                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSE REQUIRED FOR OPERATION OF MINERAL MINES; TERM (§ 45.2-1124)

A. No person shall engage in the operation of any mineral mine within the
Commonwealth without first obtaining a license from the Department. Licenses
shall be in a form that the Director prescribes. The license for each mine shall
be posted in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to such mine.

B. A license is required prior to commencement of the operation of a mine, and a
separate license shall be secured for each mine operated. The Director may
transfer a license to a successor operator so long as the successor operator has
complied with the requirements of the Act. Every change in ownership of a mine
shall be reported to the Department as provided in subsection D of &#xA7;
45.2-1129.

C. Each license shall be valid for a period of one year following the date of
issuance, and a mine operator shall secure the renewal of a license by its
anniversary date.

D. Within 30 days after the occurrence of any change in the information required
by subsection B, the licensed operator shall notify the Department in writing of
such change.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 390, § 45.1-161.292:30; 1998, c. 695; 2000, c. 974; 2021, Sp.
Sess. I, c. 387.