§ 15-807. Surface mining license
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MD Code, Environment, § 15-807
§ 15-807. Surface mining license
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not engage in surface mining within the State without first obtaining a surface mining license.
(b) An application for a license shall be in writing and on a form prepared and furnished by the Department. If the application is made by a corporation, partnership, or association it shall contain information concerning its officers, directors, and principal owners, as the Department reasonably requires.
(c) The application shall be accompanied by a $300 fee. The license shall be renewable annually, and the renewal fee is $150. The application for renewal shall be made annually by January 1.
(d) The Department may not issue any new surface mining license or renew any existing surface mining license to any person if it finds, after investigation, that the applicant has failed and continues to fail to comply with any of the provisions of this subtitle.
(e) A license under this section is not required for the following activities:
(4) Removal of overburden and mining of limited amounts of any mineral when done only for the purpose of prospecting and to the extent necessary to determine the location, quantity, or quality of any natural deposit, if no minerals are sold, processed for sale, or consumed in the regular operation of business;
(9) The extraction of sand, gravel, rock, stone, earth, or fill from borrow pits for highway construction purposes or other public facilities, if the work is performed under a bond, a contract, and the specifications of the Department that require reclamation of the area affected in the manner provided by this subtitle.
Credits
Added by Acts 1975, c. 581. Amended by Acts 1985, c. 668; Acts 1992, c. 416. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 7-6A-06 by Acts 1995, c. 488, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 488, § 16, eff. July 1, 1995.
MD Code, Environment, § 15-807, MD ENVIR § 15-807
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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