Section 18D.1052 — Land Application Of Agricultural Chemical Contaminated Soil And Other Media.
18D.1052 LAND APPLICATION OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CONTAMINATED SOIL AND OTHER MEDIA. Subdivision 1. Application of contaminated media. The commissioner may, upon request, provide a written authorization to a responsible party, owner of real property, or other person, for land application of contaminated media. A written land application request must be submitted to the commissioner, in […]
Section 18D.111 — Liability For Costs.
18D.111 LIABILITY FOR COSTS. Subdivision 1. Corrective action costs. (a) A responsible party is liable for the costs, including for a corrective action administrative cost incurred after the corrective action order has been issued, or for emergency corrective action, all costs. The commissioner may issue an order for recovery of the costs. (b) A responsible […]
Section 18D.115 — Apportionment Of Liability And Contribution.
18D.115 APPORTIONMENT OF LIABILITY AND CONTRIBUTION. Subdivision 1. Right of apportionment. (a) A responsible party held liable under this chapter has the right to have the trier of fact apportion liability among the responsible parties as provided in this section. The burden is on each responsible party to show how that responsible party’s liability should […]
Section 18D.201 — Inspection, Sampling, Analysis.
18D.201 INSPECTION, SAMPLING, ANALYSIS. Subdivision 1. Access and entry. (a) The commissioner, upon presentation of official department credentials, must be granted access at reasonable times without delay to sites: (1) where a person manufactures, formulates, distributes, uses, disposes of, stores, or transports an agricultural chemical; or (2) which the commissioner reasonably believes are affected, or […]
Section 18D.301 — Enforcement.
18D.301 ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Enforcement required. (a) The commissioner shall enforce this chapter and chapters 18B, 18C, and 18F. (b) Violations of chapter 18B, 18C, or 18F or rules adopted under chapter 18B, 18C, or 18F are a violation of this chapter. (c) Upon the request of the commissioner, county attorneys, sheriffs, and other officers […]
Section 18D.302 — False Statement Or Record.
18D.302 FALSE STATEMENT OR RECORD. A person must not knowingly make or offer a false statement, record, or other information as part of: (1) an application for registration, license, certification, permit, or land application of contaminated soil or other media under this chapter or chapter 18B, 18C, or 18F or rules adopted under one of […]
Section 18D.305 — Administrative Action.
18D.305 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. Subdivision 1. Administrative remedies. The commissioner may seek to remedy violations by a written warning, administrative meeting, cease and desist, stop-use, stop-sale, removal, correction order, or other special order, seizure, stipulation, agreement, or administrative penalty, if the commissioner determines that the remedy is in the public interest. Subd. 2. Revocation and suspension. […]
Section 18D.01 — Definitions.
18D.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Definitions in chapters 18B, 18C, and 18F apply. The definitions in chapters 18B, 18C, and 18F apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Applicability of definitions in this section. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 3. Agricultural chemical. “Agricultural chemical” means a pesticide as defined under chapter 18B […]
Section 18D.101 — Liability For Application.
18D.101 LIABILITY FOR APPLICATION. (a) Notwithstanding other law relating to liability for agricultural chemical use, an end user or landowner is not liable for the cost of active cleanup, or damages associated with or resulting from agricultural chemicals in groundwater if the person has applied or has had others apply agricultural chemicals in compliance with […]