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Public Resources Code § 2731

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

Current as of September 28, 2026Pub. Resources Code, § 2731Official source ↗Ask about this

Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.

“Operator” means any person who is engaged in surface mining operations, himself, or who contracts with others to conduct operations on his behalf, except a person who is engaged in surface mining operations as an employee with wages as his sole compensation.