No person shall engage in or carry out surface coal mining and reclamation operations on non-federal or non-Indian lands within the state, unless that person has first obtained a valid permit issued by the Permit Board. A permittee need not renew the permit if no surface coal mining operations will be conducted under the permit and solely reclamation activities remain to be done. Obligations established under a permit continue until completion of surface coal mining and reclamation operations, regardless of whether the authorization to conduct surface coal mining operations has expired or has been terminated, revoked, or suspended.
11 Miss. Code. R. § 8-2.3-19-1901