A BYLAW TO LICENCE MINING CONTRACTORS AND WELL-DRILLING CONTRACTORS PURSUANT TO SECTION 213(1)(B) OF THE RURAL MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1989

The Council of the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159, in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows:

1. For the purpose of this bylaw, the word "contractor" shall include any person, firm or corporation.
   
   
2. Every well-drilling contractor who is not assessable for the purpose of a business tax in the municipality, shall before undertaking well-drilling in the municipality, pay to the municipality the following licence fee:
   1) for the drilling of an oil well or a gas well: $450.00
   2) for the drilling of a hole, other than a hole drilled for seismic testing, to a point below the drift for the purpose of obtaining geological and structural information: $225.00
   
   
3. Any contractor holding a licence under this bylaw shall produce and exhibit his licence when required to do so by the licence inspector, police officer, or other authorized person.