Kentucky Statutes 352.420 – Required notice to commissioner
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(1) The operator, superintendent, or mine manager of each mine shall give the commissioner at least ten (10) days’ notice of the following:
(a) Abandonment of a mine;
(b) Resumption of work in a mine after an abandonment or discontinuance for a period of two (2) weeks or more; and
(c) Change in the operator or name of a mine.
(2) Each mine shall be inspected and approved by the department before operations are resumed after an abandonment.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 25, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 355, sec. 22, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 488, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 23. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739-
50.
(a) Abandonment of a mine;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 352.420
- Approved: means that a device, apparatus, equipment, machinery, or practice employed in the mining of coal has been approved by the commissioner of the Department for Natural Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010
- Department: means the Department for Natural Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010
- Mine: means any open pit or any underground workings from which coal is produced for sale, exchange, or commercial use, and all shafts, slopes, drifts, or inclines leading thereto, and includes all buildings and equipment, above or below the surface of the ground, used in connection with the workings. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010
- Operator: means the licensee, owner, lessee, or other person who operates or controls a coal mine. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010
- Superintendent: means the person who, on behalf of the licensee, has immediate supervision of one (1) or more mines. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010
(b) Resumption of work in a mine after an abandonment or discontinuance for a period of two (2) weeks or more; and
(c) Change in the operator or name of a mine.
(2) Each mine shall be inspected and approved by the department before operations are resumed after an abandonment.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 25, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 355, sec. 22, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 488, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 23. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739-
50.