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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-212-105

Unlawful acts. [See contingent amendment to subdivision (1) and the Compiler’s Notes.]

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 460 F. Supp. 2d 827 - Carrier Corp. v. Piper (2006)

Most recently applied in 460 F. Supp. 2d 827 - Carrier Corp. v. Piper (September 2006)

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; …

It is unlawful to:

[Current version. See second version for contingent amendment and the Compiler's Notes.]

(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; [Contingent amendment. See the Compiler's Notes.]

(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.

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 energy and natural resources, created by § 69-3-104;

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.