Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XV - Office of Conservation-Surface Mining
Subpart 1 - General Information
Chapter 4 - Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals
Section XV-413 - Conditions of Exemption and Right of Inspection and Entry
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-413
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A person conducting activities covered by this Chapter shall:
1. maintain on-site or at
other locations available to authorized representatives of the office and the
Secretary of Interior information necessary to verify the exemption including,
but not limited to, commercial use and sales information, extraction tonnages,
and a copy of the exemption application and exemption approved by the
office;
2. notify the office upon
the completion of the mining operation or permanent cessation of all coal
extraction activities; and
3.
conduct operations in accordance with the approved application or when
authorized to extract coal under
§405. B or E.3 prior to
submittal or approval of an exemption application, in accordance with the
standards of this Chapter;
4.
authorized representatives of the office and the secretary of interior shall
have the right to conduct inspections of operations claiming exemption under
this Chapter;
5. each authorized
representative of the office and the secretary of interior conducting an
inspection under this Chapter:
a. shall have a
right of entry to, upon, and through any mining and reclamation operations
without advance motive or a search warrant, upon presentation of appropriate
credentials;
b. may, at reasonable
times and without delay have access to and copy any records relevant to the
exemptions; and
c. shall have a
right to gather physical and photographic evidence to document conditions,
practices or violations at a site;
6. no search warrant shall be required with
respect to any activity under
§413. A 4-5 except that a
search warrant may be required for entry into a building.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:901-932.
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