§ 71-1305. Offenses.

It shall be unlawful for any person to:

1. Waste oil or gas.

2. Violate any of the provisions of or fail to perform any duty
imposed by article 23 of this chapter or any rule or regulation
promulgated thereunder or any order or condition of any permit of the
department made pursuant thereto.

3. Abandon a mine without the approval of the department before all
affected land has been reclaimed. A mine shall be considered as
abandoned when mining and reclamation activities shall cease on land
affected by mining without prior notification to the department or
without describing such cessation in a mined land use plan approved by
the department.

4. Commence operations for the drilling or redrilling of a well for
oil or gas or solution mining, or an intake well, or for the storage of
oil or gas without first obtaining a permit from the department as.

5. Abandon any oil, gas or solution mining well, or an intake well, or
a well for the storage of oil or gas without first obtaining a permit
from the department.

6. Store gas underground in any manner, unless the storage operator
has received such right by grant, lease or other agreement or is
operating in compliance with section 23-1301 of this chapter and is
authorized to maintain condemnation proceedings pursuant to section
23-1303 of this chapter.