Montana Code 75-11-220. Imminent hazard
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75-11-220. Imminent hazard. Upon receipt of evidence that the installation or closure of an underground storage tank system may present an imminent and substantial danger to public health or the environment, the department may commence administrative or judicial proceedings to immediately abate the danger or to restrain, order, or enjoin any person from causing the danger. The department may take other judicial or administrative action as may be necessary.
Terms Used In Montana Code 75-11-220
- Department: means the department of environmental quality provided for in 2-15-3501. See Montana Code 75-11-203
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: means an individual, firm, trust, estate, partnership, company, association, corporation (whether organized for profit or not), city, town, local governmental entity, or any other governmental or private entity. See Montana Code 75-11-203
- underground storage tank system: means an underground storage tank, as defined in 75-11-503, and, for purposes of this part, includes ancillary equipment designed to prevent, detect, or contain a release from an underground storage tank system. See Montana Code 75-11-203