(A) Notifications. Law enforcement officers, who identify and confirm a clandestine drug lab or operation, shall notify the Scott County Public Health Authority and the Scott County department responsible for child protection and vulnerable adults within one business day of identifying and confirming the lab or operation location.
(B) Disposal. Upon identification of a clandestine drug lab or operation, law enforcement agencies may treat, store, transport or dispose of all hazardous material or hazardous waste found at the site in a manner consistent with Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Scott County rules and regulations, including but not limited to Scott County Ordinance 12, Hazardous Waste Management.
(C) Securing affected areas. The law enforcement agency responding to the clandestine drub lab or operation shall install locks on all entry doors of the affected area of a structure(s) after all occupants and animals have vacated the site.
(D) Warning sign. When the responding law enforcement agency completes its work and is prepared to leave such sites, the agency shall affix a warning sign to all entrances of the affected part of the structure or in a conspicuous place(s) on bare land.
(1) The warning sign shall be consistent with those deemed appropriate by local law enforcement and Scott County law enforcement. The warning sign shall alert visitors or returning occupants that the site is a chemical investigation site public health nuisance, may be dangerous to enter, and must not be entered.
(2) It is unlawful for any person, except authorized Scott County personnel, to remove a chemical investigation site public health nuisance warning sign from the posted property. Any person, other than a representative of the Scott County Public Health Authority, who willfully removes a warning sign may be charged with misdemeanor interference with performance and duties pursuant to M.S. § 145A.04, subd. 10.
(Ord. 2020-06, passed 10-19-2020)