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Va. Code § 45.2-859: Smoking in surface and other areas
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 45.2. Mines, Minerals, and Energy
- Subtitle II. Coal Mining
- Part B. Underground Coal Mines
- Chapter 8. Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc
- Article 5. Personal Safety; Smoking
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 any oil house, tipple, or other surface area 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, § 45.1-161.180; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
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