No person may engage in or be directly responsible for blasting or the use of explosives in open-pit mining operations without being certified by the Department. The Department shall establish a program providing training, examination and certification.

Added by Acts 1979, c. 391, § 1. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 7-520 by Acts 1995, c. 488, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995.