{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac25-40-5440","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC25-40-5440","heading":"Where entries or rooms to be started","body":"Entries or rooms shall not be started off entries beyond the last open crosscuts, except that room necks and entries not to exceed 18 feet in depth may be turned off entries beyond the last open crosscuts if such room necks or entries are kept free of accumulations of flammable gas by use of line brattice or other adequate means.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 25. Department of Energy","Chapter 40. Safety and Health Regulations for Mineral Mining","Part XV. Safety and Health Regulations—Underground Only","Article 11. Gassy Mines"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency25/chapter40/section5440/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:10Z","sha256":"65ab88ea09df3c466e7337348ec2329797f5f75ecee773995fca44c437f15ad3","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac25-40-5430","next":"us-va/4vac25-40-5450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}