SECTION 45.1-161.180. Smoking in surface and other areas


A. No miner or other person shall smoke, carry or possess any smoker's articles, or carry an open flame in or near any magazine for the storage of explosive materials.

B. No miner or other person shall smoke in or around oil houses, tipples, and other surface areas where such practice may cause a fire or explosion.

Code 1950, §§ 45-53.2, 45-85.9; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§ 45.1-39, 45.1-44; 1978, c. 729; 1994, c. 28 .