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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 14.3 - Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines
§ 45.1-161.180. Smoking in surface and other areas
Universal Citation: VA Code § 45.1-161.180 (2018)
A. No miner or other person shall smoke, carry or possess any smoker's articles, or carry an open flame in or near any magazine for the storage of explosive materials.
B. No miner or other person shall smoke in or around oil houses, tipples, and other surface areas where such practice may cause a fire or explosion.
Code 1950, §§ 45-53.2, 45-85.9; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§ 45.1-39, 45.1-44; 1978, c. 729; 1994, c. 28.
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