Oklahoma Code § 45-41

§ 45-41.

Disputes between operators and miners.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 45. Mines and Mining

In case of dispute between operators and miners on the proper

interpretation of rules, regulations, and laws in relation to mines

and subjects relating thereto and providing for the health and

safety of persons employed therein, and the dispute is filed in

formal written form with the Department of Mines, the Chief Mine

Inspector shall call a meeting of the Mining Board to review the

dispute. An opinion of the proper interpretation of the disputed

rule, regulation, or law, concurred in by a majority of the Mining

Board, shall be binding upon the mining department to enforce, and

the operators and miners must abide by the opinion unless the

opinion of the Mining Board is at variance with an opinion of

interpretation by the Attorney General of the intent of the rule,

regulation, or law. In case the opinion of the Attorney General is

at variance with the opinion of the Mining Board, then all parties

must abide by the opinion of the Attorney General, except that all

parties shall have recourse to courts of this state.

In case operators or miners shall file formal written charges

with the Department of Mines that any law or laws in relation to

mining and subjects relating thereto and providing for the health

and safety of persons employed therein have been violated, the Chief

Mine Inspector shall call the parties involved before the Mining

Board to hear the evidence for and the defense against said charges.

By majority vote the charges are valid and true.

Laws 1965, c. 262, § 4, emerg. eff. June 23, 1965.