Tennessee Code 68-215-122 – Injunctions
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-215-122
- Board: means the underground storage tanks and solid waste disposal control board created pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 68-215-103
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of environment and conservation, the commissioner's authorized representatives, or in the event of the commissioner's absence or a vacancy in the commissioner's office, the deputy commissioner. See Tennessee Code 68-215-103
- Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 68-215-103
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
In addition to the penalties provided elsewhere in this chapter, the commissioner may cause the enforcement of any orders, rules, or regulations issued by the commissioner or the board to carry out this chapter by instituting legal proceedings to enjoin the actual or threatened violation of this chapter, and the order, and regulations of the commissioner or orders of the board in the chancery court of Davidson County or in the county where all or part of the violation has or is about to occur, in the name of the department, by a staff attorney and under the supervision of the attorney general and reporter. In such suits, the court may grant temporary or permanent injunctions or restraining orders. Such proceedings will not be tried by jury.