Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.183 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS
Subchapter 24.183.11 - Uniform Standards for Monumentation, Certificates of Survey, and Final Subdivision Plats
Rule 24.183.1110 - ACTIVITIES INCLUDED WITHIN SURVEYING PRACTICE
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 24.183.1110
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) Activities that must be accomplished under the responsible charge of a professional land surveyor, unless specifically exempted in ARM 24.183.1111, include, but are not limited to the following:
(a) The creation of
maps and georeferenced databases representing authoritative locations for
boundaries, fixed works of engineering, or topography. Examples include:
(i) legal boundary surveys;
(ii) establishing or locating the extent,
alignment, and acreage included in rights of way, easements, or other legal
interests in real property;
(iii)
engineering surveys for designs; and
(iv) as-built surveys.
(b) Preparing or offering to prepare a
certificate of survey or plat.
(c)
Preparing or offering to prepare legal descriptions or exhibits, and
computation of associated acreage of real property boundaries, easements, or
other legal interests in real property. Lands acquired for state highways are
specifically exempted under
76-3-209,
MCA.
(d) Original data acquisition
or the resolution of conflicts between multiple data sources, when used for the
authoritative location of features within data themes. Examples include:
(i) elevation and hydrography;
(ii) fixed works of engineering;
(iii) private and public boundaries;
and
(iv) cadastral
information.
(e)
Original data acquisition by contract or second parties for authoritative
purposes.
(f) Authoritative
certification of positional accuracy of maps or measured survey data.
(g) Authoritative adjustments or
authoritative interpretation of survey data.
(h) Geographic Information System (GIS)-based
parcel or cadastral mapping used for authoritative boundary definition purposes
wherein land title or development rights for individual parcels are or may be
affected. Examples include:
(i) If the
boundary of an administrative district is proposed to run "diagonally across
section eight from the Northeast to the Southwest corners of said section" and
a GIS-based map showing that line is adopted as the official representation of
the boundary, that map must be prepared by, or under the direction of, a
professional land surveyor.
(ii) If
the boundary of an administrative district is proposed to run "one-half mile
northeasterly of and parallel to County Road #4", and a GIS-based map showing
that line is adopted as the official representation of the boundary, that map
must be prepared by, or under the direction of, a professional land
surveyor.
(iii) If a GIS-based map
is used only to provide a graphical representation of that boundary, but
authoritative determination of the boundary location is dependent upon survey
of the described off-set line, preparation of the map need not be accomplished
under the responsible charge of a professional land surveyor.
(i) Authoritative interpretation
of maps, deeds, or other land title records to document or present evidence to
assist in resolving conflicting boundaries.
(j) Acquisition and or verification of field
data required to authoritatively position fixed works of engineering or
cadastral data relative to control. Examples include:
(i) determination and identification of
corner points; and
(ii)
authoritative collection or calculation and compilation of geodetic coordinates
of Public Land Survey System (PLSS) or any monument controlling a property
line.
(k) Analysis,
adjustment, or transformation of cadastral data with respect to geodetic
control within a GIS, resulting in the certification of positional
accuracy.
(l) Providing or offering
to provide geodetic control/survey control and some types of mapping
control.
(m) Establishing ground
control and quality control proofing for remote sensing and photogrammetric
products when used for authoritative purpose.
37-1-131, 37-67-202, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-67-101, 37-67-301, MCA;
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