§ 14-34-15-3 — Minimum inspections

Indiana § 14-34-15-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 34: SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION
• Ch. 15: Inspections, Monitoring, and Enforcement

Text

(a) The director shall inspect the surface coal
mining and reclamation operation covered by a permit issued under this
article on an irregular basis with, at a minimum, the following:
(1) One (1) partial inspection per month.
(2) One (1) complete inspection per calendar quarter.
(b) In addition to the inspections conducted under subsection (a),
the director shall inspect the surface coal mining and reclamation
operation covered by a permit issued under this article whenever, on
the basis of any information available to the director, including receipt
of information from any person, the director has reason to believe that
the operation is in violation of this article or the commission's rules.
The inspection must occur within ten (10) days of receipt of the
notification. If the inspection results from information provided by any
person, the person may accompany the director on the inspection.
(c) All inspections must occur without prior notice to the permittee
or the permittee's agents or employees except for necessary onsite
meetings with the permittee.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-11-2.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.