Section 34A-11-9 - Rules governing management of hazardous wastes--Civil penalty forviolation. - South Dakota Statutes

34A-11-9. Rules governing management of hazardous wastes--Civil penalty for violation. The Board of Minerals and Environment may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, governing the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes necessary to execute the provisions of this chapter. The rules may include, but are not limited to ownership, location, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of hazardous waste management facilities, financial responsibility, personnel training, record keeping, reporting, labeling, monitoring, container use, inspections, closure, post-closure procedures and requirements, contingency planning, enforcement, and use of a manifest system to assure all hazardous wastes are designated for treatment, storage, or disposal at a permitted hazardous waste management facility. The board may adopt rules which are consistent with the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (88 Stat. 2156; 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.) and the regulations thereunder.
A violation of the rules adopted pursuant to this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars per day of violation, or for damages to the environment of this state, or both.

Source: SL 1983, ch 262, § 9; SL 1984, ch 243, § 11; SL 1992, ch 158, § 51.