Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 840 - Inspection and Enforcement-General
Section 4VAC25-130-840.12 - Right of entry

Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-130-840-12

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

(a) Representatives of the Director are authorized to enter upon and through any coal exploration or surface coal mining and reclamation operation without advance notice upon presentation of appropriate credentials. No search warrant shall be required, except that entry into buildings shall be conducted only upon consent of the permittee or by search warrant.

(b) Representatives of the Director are authorized to inspect any monitoring equipment or method of exploration or operation, and to have access to and copy any records required under the Act or this chapter. Representatives of the Director may exercise these rights at reasonable times, without advance notice, upon presentation of appropriate credentials. No search warrant shall be required, except that entry into buildings shall be conducted only upon consent of the permittee or by search warrant.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.

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