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License renewal shall be obtained annually by the anniversary of the date of issuance.C\n\nEach application for a license for the operation of a coal mine or a renewal or transfer of a license for the operation of a coal mine shall be submitted to the Department accompanied by a fee, payable to the State Treasurer, of $350.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262817,"text":"No person shall engage in the operation of any coal mine within the Commonwealth without first obtaining a license for the operation of a coal mine from the Department. A license for the operation of a coal mine shall be required prior to commencement of the operation of a mine. A separate license is required for each mine operated. Licenses shall be in a form that the Director prescribes. The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to the mine. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 306; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1972, chapter 235; in 1978, chapter 489; in 1983, chapter 356; in 1984, chapter 590; in 1988, chapter 577; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 390<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 542<\/a> and 550<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72602,"section_number":"45.2-536","catch_line":" Coal Mine Operator License Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-536\/"},{"id":67488,"section_number":"45.2-569","catch_line":" Closure orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-569\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222815,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72966,"identifier":"45.2-535","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/4\/45.2-535","url":"\/45.2-535\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-535\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/4\/45.2-535","dublin_core":{"Title":" License required for operation of a coal mine; term","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-535","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person shall engage in the operation of any coal mine within the Commonwealth without first obtaining a license for the operation of a coal mine from the Department<\/span>. A license for the operation of a coal mine shall be required prior to commencement of the operation of a mine. A separate license is required for each mine operated. Licenses shall be in a form that the Director<\/span> prescribes. The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to the mine. The license shall not be transferable, and every change in ownership of a mine shall be reported to the Department<\/span> as provided in subsection B of § 45.2-540<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each license for the operation of a coal mine shall be valid for a period of no more than one year following the date of issuance. License renewal shall be obtained annually by the anniversary of the date of issuance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each application for a license for the operation of a coal mine or a renewal or transfer of a license for the operation of a coal mine shall be submitted to the Department<\/span> accompanied by a fee, payable to the State Treasurer, of $350. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n LICENSE REQUIRED FOR OPERATION OF A COAL MINE; TERM (\u00a7 45.2-535)\n\nA. No person shall engage in the operation of any coal mine within the\nCommonwealth without first obtaining a license for the operation of a coal mine\nfrom the Department. A license for the operation of a coal mine shall be\nrequired prior to commencement of the operation of a mine. A separate license is\nrequired for each mine operated. Licenses shall be in a form that the Director\nprescribes. The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place near the main\nentrance to the mine. The license shall not be transferable, and every change in\nownership of a mine shall be reported to the Department as provided in\nsubsection B of § 45.2-540.\n\nB. Each license for the operation of a coal mine shall be valid for a period of\nno more than one year following the date of issuance. License renewal shall be\nobtained annually by the anniversary of the date of issuance.\n\nC. Each application for a license for the operation of a coal mine or a renewal\nor transfer of a license for the operation of a coal mine shall be submitted to\nthe Department accompanied by a fee, payable to the State Treasurer, of $350.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-17.1, 45-17.2; 1958, c. 306; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\u00a7\n45.1-22, 45.1-23; 1972, c. 235; 1978, c. 489; 1983, c. 356; 1984, c. 590; 1988,\nc. 577; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7\u00a7 45.1-161.57, 45.1-161.58; 1996, c. 774; 1997, c. 390;\n1999, c. 256; 2003, cc. 542, 550; 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}}