(A) Any person who willfully or negligently fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(B) In the event of a violation or a threat of violation of this chapter, the county may institute appropriate civil actions or proceedings, including requesting injunctive relief to prevent, restrain, correct or abate violations or threatened violations.
(C) If a person fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, the county may recover costs incurred for corrective action in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction and such costs may be certified by court order to the County Auditor as a special tax against the real property.
(D) The penalty for late initial license application, late license renewal application or late license fee payment shall be established by ordinance by the County Board.
(E) The Department may embargo and forbid the movement, removal, transport, disposal, treatment, sale or use of any material which is or is suspected of being a hazardous waste or material contaminated with hazardous waste and which is being mismanaged, or which the Department has reason to suspect is being or will be managed in violation of this chapter. The Department shall place a tag to indicate the embargo on the suspect material. No person shall remove the tag or remove, transport, dispose, treat or use embargoed material, except as authorized by the Department. The action by the Department shall not be considered to impute ownership or management responsibility upon the county.
(Ord. 28F, passed 10-31-00; Am. Ord. 60-2007, passed 8-14-07)