Tennessee § 59-1-103 - Annual license required for mine operation — Posting.
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§ 59-1-103. Annual license required for mine operation — Posting.
The owner or operator of each mine shall procure from the department of labor and workforce development a license to operate a mine, and the license shall not be transferable. Any person who assumes control of a mine, opens a new mine, or reopens an abandoned mine shall procure a license to operate the mine before mining operations are begun. All licenses are valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance and shall be renewed annually. The license shall be in such printed form as the department of labor and workforce development may prescribe and when issued shall be kept posted at a conspicuous place near the main entrance of the mine. Acts 1955, ch. 238, § 3; T.C.A., § 58-115; Acts 1985, ch. 288, § 2; 1986, ch. 557, § 1; 1999, ch. 520, § 43; 2016, ch. 599, § 7; T.C.A. § 59-1-115 . Code Commission Notes. This section was renumbered from § 59-1-115 to § 59-1-103 by authority of the Code Commission in 2018. Compiler’s Notes. Acts 2016, ch. 599, § 7, provided that references to the elevator division, division of mines, labor standards division, and division of boiler and elevator inspection, are to be changed to the department of labor and workforce development as sections are amended and volumes are replaced.
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