V primeru nelegalnega kopa pristojni gradbeni inšpektor odredi, da se vsa dela takoj ustavijo, ter da se kop v določenem roku vzpostavi v prejšnje stanje ali drugače sanira zemljišče, če vzpostavitev v prejšnje stanje ni možna, in sicer na investitorjeve stroške, če investitorja ni mogoče odkriti, pa na stroške lastnika zemljišča, na katerem je takšen kamnolom, gramoznica oziroma peskokop.
In the case of illegal mining, the relevant building inspector shall order that all works be immediately halted and that the mine be restored to its previous situation or the land be otherwise cleared up if the restoration of the previous situation is not possible, at the investor's expense or, if the investor cannot be identified, at the expense of the owner of the land on which the quarry, gravel pit or sand quarry is located.