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2005 Missouri Revised Statutes - Chapter 444 — Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners
- § 444.010. — Mineral land owner to post conditions under which mining operations may be conducted thereon.
- § 444.020. — Failure to post statement of conditions, effect--rights of miners.
- § 444.030. — Tender of payment.
- § 444.040. — Notice to owner or lessee.
- § 444.050. — Ownership of ore.
- § 444.060. — Injunction or restraining order--how granted.
- § 444.070. — Mining extending to adjoining lands, how determined.
- § 444.080. — Order to be read.
- § 444.090. — Refusal to permit survey--penalty.
- § 444.100. — Provisions for mining coal in certain cities.
- § 444.110. — Notice of intention to mine--publication required.
- § 444.120. — Permit from mayor and council--petition to circuit court.
- § 444.130. — Court to authorize mining operations, when--period of time specified.
- § 444.140. — Form of bond required.
- § 444.150. — Written permission of owner required--violation--provisions for payment of fine.
- § 444.160. — Costs, paid by whom.
- § 444.170. — Diagram showing character and extent of mining operations to be filed in court--forfeiture for failure to comply.
- § 444.180. — Certain sections apply only to coal mining companies.
- § 444.320. — Mining under public highways and railroads prohibited.
- § 444.330. — Penalty for violation of section 444.320.
- § 444.350. — Citation of law.
- § 444.352. — Definitions.
- § 444.355. — Director, powers.
- § 444.358. — Permit required, when.
- § 444.360. — Application for permit, contents.
- § 444.362. — Closure plan, purposes, contents, review of.
- § 444.365. — Inspection--maintenance plan, purposes, contents, review of.
- § 444.368. — Financial assurance instrument required, form, amount--confidential information not to be released--duration, use, forfeiture--release of.
- § 444.370. — Processing fee, annual permit fee--metallic minerals waste management fund, created, uses.
- § 444.372. — Permits, final approval by director--denial of permit, procedures.
- § 444.375. — Inspections, investigations, director to perform--civil penalties authorized, procedures--emergency situations, powers of director.
- § 444.376. — Administrative penalties, assessment, restriction--conference, conciliation and persuasion--rules--payment--appeal--collection, disposition.
- § 444.377. — Hearings, procedures.
- § 444.378. — Violations, procedures to forfeit the financial assurance instrument, attorney general to assist, when.
- § 444.380. — Rules, authority, promulgation, procedure.
- § 444.400. — Mining compact--purpose, definitions--commission, budget, powers and programs--construction.
- § 444.410. — Members, interstate mining commission--appointment--compensation.
- § 444.500. — Citation of law.
- § 444.510. — Definitions.
- § 444.520. — Commission, membership, qualifications, terms, compensation, powers --department director, limitation on.
- § 444.530. — Powers of commission--rules, procedure.
- § 444.535. — Rules and regulations, commission shall make--variances, procedures, conditions--section not to apply, when.
- § 444.540. — Annual strip mining permit required, fee, renewal.
- § 444.550. — Application for permit, contents.
- § 444.560. — Reclamation plan required, contents.
- § 444.570. — Bond, amount--commission may waive.
- § 444.580. — Annual permit, how amended.
- § 444.590. — Successor operator, assumption of liability--first operator released, when.
- § 444.600. — Permit--investigation, recommendation, hearing, court review.
- § 444.610. — Reclamation and care requirements.
- § 444.620. — Time limits on reclamation practices.
- § 444.630. — Report, when required, contents.
- § 444.640. — Commission to investigate all reports--release from bond, when.
- § 444.650. — Application for release from bond--objection, effect of--appeal.
- § 444.660. — Additional time, granted when.
- § 444.670. — Commission may inspect and search--warrant, where obtained.
- § 444.680. — Injunction, when--violation, procedure--hearing.
- § 444.690. — Testimony at hearing, how recorded--available, when.
- § 444.700. — Judicial review, when--additional evidence authorized.
- § 444.710. — Injunction and forfeiture of bond, when--attorney general to act.
- § 444.720. — Rules and regulations, when effective--notice, hearing--variances authorized.
- § 444.730. — Mined land reclamation fund created--purpose.
- § 444.740. — Commission authorized to receive funds and services.
- § 444.750. — Recreational use of reclaimed lands encouraged.
- § 444.755. — Repeal of existing law not intended.
- § 444.760. — Short title.
- § 444.762. — Declaration of policy.
- § 444.765. — Definitions.
- § 444.766. — Exceptions to land reclamation act provisions.
