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(a) Any trade secret reported to or otherwise obtained by the department in connection with any examination, inspection or proceeding under this chapter shall be considered confidential;
(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations which prescribe: (1) procedures for evaluating whether a device, material or process is a trade secret; and (2) procedures to protect the confidentiality of a trade secret.
(Prior code § 17-1.28; Amend Coun. J. 3-8-89, p. 25433)
Whenever the commissioner shall determine that any pollution standard in this chapter is violated the commissioner may issue an emergency or non- emergency cessation order or an emergency or non- emergency abatement order in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-4-025 of this Code to the person who causes such violation to occur.
(Prior code § 17-1.29; Amend Coun. J. 7-10-96, p. 24987; Amend Coun. J. 11-12-97, p. 56814; Amend Coun. J. 4-29-98, p. 66564; Amended Coun. J. 9-27-07, p. 9208, § 1)
The commissioner, or anyone authorized to act for him, in the performance of his duties and for the purpose of enforcing and administering this chapter or any order, regulation or rule promulgated pursuant thereto, or for the purpose of obtaining facts with respect to any complaint or noncompliance, is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into any building, structure, establishment, premises or enclosure or other place at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting any regulated equipment, area, site, or facility. If any person in any way denies, obstructs or hampers such entrance or inspection or refuses to provide requested information during inspection, the commissioner is hereby authorized to refuse the issuance of any certificate or permit for any regulated equipment, area, site, or facility with respect to which entrance or inspection has been denied in the event one has not been issued; or to revoke any outstanding certificate or permit issued for such regulated equipment, area, site, or facility.
(Prior code § 17-1.33; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1)
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