19-6-125. Incineration of medical waste.
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Except as provided in Subsection (2), the division may not approve an operation plan or issue a permit for construction of a new facility that:
Terms Used In Utah Code 19-6-125- Division: means the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, created in Subsection 19-1-105(1)(d). See Utah Code 19-6-102
- Infectious waste: means a solid waste that contains or may reasonably be expected to contain pathogens of sufficient virulence and quantity that exposure to the waste by a susceptible host could result in an infectious disease. See Utah Code 19-6-102
- Permit: includes an operation plan. See Utah Code 19-6-102
| (a) |
incinerates infectious waste or chemotherapeutic agents; and |
| (b) |
is located within a two-mile radius of an area zoned residential on January 1, 2014. |
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| (2) |
The division may approve renewal or modification of an operation plan or a permit for a facility that is in operation as of May 13, 2014. |
Enacted by Chapter 198, 2014 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB13, Chapter 287.