- § 444.767. — Powers of commission--rules, procedure, review.
- § 444.770. — Permit required, when--release of certain bonds.
- § 444.772. — Permit--application, contents, fees--amendment, how made--successor operator, duties of.
- § 444.773. — Director to investigate applications--recommendation--public meeting or hearing--denial of permit, when.
- § 444.774. — Reclamation requirements and conditions.
- § 444.775. — Release of bond, conditions--petition, hearing--administrative review.
- § 444.777. — Entry upon lands and inspection by commission members--warrants to issue.
- § 444.778. — Bond--form--amount--duration--forfeiture--power of reclamation.
- § 444.782. — Attorney general to represent commission, when--hearings on bond forfeiture, notice.
- § 444.784. — Commission rules and regulations authorized--delegation of authority --forfeiture funds, where expended.
- § 444.786. — Operation without permit prohibited, penalty.
- § 444.787. — Investigation by commission, attorney general to file suit--formal complaint procedure.
- § 444.788. — Civil action.
- § 444.789. — Administrative procedure--inapplicability to public meetings.
- § 444.790. — Administrative penalties--not to be assessed for minor violation, definition--amount set by rule, limitation--payment when--appeal, effect--surcharge due when--unpaid penalty, collection--time limitation to assess violation--judicial appeal--civil action, effect, exception--habitual violator, defined.
- § 444.800. — Citation of law--legislative intent declared--rules and regulations authorized, procedure.
- § 444.805. — Definitions.
- § 444.810. — Powers of commission--abandoned mine reclamation fund created, purpose.
- § 444.815. — Permits required, kind, when to be obtained--term--effect of lack of operation--renewals--exemptions.
- § 444.820. — Permit fees--contents of application--confidential items--copy to be filed with recorder of deeds--insurance required.
- § 444.825. — Reclamation plan contents--confidential items.
- § 444.830. — Phase I reclamation bond to be filed, when--adjustment of amount of bond and terms, by commission, when.
- § 444.835. — Permit to be granted or application to be modified or denied --notification required--requirements to be met before permit to be issued--additional items to be filed with application--exemptions.
- § 444.840. — Revision of permit, procedure--transfer or assignment to have prior approval--commission may require permit revision--operator may be released from liability.
- § 444.845. — Coal exploration permit required--contents of application--bond required--confidential items--limitation on removal of coal--sections 444.800 to 444.940 applicable to coal exploration rules and regulations.
- § 444.850. — Publication of intent--notification to local governments--comments and objections may be filed, procedure--conferences, findings--hearings--appeals.
- § 444.855. — Performance standards to be met in surface mining operations --explosives--reclamation efforts.
- § 444.860. — Performance standards to be met in underground mining operations --rules and regulations.
- § 444.865. — Records and reports required--entry and inspection authorized --ownership information to be displayed--commission employees not to engage in mining, penalty--employees to file financial statements.
- § 444.870. — Penalties, administrative and criminal, procedure.
- § 444.875. — Release of all or part of performance bond, procedure--objections may be filed.
- § 444.880. — Actions to compel compliance, limitation--costs of litigation--actions for damages.
- § 444.885. — Cessation orders--suspension or revocation of permits--injunctive relief.
- § 444.890. — Commission to designate areas unsuitable for surface mining--review required--excepted lands--procedure.
- § 444.895. — Review of cessation orders and permit suspensions and revocations --procedure--temporary relief--hearings, conduct.
- § 444.900. — Judicial review.
- § 444.905. — Severability--rights retained--replacement of water--explosives regulations.
- § 444.915. — Abandoned mine reclamation fund--deposits and expenditures.
- § 444.920. — Abandoned mine reclamation fund, commission's duties and powers.
- § 444.925. — Entry upon property by commission staff, procedure--acquisition of land by commission--use and disposal of land--price--public hearings.
- § 444.930. — Liens for corrective measures--amount, filing, valuation--appeals, priority of liens.
- § 444.935. — Public health hazards--actions to abate, procedure.
- § 444.940. — Report on fund required--administration of fund, rules and regulations --authorized activities--water pollution treatment.
- § 444.950. — Phase I reclamation bond requirements--rules, procedure to adopt--rights and duties of mine owners.
- § 444.955. — Revegetation of mined land, responsibility transfer, approval required.
- § 444.960. — Fund, coal mine land reclamation, established, purpose, duties.
- § 444.965. — Assessment for fund, amount paid, when--additional assessment, determined how, when.
- § 444.970. — Penalty--delinquency or failure to comply with assessment or reclamation plan.
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