(a) This Chapter is in addition to and does not replace or override any County zoning law or special exception issued under any County zoning law by the County Board of Appeals, or any other applicable state or Federal law relating to the excavation, mining or removal of natural resources.
(b) This Chapter supplements other State and County laws and regulations governing noise, air quality, surface mining, blasting, sediment control, stormwater management, water quality, and mineral resource recovery. If this Chapter conflicts with any other County, State, or Federal law or regulation, the most stringent law or regulation controls. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 98-3; 1992 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1.)