Bonding requirements

1. To satisfy the obligation that a geophysical exploration contractor desiring to engage in geophysical exploration shall file with the commission a good and sufficient surety bond, the contractor, in lieu of a surety bond, may post cash or a certificate of deposit with the Bank of North Dakota. Persons desiring to file a cash bond or certificate of deposit shall file with the commission an application to deposit cash or certificate of deposit. If the applicant is currently in compliance with the statutes, rules, and orders of the commission, the commission will issue to the Bank of North Dakota a compliance statement authorizing the Bank of North Dakota to accept cash or a certificate of deposit as a bond for the applicant. 2. Geophysical exploration contractors shall file with the commission a good and sufficient bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars if the contractor intends to conduct shot hole operations or in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars if the contractor intends to use any other method of geophysical exploration. Each subcontractor engaged by the geophysical exploration contractor for the drilling and plugging of seismic shot holes shall file with the commission a good and sufficient bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars.