The director of health shall initiate investigations into any use of radioactive material or disposal of radioactive waste material that might be in violation of the provisions of this article. The director of health shall also be empowered to file complaints for alleged violations of this article and shall assist local law-enforcement officers and prosecuting attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of all violations of this article.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-27-3

  • director of health: means the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • disposal: means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of a substance into or on any land, water or air. See West Virginia Code 16-27-1
  • Radioactive waste material: means any discarded radioactive material in the form of, or resulting from the use of, any byproduct material, source material or special nuclear material and includes low-level waste. See West Virginia Code 16-27-1
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