I wont go into much detail here, but - be quiet and quit stirring up issues that currently arent issues. On site we dont want to know; dont want to see; & dont want to talk about certain things. The rule is, what happens out on the site stays out on the site.Charlies.Contingency wrote:That's why I posted it!screaminz2002 wrote:Im glad you posted this as I guess I wasnt clear on what the law was either..
To further confuse things, farmer Joe may not own the mineral rights and therefore does not have a mineral lease. What he does own is a surface agreement with monetary penalties to the leasing company. So this law does protect you in some circumstances but is not clear by the signs posted at the entrance.
The rest appears to apply to your companys feelings on firearms. It is amusing in the fact that if I enter another companies plant or facility, that there only recourse is to ask me to leave and to notify my employer. Nothing really changes in my day to day operations but its always nice to know what the law is.
On a side note: I thought there was some FERC laws that applied to a public utility status of regulated plant about firearms but I cannot find anything. Is this just old superstition?
And you are right about the lease part, but most ranches I've seen myself still own their mineral rights, therefore likely have a lease to the oil companies. I think the only way to know 100% is to ask what all the polices are, and inquire about lease status, but that would be sending up red flags to most peoples' boss, "Hey, I have a gun!" IMO. It must be really unfortunate for those that go ranch to ranch all the time, under different companies. It's be very difficult to find all the information in a timely manner! Which is why I think it should be posted at the property's entrance, what they prohibit, so there is no room for doubt.
In regards to your side note, you have me lost! I've never heard of such a thing, but I don't know everything either.
Also, the land owner has the say on what happens on his land.