1. At least seven days before beginning mining or removal of overburden at a surface mining site not previously registered, an operator engaging in mining in this state shall register the mine site with the division. Application for registration shall be made upon a form provided by the division. A registration renewal shall be filed not later than twelve months following the initial registration and each subsequent renewal. Application for renewal of registration shall be on a form provided by the division. The registration renewal fee shall be established by the division in an amount not exceeding the cost of administration. The registration fee shall be established by the division in an amount not exceeding the cost of administering the registration provisions of this chapter, as estimated by the division. The application shall include a description of the tract or tracts of land where the site is located and the estimated number of acres at the site to be affected by the mine. The description shall include the section, township, range, and county in which the land is located and shall otherwise describe the land with sufficient certainty to determine the location and to distinguish the land to be registered from other lands. The application shall include a statement explaining the authority of the applicant's legal right to operate a mine on the land.
2. A mine site registered pursuant to this section or section 208.21 shall have, at the primary entrance to the mine site, a clearly visible sign which sets forth the name, business address, registration number, and phone number of the operator. Failure to post and maintain a sign as re- quired by this subsection, within thirty days after notice from the division, invalidates the registration.
3. A person who falsifies information required to be submitted under this section shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 83A.13]
85 Acts, ch 137, §10--;12 ~IC93, § 208.13
Referred to in § 208.15, 208.16, 208.21, 208.29
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