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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1979, chapter 315; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 3<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1451085,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364561,"identifier":"45.2-925","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/8\/45.2-925","url":"\/45.2-925\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-925\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/8\/45.2-925","dublin_core":{"Title":" Control of dust and combustible material","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-925","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Where a surface coal mining operation raises an excessive amount of dust into the air, such dust shall be allayed at its sources by the use of water, water with a wetting agent added to it, or another effective method. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Drilling in rock shall be done wet or other means of dust control shall be used. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Loose coal, coal dust, oil, grease, or other combustible materials<\/span> shall not be permitted to accumulate excessively on equipment or surface structures. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n CONTROL OF DUST AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL (\u00a7 45.2-925)\n\nA. Where a surface coal mining operation raises an excessive amount of dust into\nthe air, such dust shall be allayed at its sources by the use of water, water\nwith a wetting agent added to it, or another effective method.\n\nB. Drilling in rock shall be done wet or other means of dust control shall be\nused.\n\nC. Loose coal, coal dust, oil, grease, or other combustible materials shall not\nbe permitted to accumulate excessively on equipment or surface structures.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-77.1, 45-85.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\u00a7\n45.1-66, 45.1-87; 1979, c. 315; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.278; 2005, c. 3; 2021,\nSp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}