{"data":{"id":"us-il/225-ilcs-715-4","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"225 ILCS 715/4","heading":"","body":"Necessity of permit.\nIt shall be unlawful for any operator to engage in surface mining in an area where the overburden shall exceed 10 feet in depth or where the operation will affect more than 10 acres during the permit year without first obtaining from the Department a permit so to do, in such form as is hereinafter provided.","path":["CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS","Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1389\u0026ChapterID=24\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:32Z","sha256":"eeec71dffddb330ee6e89de45f8b28d42ee00bd27b4e966a69e2bc5ce00e5ce2","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/225-ilcs-715-3","next":"us-il/225-ilcs-715-4.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}