# Ind. Code § 14-34-4-9: Mining of prime farmland

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 14-34-4-9
- **Heading:** Mining of prime farmland
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-34-4-9

## Text

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to an existing surface coal mining operation that held a valid permit on August 3, 1977, with continuous permits since that date.

(b) In addition to finding the application in compliance with section 7 of this chapter, if the proposed mining area contains prime farmland under IC 14-34-3-3(16), the director shall, after consultation with the United States Secretary of Agriculture and under rules adopted by the commission, grant a permit to mine on prime farmland if the director finds in writing that the operator has the technological capability to restore the mined area, within a reasonable time, to equivalent or higher levels of yield as nonmined prime farmland in the surrounding area under equivalent levels of management and can meet the soil reconstruction standards in IC 14-34-10-2(b)(10).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-4-3(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-1 Applicant's required notice of application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-2 Director's required notice of application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-3 Comments concerning applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-4 Objections; request for informal conference or public hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-5 Informal conference or public hearing; access to mining area; record of proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-6 Conditions requiring public hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-7 Approval of application; requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-8 Nonissuance of permit for violations of certain federal and state statutes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-8.5 Exemptions for unanticipated events or conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-8.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-9 Mining of prime farmland](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-10 Considerations regarding historic sites and structures; limitation on enforcement of section and rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-10.5 Good faith effort to identify problems that may result in unanticipated events or conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-10.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-11 Written findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-11.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-34-4-12 Notification of applicant of director's decision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A34_C4_S14-34-4-12.md)

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