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MT Code § 50-72-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 72. Safety in Mines Other Than Coal Mines|Part 2. Inspections and Investigations|50-72-209. Right to hearing

  50-72-209. Right to hearing. (1) An operator notified of an order made pursuant to 50-72-204 may apply to the department for a hearing, revision, or annulment of such order. Whenever the department after such a hearing, upon complaint or upon its own motion, finds that danger throughout the area of such mine as set out in such order existed at the time of making the inspection, it shall make an order denying a revision or annulment; but if it finds that such danger did not exist throughout the area of such mine, it shall make an order consistent with its findings revising or annulling the order under review.   (2) An operator notified of an order made pursuant to 50-72-205 may apply to the department for a hearing or revision of such order. If the department finds that there was no violation, it shall make an order annulling the order under review. If the department finds that there was such a violation, but such violation has since been abated, it shall make an order annulling the order under review. If the department finds that such violation was not totally abated, it shall make an order consistent with its findings.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 1713, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 3419, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3419, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 310, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 50-102(h), (i); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-72-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 72. Safety in Mines Other Than Coal Mines|Part 2. Inspections and Investigations|50-72-210. Actions or decisions under part to be taken as rapidly as possible

  50-72-210. Actions or decisions under part to be taken as rapidly as possible. In view of the urgent need for prompt decisions of matters submitted to the department under this part, all actions which the department or its authorized representatives are required to take under this part shall be taken as rapidly as practical, consistent with adequate consideration of the issues involved.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 1713, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 3419, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3419, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 310, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 50-102(j); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-73-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 1. General Provisions|50-73-101. Short title

  50-73-101. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Montana Coal Mining Code".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3447, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3447, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-401.
MT Code § 50-73-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 1. General Provisions|50-73-102. Definitions

  50-73-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Department" means the department of labor and industry and the state coal mine inspectors employed by the department.   (2) "Excavations" and "workings" mean all parts of a mine excavated or being excavated, including shafts, slopes, tunnels, entries, rooms, and working places, whether abandoned or in use.   (3) "Mine" and "coal mine" mean all parts of the property of a mining plant under one management that contribute, directly or indirectly, to the mining or handling of coal.   (4) "Mine examiner" means a person charged with the examination of the condition of the mine before the miners are permitted to enter the mine and who is commonly known as the "fire boss".   (5) "Mine supervisor" means a person who is charged with the general direction of the underground work or both the underground work and the outside work of a coal mine and who is commonly known and designated as "mine boss".   (6) "Operator", as applied to the entity in control of a mine under this chapter, means the person, firm, or body corporate that is the immediate proprietor as owner or lessee of the mine and, as such, is responsible for the condition and management of the mine.   (7) "Shaft" means any vertical opening through the strata that is or may be used for the purpose of ventilation or escape or for hoisting or lowering of workers or material in connection with the mining of coal.   (8) "Slope" and "drift" mean respectively an incline or horizontal way, opening, or tunnel to a seam of coal to be used for the same purpose as a shaft.   (9) "Written inspection report" means a report prepared by the department identifying safety and health hazards noted during a mine inspection. The term includes any citation or order issued by the department that refers to a violation of safety or health standards at the mine.   History: En. 50-401.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-401.1; amd. Sec. 109, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 27, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1876, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-73-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 1. General Provisions|50-73-103. Department authorized to adopt rules

  50-73-103. Department authorized to adopt rules. The department may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter and safety standards for all coal mines in this state.   History: En. 50-412.1 by Sec. 8, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-412.1; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-73-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 1. General Provisions|50-73-104. Injunction and other civil relief authorized

  50-73-104. Injunction and other civil relief authorized. A civil action for preventive relief, including but not limited to an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other appropriate order, may be instituted by the department in the district court for the county in which the mine in question is located or in which the mine operator has its principal office when an operator:   (1) violates or fails or refuses to comply with an order, rule, or standard adopted under this chapter;   (2) interferes with, hinders, or delays the department or its authorized representatives in carrying out any duties under this chapter;   (3) refuses to admit an authorized representative of the department to a mine which is subject to this chapter;   (4) refuses to permit the inspection or investigation of a mine or an accident, injury, or occupational disease occurring in or connected with a mine; or   (5) refuses to furnish the department any information or report requested by the department and which may reasonably be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 50-481 by Sec. 32, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-481(1); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-73-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 1. General Provisions|50-73-105. Violations a misdemeanor

