Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall work or be employed for the purpose of performing normal duties as a surface or underground miner in any mine in this state unless the person holds at the time he or she performs such duties a certificate of competency and qualification or a permit of apprenticeship issued under the provisions of this article.
W. Va. Code § 22A-8-1
Certificate of competency and qualification or permit of apprenticeship required of all surface and underground miners
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