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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>66111</law_id><section_number>45.2-1226</section_number><catch_line> Appeals from decisions of the Department</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Mineral Mines</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Mineral Mines Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="12">Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of Land</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="2">Regulation of Mining Activity</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>An appeal from any <span class="dictionary">order</span> of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall be conducted in accordance with Article 3 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Exemptions from operation of Article 3" href="/2.2-4018/">2.2-4018</a> et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. The appeal shall be taken within 30 days following the issuance of the <span class="dictionary">order</span> by forwarding to the <span class="dictionary">Director</span> by certified mail a <span class="dictionary">notice of appeal</span> designating the <span class="dictionary">order</span> from which the appeal is taken.</p></section></text><history>1968, c. 734, &#xA7; 45.1-194; 1974, c. 312; 1979, c. 302; 1982, c. 117; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
