Sec. 2. In issuing a permit under this chapter, the department shall do the following:
(1) Fix by the permit the area within which it is lawful and in the best interests of the state to permit the taking by the permittee of the mineral or substance.
(2) Fix by the permit and collect from the permittee when due the amount of the reasonable value of the mineral or substance to be taken, measured by weight, cubic dimensions, or other common and usual measurement.
(3) Subject to IC 14-10-2-1, collect a minimum fee of fifty dollars ($50) for each permit issued.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-14.5(b), (c).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.195-2017, SEC.48.