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Ark. Code Ann. § 15-58-502: Necessity of permit - Application
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 15
- Chapter 58
- Subchapter 5
(a) Any person in expectation of conducting surface coal mining and reclamation operations in this state must apply for a permit.
(b) No person shall engage in or carry out on lands within the state any surface coal mining operations unless that person has first obtained a permit issued by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality pursuant to this chapter and in accordance with the rules issued pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Any person conducting surface coal mining and reclamation operations in this state in compliance with a valid permit and who has filed a permit application may continue to conduct operations until the director approves or denies his or her application.
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