Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-29-1-8; IC 14-34-2-1; IC 14-37-3-15

Affected: IC 14-37-4-10

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a license issued under this rule, including a license for the extraction of coal, terminates upon the earlier of the following:

1. (1) The termination date set forth in the license.
2. (2) Five (5) years after the date on which the department sent notice of the agency action to issue the license.

(b) For the extraction of oil or gas, the duration of the license is as provided in IC 14-37-4-10 unless otherwise specified in the license.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 6-5-6; filed Sep 11, 1997, 8:50 a.m.: 21 IR 370; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; readopted filed Sep 28, 2009, 11:57 a.m.: 20091021-IR-312090152RFA; readopted filed Nov 24, 2015, 4:05 p.m.: 20151223-IR-312150295RFA; readopted filed Sep 23, 2021, 9:42 a.m.: 20211020-IR-312210342RFA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)