Mining operations not subject to this chapter.

Mining operations not subject to this chapter . The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following activities: 1. The extraction of coal by a landowner for the landowner’s own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by the landowner. 2. The extraction of coal as an incidental part of federal, state or local government-financed highway or other construction under rules promulgated by the division. [ C81, §83.26 ] 88 Acts, ch 1022, §1 C93, §207.26