Any miner or permit holder conducting surface mining within the state of Washington without a valid reclamation permit shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Surface mining outside of the permitted area shall constitute illegal mining without a valid reclamation permit. Each day of mining without a valid reclamation permit shall constitute a separate offense.
RCW 78.44.260
Operating without permit—Penalty.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case City of University Place v. McGuire (2000)
Most recently applied in 102 Wash. App. 658 - City of University Place v. McGuire (September 2000)
1993 c 518 s 34; 1970 ex.s. c 64 s 16
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.