Any person who drills for oil or gas on the lands or in the waters of the State is strictly liable for any damages that occur in exploration, drilling, or producing operations or in the plugging of the person's oil or gas wells, including liability to the State for any environmental damage.

Added as Natural Resources § 6-603 by Acts 1988, c. 778, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988. Renumbered as Natural Resources § 5-1703 by Acts 1995, c. 488, § 5, eff. July 1, 1995.