§ 15-76-301. Declaration of policy
It is declared to be in the public interest to: (1) Foster, encourage, and promote the development and production in the state of the natural resource of brine; (2) Authorize and provide for the operation and development of brine properties in such a manner that the greatest ultimate recovery of brine, and the chemical substances […]
§ 15-76-302. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Aquifer” means any subsurface geological interval in which brine may lie or from which brine is being produced and saved or sold for the primary purpose of extracting chemical substances contained in the subsurface geological interval; (2) (A) “Brine” means salt water, whether contained in or removed from an […]
§ 15-76-303. Penalties
(a) Any person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject, upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for a term of not more than six (6) months, or to both fine and imprisonment, who, for the purpose […]
§ 15-76-304. Injunctions by the commission
(a) Whenever it shall appear that any person is violating, or threatening to violate, any provision of this subchapter or any rule or order made thereunder by any act done in the operation of any well for the production of brine or the injection of effluent into an aquifer for disposal or injection purposes or […]
§ 15-76-305. Injunctions against the commission
(a) No temporary restraining order or injunction of any kind shall be granted against the Oil and Gas Commission or members thereof or against the Attorney General or against any agent, employee, or representative of the commission restraining the commission or any of its members, agents, employees, or representatives or the Attorney General from enforcing […]
§ 15-76-306. Authority of the commission
(a) The Oil and Gas Commission shall have jurisdiction of and authority over all persons and property necessary to administer and enforce effectively the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The commission shall have the authority and it shall be its duty to make inquiries it deems proper to determine whether or not waste over which […]