No person shall engage in mine dewatering in a declared underground basin without a valid, existing mine dewatering permit issued by the state engineer in accordance with the provisions of the Mine Dewatering Act and the rules and regulations that may be promulgated by him in pursuance hereof.
§ 72-12A-6 NMSA 1978
Mine dewatering prohibited; exceptions
Known as the Mine Dewatering Act
The act spans §§ 72–72 (13 sections).
Laws 1980, ch. 148, § 6.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.