No public officer or employee in the division having any responsibility or duty either directly or of a supervisory nature with respect to the administration or enforcement of this article may:

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 22-4-28

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means the director of the Division of Environmental Protection and his or her authorized agents. See West Virginia Code 22-4-3
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Division: means the Division of Environmental Protection. See West Virginia Code 22-4-3
  • Office: means any office, division, board, agency, unit, organizational entity or component thereof within the Department of Environmental Protection. See West Virginia Code 22-1-2
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, society, association, trust, corporation, other business entity or any agency, unit or instrumentality of federal, state or local government. See West Virginia Code 22-4-3
  • Quarrying: means any breaking of the ground surface in order to facilitate the extraction of minerals. See West Virginia Code 22-4-3

(1) Engage in quarrying as a sole proprietor or as a partner;

(2) Be an officer, director, stockholder, owner or part owner of any corporation or other business entity engaged in quarrying; or

(3) Be employed as an attorney, agent or in any other capacity by any person, partnership, firm, association, trust or corporation engaged in quarrying.

Any violation of this section by any public officer or employee subject to the prohibitions contained in this section is grounds for removal from office or dismissal from employment, as the case may be.