Kansas Statutes 49-605. License required; application and fees; duration of license; validity, when
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 49-605
- Director: means the executive director of the division or a designee. See Kansas Statutes 49-603
- Mine: means any underground or surface mine developed and operated for the purpose of extracting rocks, minerals and industrial materials, other than coal, oil and gas. See Kansas Statutes 49-603
- Operator: means any person who engages in surface mining or operation of an underground mine or mines. See Kansas Statutes 49-603
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, government or other entity. See Kansas Statutes 49-603
- Surface mining: means the mining of material, except for coal, oil and gas, for sale or for processing or for consumption in the regular operation of a business by removing the overburden lying above natural deposits and mining directly from the natural deposits exposed, or by mining directly from deposits lying exposed in their natural state, or the surface effects of underground mining. See Kansas Statutes 49-603
(a) No person shall engage in surface mining or operation of an underground mine or mines, as defined by this act, without first obtaining a license from the director.
(b) Licenses shall be issued upon application submitted on a form provided by the director and shall be accompanied by a fee of $300. Each applicant shall be required to furnish on the form information necessary to identify the applicant. Licenses shall expire one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewed by the director upon application submitted within 30 days prior to the expiration date and accompanied by the renewal fee established by the director under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 49-623, and amendments thereto.
(c) A license to mine is only valid when approved by the director and acknowledged by a certificate that has been signed by the director and lists the operator and the assigned license number.