060-11 Wyo. Code R. §§ 11-9 - Permission to Quarry

(a) Applications for Exclusive Commercial and Non-Exclusive Scientific Fossil Removal Permits may be submitted by an individual, institution or company not otherwise restricted by rule or statute, from leasing Wyoming State resources, and, shall be accompanied by a request to begin quarrying containing the following information:

(i) The name, address, telephone number and principal contact of the permittee as named, and whether the permittee leases, owns, or is a permittee on any other fossil quarry(ies), and if so, the locations of such quarry(ies);

(ii) The location of the desired area for the operation by legal subdivision, section, township and range. If there is no location survey, provide a metes and bounds description within the township;

(iii) The proposed commencement and completion dates, if known, for the desired quarrying operation: that is, whether such quarrying operations will be performed on a continuing calendar month basis, or will be seasonal only. If seasonal, what months will work be performed;

(iv) A U.S. Geological survey topographical quadrangle map showing:

(A) The legal boundaries of the requested fossil removal site with the portions of the site to be quarried identified. This information may also be provided in an enlarged reproduction of the map section containing the quarry site;

(B) If any previous quarrying has taken place, or is currently taking place, within or adjacent to the proposed quarry site, show the location boundaries and identity of such operation as an existing or abandoned quarrying operation; and

(C) Show any existing or proposed access or haul roads into and away from the proposed quarrying operation. Annotate the roads normally providing access to the quarry; and

(v) The permittee shall provide a description of the proposed quarrying operation. This description shall include:

(A) An estimate of topsoil thickness on the quarry site;

(B) An estimate of the position and thickness of any nonfossiliferous overburden anticipated in the quarry as well as description of the nonfossiliferous rock (rock type, color, etc);

(C) An estimate of the maximum depth planned for the quarry;

(D) A complete description of the proposed quarrying/excavating procedures to be used and equipment for (1) removal and storage of topsoil, (2) removal of nonfossiliferous overburden, if present, (3) removal of fossil-bearing rock, and (4) recovery of fossils from the fossil-bearing rock, and plans for site restoration after abandonment; and

(E) The pre-quarrying and proposed post-quarrying land use;

(vi) All permittees shall provide a listing of all bonafide agents or persons to work in the quarry, including relatives of the permittee. This list shall be kept current during the term of the permit and shall include an address of record for each person on the listing. When a person no longer works for a permittee, he or she should be deleted from this listing. A list shall also be provided, and kept current, of all vehicle descriptions and license plates of authorized vehicles regularly entering and leaving the quarry/ excavation site, and whether any persons authorized to work in the quarry will be temporarily domiciled during the quarrying season at the quarry site. Permittees shall also indicate whether quarrying operations will be carried on during the hours of darkness. All information provided subject to this paragraph may be shared with any authorized law enforcement agency. A copy of all required lists shall be located at a permittee's quarry and available for review by the Office and its representatives. Permittees shall provide the location(s) to be used for storage and preparation of all specimens recovered; and

(vii) A sworn statement that all information contained in the quarrying request is true and correct to the best knowledge of the permittee.

(b) The following are additional conditions for Non-Exclusive Scientific Fossil Removal Permits:

(i) The Board will consider granting Non-Exclusive Scientific Fossil Removal Permits only to persons or institutions which they may deem properly qualified to conduct such examination, excavations, or gatherings, subject to the provisions prescribed in its permit and provided that the examination, excavations, and gatherings are undertaken for the benefit of reputable museums, universities, colleges, or other recognized scientific or educational institutions, with a view of increasing the knowledge of such objects; and provided that the gatherings or collections shall be returned to the Wyoming Geological Survey upon completion of research or shall be made available for permanent preservation at bonafide public museums or at institutions where gatherings and collections are forever available to all qualified scientific researchers;

(ii) Applications for Non-Exclusive Scientific Fossil Removal Permits will be referred to the State Geologist of Wyoming for his recommendations;

(iii) No Non-Exclusive Scientific Fossil Removal Permit shall be granted for a larger area than the applicant can reasonably be expected to explore fully and systematically within the time limit in the permit;

(iv) Because other Non-Exclusive Scientific Fossil Removal permittees may be engaged in the investigation of the same area, all conflicts between permittees should be resolved by the parties concerned. When this is not possible, the problem will be resolved by the Office; and

(v) Each application for a Non-Exclusive Scientific Fossil Removal permit must be accompanied by a definite outline of the proposed work, indicating the name of the person or institution making the request, the date proposed for beginning the field work, the length of time proposed to be devoted to it, and the person who will have immediate charge of the work. The application must also contain an exact statement of the character of the work, whether examination, excavation, or gathering, and the public museum or institution in which the collections made under the permit are to be preserved.

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060-11 Wyo. Code R. §§ 11-9