2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 30 - Mines and Minerals
Chapter 2 - Mining Operations
Article 2 - Inspector of Mines
Section 30-2-207 - Access to Mining Operations, etc.; Penalty for Refusal of Access or Obstruction; Enforcement by Injunction; Misrepresentation of Facts or Information to Inspector; Obstruction of Inspector or Deputy.
30-2-207. Access to mining operations, etc.; penalty for refusal of access or obstruction; enforcement by injunction; misrepresentation of facts or information to inspector; obstruction of inspector or deputy.
(a) The inspector or his deputy has access to all mining operations for the purpose of enforcement of this act and all rules and regulations adopted under it. Refusal of access to an authorized person after request is a misdemeanor. Access may be granted by injunction by petition to the court and order to show cause made returnable within ten (10) days or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard by the court.
(b) Any person in charge of a mine who willfully misrepresents facts or information to the inspector regarding the mine, or who makes any misrepresentation tending to show safety when the reverse is true, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) Any person who willfully obstructs the inspector or his deputy in the execution of his duties under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.
