ELR Citation: ELR 20760
No(s). 44327 (Ohio Ct. C.P. Jun 28, 1974)

The Ohio Strip Mine Act of 1972 is held a valid exercise of the state's constitutionally authorized police power to regulate the methods of mining coal and other minerals. Even though the statute applies only to the stripmining of coal, it rests on a reasonable classification scheme since 77 percent...