“Operator” means any person who is engaged in surface mining operations, himself, or who contracts with others to conduct operations on his behalf, except a person who is engaged in surface mining operations as an employee with wages as his sole compensation.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 2731
Definitions
Known as the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 2710–2796 (76 sections).
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.