{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-73-401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-73-401","heading":"Coal mine inspector.","body":"(1) The department shall employ an adequate number of qualified coal mine inspectors for the enforcement of this chapter and shall prescribe their duties.\n(2) A person is not eligible to be a state coal mine inspector unless the person is a citizen of the United States, is a resident of this state, and has been actually employed in coal mining for 5 years before the appointment.\n(3) A state coal mine inspector may not act as the agent for a corporation, superintendent, or manager of a mine and may not be in the employ of mining companies or interested in any way in coal mining operations, either as owner, lessee, or otherwise.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 73. SAFETY IN COAL MINES","Part 4. Inspections, Investigations, and Compliance"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0730/part_0040/section_0010/0500-0730-0040-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:40Z","sha256":"f857a0a652ca17169962358a10c725b241d99cd14a7270a773cee78782f28baf","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-73-308","next":"us-mt/50-73-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}