30 CFR § 842.13 - Right of entry.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s842.13"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 842.13 - Right of entry."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "842.13"
section_name: "Right of entry."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "PERMANENT PROGRAM INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES"
part_number: "842"
part_name: "FEDERAL INSPECTIONS AND MONITORING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "47 FR 35635, Aug. 16, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "842"
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# 842.13 Right of entry.

(a) Each authorized representative of the Secretary conducting a Federal inspection under § 842.11:

(1) Shall have a right of entry to, upon, and through any coal exploration or surface coal mining and reclamation operation without advance notice or a search warrant, upon presentation of appropriate credentials;

(2) May, at reasonable times and without delay, have access to and copy any records, and inspect any monitoring equipment or method of exploration or operation required under the applicable program; and,

(3) Shall have a right to gather physical and photographic evidence to document conditions, practices or violations at the site.

(b) No search warrant shall be required with respect to any activity under paragraph (a) of this section, except that a search warrant may be required for entry into a building.