(A) The owner of a hazardous material and the operator of any vehicle or other conveyance by which a hazardous material is moved or transported, in the case where a hazardous material incident occurs during movement or transport, shall be jointly and severally responsible for properly cleaning up, transporting and disposing of the residue of the hazardous material incident.
(B) PROPER CLEAN-UP, TRANSPORT AND DISPOSAL shall mean actions in compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to the particular hazardous material or residue thereof, as the case may be.
(C) All such owners and operators shall cooperate with the emergency response authority and shall provide all reasonably available means, personnel and equipment to affect the proper clean-up, transport and disposal of the residue of the hazardous material incident.
(Prior Code, § 230.8) (Ord. 290, passed 12-2-1982; Ord. 391, passed 8-3-1995; Ord. 578, passed 12-4-2014)