2015 Code of Virginia
Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
§ 45.1-161.12. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law
A. No miner or other person shall (i) knowingly damage any shaft, lamp, instrument, air course, or brattice or obstruct airways; (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 (vi) disobey any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
B. Each miner at any mine shall comply fully with the provisions of this Act and other mining laws of the Commonwealth 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.
Code 1950, § 45-72; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-26; 1978, cc. 489, 729; 1994, c. 28; 2005, c. 3.
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