Code of Alabama
Article 14 - Maps and Surveys.
Section 25-9-303 - Intermediate Surveys.

The department shall order a survey to be made between the regular survey periods of the workings of any coal mines and the results to be extended on the maps of the same and the copies thereof whenever, in its judgment, the safety of the employees, the support of the surface, and the conservation of the property or the safety of an adjacent coal mine require it.