Mississippi § 53-7-21 - Surface mining permits; issuance; certificate of compliance.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 53-7-21 — Surface mining permits; issuance; certificate of compliance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-7-21. Surface mining permits; issuance; certificate of compliance.
Unless exempted under Section 53-7-7, no operator shall engage in surface mining without having first obtained coverage under a general permit or having obtained from the Permit Board a permit for each operation. The permit or coverage under a general permit shall authorize the operator to engage in surface mining upon the area of land described in the application for a period of either five (5) years or longer period of time as deemed appropriate by the Permit Board from the date of issuance or until reclamation of the affected area is completed and the reclamation bond is finally released, whichever comes first. Each operator holding a permit shall annually, before the anniversary date of the permit, file with the department a certificate of compliance in which the operator, under oath, shall declare that the operator is following the approved mining and reclamation plan and is abiding by this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 53-7-21 ("Surface mining permits; issuance; certificate of compliance.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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