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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>364019</law_id><section_number>45.2-1105</section_number><catch_line>Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="99" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Mineral Mines</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Mineral Mines Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="11">Mineral Mine Safety Act</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No miner or other person shall (i) knowingly damage any shaft, lamp, instrument, air course, or brattice or obstruct any airway; (ii) carry in a mine any intoxicating liquors or controlled drugs without the prescription of a licensed physician; (iii) disturb any part of the machinery or appliances in a mine; (iv) open a door used for directing ventilation and fail to close it again; (v) enter any part of a mine against caution or a warning sign or barricade; (vi) use cyanide or a cyanide compound in any mineral mining or processing operation; or (vii) disobey any <span class="dictionary">order</span> issued pursuant to the provisions of the Act. <a id="paragraph-1355947" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-1105/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each miner at any mine shall comply fully with the provisions of the Act and other mining <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth, including regulations adopted by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, that pertain to his duties. <a id="paragraph-1355948" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-1105/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1997, c. 390, &#xA7; 45.1-161.292:6; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387; 2024, c. 135.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
