Virginia § 45.2-859 Smoking in surface and other areas

Virginia Statutes

§ 45.2-859 — Smoking in surface and other areas

Virginia § 45.2-859

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 45.2Mines, Minerals, and Energy

Subtitle IICoal Mining

Ch. 8Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc

Art. 5Personal Safety; Smoking

Part BUnderground Coal Mines

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-859 (2026).

Text

A.No miner or other person shall smoke, carry, or possess any smoker's articles, or carry an open flame, in or near any magazine for the storage of explosive materials.

B.No miner or other person shall smoke in or around any oil house, tipple, or other surface area where such practice may cause a fire or explosion.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, §§ 45-53.2, 45-85.9; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§ 45.1-39, 45.1-44; 1978, c. 729; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.180; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.