---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 580.20"
title: "30"
number: "580.20"
heading: "What must I not do in conducting Geological and Geophysical (G&G) prospecting or scientific research?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/580.20"
---

# §580.20. What must I not do in conducting Geological and Geophysical (G&G) prospecting or scientific research?


While conducting G&G prospecting or scientific research activities under a permit or notice, you must not:

- (a) Interfere with or endanger operations under any lease, right-of-way, easement, right-of-use, notice, or permit issued or maintained under the Act;
- (b) Cause harm or damage to life (including fish and other aquatic life), property, or the marine, coastal, or human environment;
- (c) Cause harm or damage to any mineral resources (in areas leased or not leased);
- (d) Cause pollution;
- (e) Disturb archaeological resources;
- (f) Create hazardous or unsafe conditions;
- (g) Unreasonably interfere with or cause harm to other uses of the area; or
- (h) Claim any oil, gas, sulphur, or other minerals you discover while conducting operations under a permit or notice.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 104, Public Law 97-451, 96 Stat. 2451 (30 U.S.C. 1714), Public Law 109-432, Div C, Title I, 120 Stat. 3000; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334; 33 U.S.C. 2704, 2716; E.O. 12777, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.