  50-73-105. Violations a misdemeanor. (1) A person who knowingly:   (a) violates or fails or refuses to comply with an order, rule, or standard adopted under this chapter;   (b) interferes with, hinders, or delays the department or its authorized representatives in carrying out any duties under this chapter;   (c) refuses to admit an authorized representative of the department to a mine;   (d) refuses to permit the inspection or investigation of a mine or an accident, injury, or occupational disease occurring in or connected with a mine; or   (e) refuses to furnish the department any information or report requested by the department and which may reasonably be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $3,000, by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 6 months, or both.   (2) In an instance in which the offense is committed by a corporation, an officer or authorized representative of the corporation who knowingly permits the offense to be committed is subject to the same fine or imprisonment, or both.   History: En. Sec. 50-481 by Sec. 32, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-481(2); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-73-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 1. General Provisions|50-73-106. Mine safety training -- recovery of expenses

  50-73-106. Mine safety training -- recovery of expenses. (1) The department may conduct mine safety training for mine operators, miners, and other persons working in and around mines.   (2) When providing mine safety training, the department shall schedule the training in a cost-effective manner, while taking into account the needs of training participants and the mining industry.   (3) The department shall provide mine safety training without charge for instruction, but the department may recover reasonable expenses incurred in producing materials distributed to participants.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 2013.
MT Code § 50-73-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 1. General Provisions|50-73-107. Safety and industrial health consultation services authorized -- recovery of expenses

  50-73-107. Safety and industrial health consultation services authorized -- recovery of expenses. (1) The department may provide onsite safety and industrial health consultation services to mine operators that request onsite safety and industrial health consultation services.   (2) The department may not charge for the consultation provided by this section, but it may recover from the mine operator the cost of test kits, sampling media, associated laboratory fees, and other reasonable expenses incurred during the consultation.   (3) Expenses recovered pursuant to subsection (2) must be deposited into the occupational safety and health administration fund provided for in 50-71-128.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 60, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 365, L. 2015.
MT Code § 50-73-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 2. Maps, Surveys, and Boundary Lines|50-73-201. Operator to make map of coal mine

  50-73-201. Operator to make map of coal mine. Every operator of every coal mine in this state shall make or cause to be made an accurate map or plan of the mines, drawn to a scale of not less than 200 feet to 1 inch and as much larger as practicable, on which shall appear the name of the state, county, and township in which the mine is located, the designation of the mine, the name of the company or owner, the certificate of the certified engineer or surveyor as to the accuracy and date of the survey, the north point, and the scale to which the drawing is made.   History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3479, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3479, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-428.
MT Code § 50-73-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 2. Maps, Surveys, and Boundary Lines|50-73-202. Map of the surface

  50-73-202. Map of the surface. Every map or plan or, at the option of the operator, a separate map shall show the surface boundary lines contiguous to the workings and pertaining to each mine, all section or quarter-section lines and corners, town lots and streets, the tracts and side tracts of all railroads, the location of all wagon roads, rivers, streams, ponds, buildings, landmarks, and principal objects on the surface within the boundary lines; and in all cases, if of an underground mine, it shall be drawn on a transparency so that it can be laid upon the map of the underground workings and indicate the relative location of the lines and objects on the surface to the excavations of the mine.   History: En. Sec. 40, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3482, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3482, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-431.
MT Code § 50-73-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 2. Maps, Surveys, and Boundary Lines|50-73-203. Map of underground working

  50-73-203. Map of underground working. For the underground working, the map shall show all power distribution and ventilation in mines and all shafts, slopes, tunnels, or other openings to the surface or to the workings of a contiguous mine; all excavations, entries, rooms, and crosscuts; the rise or dip of the seam from the bottom of the shaft, mouth of drift, or slope in either direction to the face of the workings; the location of the fan; the location of the permanent pumps, hauling engines, engine-planes, and fire walls; the location of any standing water which might prove a menace to life or danger to property from flood; and the line of any contiguous surface outcrop of the seam.   History: En. Sec. 38, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3480, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3480, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 185, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 267, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 39, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 50-429.
MT Code § 50-73-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 2. Maps, Surveys, and Boundary Lines|50-73-204. Map for every seam

  50-73-204. Map for every seam. A separate and similar map for all active mining areas drawn to the same scale in all cases shall be made of every seam which shall be worked in any mine, and the maps of all seams shall show all shafts, drifts, tunnels, incline planes, or other passageways connecting them.   History: En. Sec. 39, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3481, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3481, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-430.
MT Code § 50-73-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 2. Maps, Surveys, and Boundary Lines|50-73-205. Copies of maps for department

