2018 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 49 MINES AND MINING
Article 6 SURFACE-MINING LAND CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION
49-605 Same; license required; application and fees; duration of license; validity, when.
49-605. Same; license required; application and fees; duration of license; validity, when. (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 K.S.A. 49-623.
(c) A license to mine is only valid when approved by the commission and acknowledged by a certificate which has been signed by the director and lists the operator and the assigned license number.
History: L. 1994, ch. 197, § 5; July 1.
