements of subsections (1) through (3), a firm, corporation, or partnership having more than two licensed water well contractors or monitoring well constructors may submit one bond in the amount of $10,000 for the entire firm, corporation, or partnership."

     History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 176, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 232, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 258, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 268, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2609; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 642, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 728, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 538, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 516, L. 1989.

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