  50-73-205. Copies of maps for department. The original or true copies of all maps must be kept in the office at the mine, and true copies must also be furnished to the department upon request. The maps delivered to the department become the property of the state. The maps must be kept at the office of the department and are open to inspection by all persons interested in them. An examination may only be made in the presence of a department inspector, and the inspector may not permit any copies of the maps to be made without the written consent of the operator or owner of the property, under penalty of removal from office.   History: En. Sec. 41, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3483, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3483, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-432; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1877, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 51, L. 2019.
MT Code § 50-73-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 2. Maps, Surveys, and Boundary Lines|50-73-206. Maps to be updated on basis of semiannual surveys

  50-73-206. Maps to be updated on basis of semiannual surveys. An extension of the last preceding survey of every mine in active operation shall be made once every 6 months, and the result of the survey, with the date, must be promptly and accurately entered upon the original maps to show all changes in plan or new work in the mine and all extensions of the workings to the most advanced boundary of the workings that have been made since the preceding survey.   History: En. Sec. 42, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3484, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3484, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 185, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-433(part); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 51, L. 2019.
MT Code § 50-73-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 2. Maps, Surveys, and Boundary Lines|50-73-207. Annual surveys in mines having only five people on shift

  50-73-207. Annual surveys in mines having only five people on shift. The department shall require an extension of the last preceding survey once every 12 months of every mine in active operation in which five people or less are employed on any one shift.   History: En. Sec. 42, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3484, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3484, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 185, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-433(2); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1878, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-73-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 2. Maps, Surveys, and Boundary Lines|50-73-208. Final survey and map update when mine abandoned or worked out

  50-73-208. Final survey and map update when mine abandoned or worked out. (1) When a coal mine is worked out, is about to be abandoned, or indefinitely closed, the operator shall make or cause to be made a final survey of all available parts of the mine, and the results shall be duly extended on all maps and copies of the mine to show all excavations and the most advanced workings of the mine and their exact relations to the boundary or section lines on the surface.   (2) The department may order a survey to be made of the workings of a mine which is about to be abandoned or of which it has reason to believe the maps are inaccurate whenever in its judgment the safety of the workers, the support of the surface, the conservation of the property, or the safety of an adjoining mine requires it. The survey shall be at the expense of the state.   History: En. Sec. 43, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3485, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3485, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-434; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-73-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 2. Maps, Surveys, and Boundary Lines|50-73-209. Procedure when operator fails to furnish or update map

  50-73-209. Procedure when operator fails to furnish or update map. When the operator of a mine neglects or refuses or fails to respond to the department's request for a copy of a map or an updated map for any cause considered unsatisfactory by the department, the department may make or cause to be made an accurate map or plan of the mine at the expense of the owner or lessee, and the cost may be recovered from the owner, lessee, or operator in the same manner as other debts by suit in the name of the state.   History: En. Sec. 42, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3484, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3484, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 185, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-433(part); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 51, L. 2019.
MT Code § 50-73-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 2. Maps, Surveys, and Boundary Lines|50-73-210. Restrictions as to boundary lines

  50-73-210. Restrictions as to boundary lines. In no case shall the workings of a coal mine be driven nearer than 50 feet to the boundary line of the coal rights pertaining to the mine, except for the purpose of establishing connecting workings between properties owned by the same person or an underground communication between contiguous mines as provided for elsewhere in rules adopted by the department.   History: En. 50-434.1 by Sec. 16, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-434.1; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-73-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 3. Duties of Operator and Employees in Mine Operation|50-73-301. Operator to report amount of coal produced

  50-73-301. Operator to report amount of coal produced. Within 15 days after the close of each calendar month, the operator of a coal mine shall report to the department the tons of coal produced each day during the preceding month.   History: En. 50-477 by Sec. 20, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-477(part); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-73-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 3. Duties of Operator and Employees in Mine Operation|50-73-302. Hoisting -- licensing of hoisting engineers

  50-73-302. Hoisting -- licensing of hoisting engineers. Hoisting of personnel and licensing of hoisting engineers shall be performed in mines under the provisions of the law and rules and standards adopted by the department.   History: En. 50-479 by Sec. 22, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-479; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-73-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 3. Duties of Operator and Employees in Mine Operation|50-73-303. Nonpermissible internal-combustion engines

  50-73-303. Nonpermissible internal-combustion engines. Nonpermissible internal-combustion engines or other machinery which gives off noxious fumes may not be permitted underground in any coal mine.   History: En. 50-567.1 by Sec. 17, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-467.1.
MT Code § 50-73-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines|Part 3. Duties of Operator and Employees in Mine Operation|50-73-304. Owner to provide and maintain airways

  50-73-304. Owner to provide and maintain airways. The owner, lessee, or operator of every coal mine shall provide and maintain airways of sufficient dimensions, and in no case shall the area of the aircourse be less than 25 square feet in mines operated in any underground system.   History: En. Sec. 69, Ch. 120, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3511, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3511, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-468.