Arkansas Code
Subchapter 2 - State Mine Inspector
§ 11-7-209. Owner, agent, or operator to facilitate inspections — Failure to comply

(a) The owner, agent, or operator of a mine is required to furnish all necessary facilities for entering and making the examinations and inspection, and, if the owner, agent, or operator refuses to permit the inspection or to furnish the necessary facilities for entering and making the examinations and inspection, the inspector shall file his or her affidavit, setting forth the refusal, before the judge of the circuit court in the county in which the mine is located.
(b)
(1) The judge of the court is granted the power to issue an order commanding the owner, agent, or operator to appear before the judge in chambers or before the circuit court to show cause why he or she refuses to permit the inspection or furnish the necessary facilities for entering and making the examination.
(2) Upon hearing, the judge of the court shall have the power to fine the agent, owner, or operator in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00).

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