                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 PROHIBITED ACTS BY MINERS OR OTHER PERSONS; MINERS TO COMPLY WITH LAW (§
45.2-505)

A. No miner or other person shall (i) knowingly damage any shaft, lamp,
instrument, air course, or brattice or obstruct any airway; (ii) carry in a mine
any intoxicating liquors or controlled drugs without the prescription of a
licensed physician; (iii) disturb any part of the machinery or appliances in a
mine; (iv) open a door used for directing ventilation and fail to close it
again; (v) enter any part of a mine against caution or a warning sign or
barricade; or (vi) disobey any order issued pursuant to the provisions of the
Act.

B. Each miner at any mine shall comply fully with the provisions of the Act and
other mining laws of the Commonwealth, including regulations adopted by the
Department or the Board, that pertain to his duties.

C. Any individual shall, upon the order of the Chief, complete training that
addresses the subject of any violation issued to the individual as a condition
for abatement of the violation.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 45-72; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-26; 1978, cc.
489, 729; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.12; 2005, c. 3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.