45.1-161.57 - License required for operation of coal mines; term.
§ 45.1-161.57. License required for operation of coal mines; term.
A. No person shall engage in the operation of any coal mine within thisCommonwealth without first obtaining a license from the Department. A licenseshall be required prior to commencement of the operation of a mine. Aseparate license shall be secured for each mine operated. Licenses shall bein such form as the Director may prescribe. The license shall be posted in aconspicuous place near the main entrance to the mine. The license shall notbe transferable and every change in ownership of a mine shall be reported tothe Department as provided in subsection B of § 45.1-161.62.
B. Licenses for coal mines shall be valid for a period of no more than oneyear following the date of issuance and shall be renewed annually withinfifteen days following the anniversary of the date the mine began operations.
(Code 1950, § 45-17.1; 1958, c. 306; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-22; 1978, c. 489;1984, c. 590; 1988, c. 577; 1994, c. 28; 1996, c. 774; 1997, c. 390.)