45.1-161.292:21 - Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty

§ 45.1-161.292:21. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons;penalty.

It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any task requiringcertification by the Board of Mineral Mining Examiners until he has beencertified. It shall be unlawful for an operator or his agent to permit anyuncertified person to perform such tasks. A violation of this section shallconstitute a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day of operation without a requiredcertification shall constitute a separate offense. A certificate issued bythe Board of Examiners prior to July 1, 1994, shall be acceptable as acertificate issued by the Board of Mineral Mining Examiners until the Boardof Mineral Mining Examiners shall provide otherwise by appropriateregulations.

(1997, c. 390.)