No person or persons, firm or association of persons, company or corporation shall, within this state, mine or excavate beneath the surface of any public highway or railroad right-of-way, in such manner as to cause the surface of the ground over which such public highway or railroad track is constructed to cave in.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 444.320
Mining under public highways and railroads prohibited
Known as the Metallic Minerals Waste Management Act
The act spans §§ 444–444 (120 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939, 2 histories; (RSMo 1939 § 14803); Prior revisions: 1929 § 13613; 1919 § 7456; 1909 § 8428
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.