2016 Mississippi Code
Title 53 - Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals
Chapter 9 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation of Land
Mississippi Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Law (§§ 53-9-1 - 53-9-91)
§ 53-9-19. Financial interest of persons employed under this chapter; penalty; monitoring and enforcement
(1) No employee of the department performing any function or duty under this chapter shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in any underground or surface coal mining operation. Whoever knowingly violates this subsection shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($ 2,500.00) or by imprisonment of not more than one (1) year, or by both.
(2) The commission shall promulgate regulations to establish methods by which this section shall be monitored and enforced, including appropriate provisions for the filing by any employees and the review of statements and supplements thereto concerning any financial interest which may be affected by this section.
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