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The application for the permit shall be in a form the Director prescribes and shall be accompanied by a fee of $250 and by any other information required by this article.B\n\nThe application for a permit to carry out exploration activity shall be accompanied by a bond, payable to the Commonwealth, with surety acceptable to the Director. The bond shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this article and any regulations adopted hereunder relating to the drilling, redrilling, plugging, or abandoning of any exploration activity. The bond shall be set by the Director in an amount deemed reasonable and necessary.C\n\nAn initial permit shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed annually.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248213,"text":"It is unlawful for any person to commence any exploration activity without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Director. 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 269 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79897,"section_number":"45.2-2111","catch_line":" Maps or plats of proposed exploration activity area","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-2111\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225249,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68578,"identifier":"45.2-2110","token":"45.2\/V\/21\/3\/45.2-2110","url":"\/45.2-2110\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-2110\/","token":"45.2\/V\/21\/3\/45.2-2110","dublin_core":{"Title":" Permit for exploration activity required; fee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-2110","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person<\/span> to commence any exploration activity<\/span> without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Director<\/span>. The application for the permit shall be in a form the Director<\/span> prescribes and shall be accompanied by a fee of $250 and by any other information required by this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The application for a permit to carry out exploration activity<\/span> shall be accompanied by a bond<\/span>, payable to the Commonwealth, with surety<\/span> acceptable to the Director<\/span>. The bond<\/span> shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this article and any regulations adopted hereunder relating to the drilling, redrilling, plugging, or abandoning of any exploration activity<\/span>. The bond<\/span> shall be set by the Director<\/span> in an amount deemed reasonable and necessary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> An initial permit shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed annually. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n PERMIT FOR EXPLORATION ACTIVITY REQUIRED; FEE (\u00a7 45.2-2110)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any person to commence any exploration activity without\nfirst obtaining a permit to do so from the Director. The application for the\npermit shall be in a form the Director prescribes and shall be accompanied by a\nfee of $250 and by any other information required by this article.\n\nB. The application for a permit to carry out exploration activity shall be\naccompanied by a bond, payable to the Commonwealth, with surety acceptable to\nthe Director. The bond shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this\narticle and any regulations adopted hereunder relating to the drilling,\nredrilling, plugging, or abandoning of any exploration activity. The bond shall\nbe set by the Director in an amount deemed reasonable and necessary.\n\nC. An initial permit shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed\nannually.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 269, \u00a7 45.1-274; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}