75-10-1506. Initial education and outreach — requirements
75-10-1506. Initial education and outreach — requirements. From April 17, 2009, through December 31, 2012, a manufacturer shall conduct initial education and outreach efforts, including but not limited to: (1) the establishment of a public internet website. Templates of educational materials must be posted on the website in a format that can be easily downloaded. A link […]
75-10-1507. Annual report — publication
75-10-1507. Annual report — publication. (1) By April 1, 2011, and by April 1 of each succeeding year, a manufacturer shall submit an annual report to the department covering the previous calendar year. The annual reports must provide the department with the following: (a) the number of out-of-service mercury-added thermostats collected by the program; (b) the estimated total […]
75-10-1508. Wholesaler collection sites
75-10-1508. Wholesaler collection sites. (1) A wholesaler with a physical location in Montana shall act as a collection location for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats. (2) A wholesaler that distributes thermostats by mail to buyers in the state shall include with the sale of the thermostat a website address and a toll-free telephone number with instructions on obtaining a […]
75-10-1410. Civil penalty
75-10-1410. Civil penalty. (1) A district court may assess a civil penalty upon a person who violates 75-10-1401 through 75-10-1405 of not more than $1,000 per day. (2) An action under this section is not a bar to enforcement by injunction or other appropriate civil remedy. (3) The penalty provided for in subsection (1) is recoverable in an […]
75-10-1411. Mine and smelter waste remediation — compliance with hazardous waste cleanup orders
75-10-1411. Mine and smelter waste remediation — compliance with hazardous waste cleanup orders. This part does not apply to reclamation of an abandoned mine site pursuant to 82-4-371 or to the extent that the actions irreconcilably conflict with an order or plan approval issued by the department pursuant to Title 75, chapter 10, part 7, a […]
75-10-1303. Decontamination standards — rulemaking authority — samples
75-10-1303. Decontamination standards — rulemaking authority — samples. (1) The decontamination standard for methamphetamine inside inhabitable property is less than or equal to 1.5 micrograms of methamphetamine per 100 square centimeters of surface material unless a different standard is adopted by the department by rule to protect human health. The department may adopt standards by rule […]
75-10-1304. Contractor certification — department authority
75-10-1304. Contractor certification — department authority. (1) The department is authorized to establish by rule minimum standards for the training and certification of contractors and their employees who are to perform the assessment or remediation of inhabitable property contaminated by methamphetamine residues. (2) The department may train and test or may approve courses to train and test […]
75-10-1305. Occupant notice by owner of inhabitable property — immunity
75-10-1305. Occupant notice by owner of inhabitable property — immunity. (1) An owner of inhabitable property that is known by the owner to have been used as a clandestine methamphetamine drug lab or that has been contaminated from smoke from the use of methamphetamine shall notify in writing any subsequent occupant or purchaser of the inhabitable […]
75-10-1306. Reporting requirements
75-10-1306. Reporting requirements. (1) Whenever a state or local law enforcement agency becomes aware that an inhabitable property has been contaminated by its use as a clandestine methamphetamine drug lab, the agency shall report the contamination to the department and to the local health officer. (2) The department shall maintain a list of inhabitable property that has […]
75-10-1401. Definitions
75-10-1401. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) ”Department” means the department of environmental quality provided for in 2-15-3501. (2) ”Mine waste” means soil, rock, and other earthen materials excavated from a mine and slimes, tailings, dusts, sludges, or other waste products from the crushing, cleaning, milling, or beneficiation […]