This chapter is adopted by the County Fiscal Court for the purpose of protecting public health and safety in the county through prevention and control of hazardous materials incidents and releases, requiring the timely reporting of releases of hazardous materials to appropriate local public safety and emergency agencies and requiring payment by parties responsible for hazardous materials of all expenses incurred by public safety and emergency agencies in responding to those hazardous materials releases.
(Ord. 02-340-72, passed 11-18-2002)