Proof of financial responsibility is made by showing to the satisfaction of the department of water resources that the permittee has the ability to respond in damages to liability which might reasonably result from the operation for which the permit is sought. Proof of financial responsibility may be shown by: 1. Presentation to the department of proof of a prepaid noncancelable insurance policy against such liability, in an amount approved by the department. 2. Filing with the department a corporate surety bond, cash, or negotiable securities in an amount approved by the department.
61-04.1-20. Department of water resources may create operating districts - Representation of noncontracting counties. The department of water resources may place any county or geographical region for which a person contracts with the state for weather modification operations in any operational district the department determines necessary to best provide that county or geographical region with the benefits of weather modification. In determining the boundaries of an operating district, the department shall consider the patterns of crops within the state, climatic patterns, and the limitations of aircraft and other technical equipment. The department may assign any county that has not created a weather modification authority under this chapter to an operating district solely for the purpose of representation on the operations committee of that district.