§ 30-2-409 — Survey and platting of underground workings by county surveyor; fees; notice to mine owner; hindering surveyor prohibited; penalty

(a) The county surveyor shall, upon the written request of
an adjoining landowner, enter and make a complete, true and
accurate survey and plat of the underground workings of any mine
in the county to ascertain the location of the workings with
respect to the boundary line of the property of the adjoining
landowner. The county surveyor shall make an official plat and
report of the survey to the adjoining landowner. The county
surveyor shall receive from the adjoining landowner the same
fees allowed by law for county surveying. If the county surveyor
is interested in either of the adjoining properties or is not
qualified to make the survey, he shall call a competent engineer
who is not interested in the properties to make the survey and
plat. The county surveyor may take any necessary action to aid
him in making the survey and plat. The county surveyor shall
give the mine owner or operator ten (10) days written notice of
the date the survey will begin.
(b) The owner, operator or any person in charge of any
mine shall not hinder, delay or prevent the county surveyor, or
engineer substituted for him from entering the mine, from making
the survey and plat, or from performing his duties under
subsection (a) of this section. Any person violating this
subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by
imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.