Montana: 2 business days before you dig.
Montana 811 · MCA Title 69 ch. 4 pt. 5, §§69-4-501, 69-4-503
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A waiting period is not always permission. Some states also require that every operator has answered before you break ground, and some require you to mark your own dig path first. Where we have read that requirement, it is in the notes on this page. Where this page is silent, we have not checked it yet — silence here is not the same as absence. We are working through the rest and dating each one as it lands.
Notice before you break ground
2 business days
Two business days by statute; the centre advises three. Commence within 10 days, complete within 30.
Ticket good for
30 calendar days from when marking is finished
Common questions about digging in Montana
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in Montana?
- 2 business days before you break ground, through Montana 811. Two business days by statute; the centre advises three. Commence within 10 days, complete within 30.
- How long is an 811 ticket good for in Montana?
- 30 calendar days from when marking is finished.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off MCA Title 69 ch. 4 pt. 5, §§69-4-501, 69-4-503, not off a summary — summaries of these get the unit wrong, and the unit is usually a weekend. Read the source.
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