47-717. REMOVAL OF COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES WITHOUT LEASE UNLAWFUL. It shall be unlawful for any person, association, firm or corporation to remove in commercial quantities any ores, minerals, or deposits from state lands before securing a lease for said lands from the state board of land commissioners. Any person, association, firm or corporation who so removes ores, minerals or deposits shall be liable to the state for treble damages in a civil action.
History:
[(47-717) I.C.A., sec. 46-721, as added by 1937, ch. 124, sec. 6, p. 185; am. 1989, ch. 262, sec. 1, p. 639.]