No hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal management facility may be owned, constructed, modified, or operated except in accordance with a permit issued by the Board of Minerals and Environment. A violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars per day of violation, or for damages to the environment of this state, or both.

The board may issue, modify, suspend, revoke, or deny permits, in accordance with chapter 1-26, for the ownership, construction, modification, and operation of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal management facilities. Any permit granted by the board under this section is initially valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed for periods of five years.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34A-11-12

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

Source: SL 1983, ch 262, § 12; SL 1990, ch 289, § 1; SL 1992, ch 158, § 53.

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