It is unlawful and an offense for any person, either for himself or acting as agent, employee or servant of any other person, to engage in any work or to erect any structures, tanks, machinery, pipelines or other appurtenances incident to the drilling for or protection of petroleum or natural gas or to operate, maintain or permit to exist any structures, tanks, machinery, pipelines, equipment or appurtenances incident to such production, or to use or maintain any property or premises for any of such purposes.
(1993 Code, § 15-1-1) (Ord. 779, passed 11-7-88) Penalty, see § 15-1-5
It shall hereafter be unlawful to permit any well drilled for oil, gas or salt water disposal, or for any other purpose in connection with the production of oil and gas to remain open or unplugged in violation of the requirements of the Oil and Gas Division of the Illinois State Department of Mines and Minerals after the completion of said well as a dry hole, or after the abandonment thereof, or after a previously-producing oil well ceases to produce oil and/or in commercial quantities and the production from same is no longer being marketed.
(1993 Code, § 15-1-2) Penalty, see § 15-1-5
All trucks hauling oil, sludge water, salt water, petroleum products or by-products shall be closed and leak-proof at all times, and the intake vent and outlet valves and pump connections shall be watertight and leak-proof. The operation of any truck engaged in the hauling of any of the products or by-products mentioned in this section which permits leakage, seepage or drainage of said products or by-products, salt water or sludge water is unlawful, and the driver or operator of said truck shall be subjected to the penalties herein provided. No person engaged in the hauling of salt water shall permit his truck, vehicle or other instrument of conveyance to overflow or leak while loading or after loading.
(1993 Code, § 15-1-3) Penalty, see § 15-1-5
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any provision of this code shall be subject to the general penalty described in Division IV of Chapter 1 of this code of ordinances.
(1993 Code, § 15-1-5) (Am. Ord. 1535, passed 10-26-2009)