Section 82-4-206 - Procedure for contested case hearings(1) An applicant, permittee, or person with an interest that is or may be adversely affected may request a hearing before the board on any of the following decisions of the department by submitting a written request stating the reason for the request within 30 days after the department's decision: (a) approval or denial of an application for a permit pursuant to 82-4-231;(b) approval or denial of an application for a prospecting permit pursuant to 82-4-226;(c) approval or denial of an application to increase or reduce a permit area pursuant to 82-4-225;(d) approval or denial of an application to renew or revise a permit pursuant to 82-4-221; or(e) approval or denial of an application to transfer a permit pursuant to 82-4-238 or 82-4-250.(2) The contested case provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, Title 2, chapter 4, part 6, apply to a hearing before the board under subsection (1).En. Sec. 24, Ch. 325, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 50-1057; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 79, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 127, L. 2005.