Tennessee § 68-212-105 Unlawful acts

Tennessee Statutes

§ 68-212-105 — Unlawful acts

It is unlawful to:

(1)Place or deposit any hazardous waste into the waters of the state except in a manner approved by the department or the Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas;

(2)Burn hazardous waste except in a manner and under the conditions prescribed by the department or the air pollution control board;

(3)Construct, alter, operate, own, close, or maintain after closure a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility in violation of the rules and regulations established under this part or in violation of orders of the commissioner or board, or in such a manner as to create a public nuisance or a hazard to public health;

(4)Store, containerize, label, transport, treat or dispose of hazardous waste or fail to provide information in violation of the rules, regul

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It is unlawful to: (1) Place or deposit any hazardous waste into the waters of the state except in a manner approved by the department or the Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas; (2) Burn hazardous waste except in a manner and under the conditions prescribed by the department or the air pollution control board; (3) Construct, alter, operate, own, close, or maintain after closure a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility in violation of the rules and regulations established under this part or in violation of orders of the commissioner or board, or in such a manner as to create a public nuisance or a hazard to public health; (4) Store, containerize, label, transport, treat or dispose of hazardous waste or fail to provide information in violation of the rules, regulations, or orders of the commissioner or board, or in such a manner as to create a public nuisance or a hazard to the public health; (5) Refuse or fail to pay to the department fees assessed pursuant to this part and in violation of the rules, regulations, or orders of the commissioner or board; or (6) Site a new commercial hazardous waste facility less than one thousand five hundred feet (1,500') from residential, child care, church, park or school property.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 839, s 21, eff. eight (8) months immediately following the receipt of notification from the secretary of the interior that this state has been approved to exercise primacy over the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations within its territorial boundaries. Acts 1977, ch. 175, § 4; 1979, ch. 410, § 3; T.C.A., § 53-6305; Acts 1983, ch. 317, § 1; 1984, ch. 577, § 3; T.C.A., § 68-46-105; Acts 1998, ch. 1089, § 1; 2000, ch. 981, § 67.