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<br />MAY-02-2003 12: 29 <br /> <br />LEAGUE OF MN CITIES <br /> <br />P.17/25 <br /> <br />Manu,{acture, in places other thm a phmnaoy. sball mean and UacJude the ptoductiora. cultivation, quality <br />CODtrol, add stalldarctization. by mechanical, physiCal, chemical or pharmaceuticel means, and. the packingJ <br />repacldnS~ table_ encapsulating. labeling, relabeliDg, or fi11ina of dlup. <br /> <br />0w1I,,. sba11 mean any persora(s). rmn(s), COIporatiou(a) or other ontity who or which owns, in whcale or in <br />pan. tho land, ouild.iDg, ,tructm'et vehicle. boat, trailer or other locatiolllS8OCiated with a claadestine druB <br />lab sice or chemical dump site. <br />(Ord. No. 7ti7. 5-20-2002) <br /> <br />Sec.12-203. Dedaratio. of site ud eonteDts as a public health D Dance. <br />All dwe11iDp~ accessory structures, buildings. vebicl., boats, trailers, personal property, ~acer.a! property <br />or other 10_ODS, associated with a oJanclestine dNa lab site or chanical dump site are potentially UDSafo <br />due to health hazards and are hereby decllred to be a pIlbiic health nuisance. <br />(Ord. No. 767. 5-20-2002) <br /> <br />See. 22-204. La" _fore_mellt ac:Uon. <br />Iflaw ODf'ofGCment av.tharides determiD.a the a.istence of a ollDdestine dNs lab site or chemical dump site. <br />the site. md. all personal property therei.u. aIi8.U be declared a public health Duisance. Law enforcement <br />authorities who identi.1y conditiOIJ8 associated ~ith a clandestD1e druS lab site or chemical dump lite which <br />may place neighbors, tho vilitinS public. or preaent and future occup~ts of die site at risk for exposure to <br />hetmfu1 contamimmts ad other u~iata! oonditioDS are authorized to lake the following action: <br /> <br />(1) Promptly notify the city buiJdins ofIic;iDJ, ohild protocticm. publiG health authorities ad the <br />appropriate e.nforcemea't division of the druS enforcement administration of the U,S. l\1SUce <br />Depat1meDt of thelccatiol1 of 'the site, aDd the owner if kno~ of the conditions found; <br /> <br />(2) Treat, store, transport or dispose of aU hou&ebold hazatdou wuto fO\1Dcl at the site in a. <br />mamler consistmrt with seato depNtnLent of health, Mimle$ota poUuticm control and county health <br />departmeat Nles md nJUlatiOAS; <br /> <br />(3) Issue a. tezuporuy declan.tion ofpub1fc health nuiIaDce Cor the affected. site and posta. copy <br />of the deolaradcm on all doorway ontranG. to the site or; in ths case of bare -4, poet the . <br />declaration in several conspicuous places on the property. 'Ibis temporary declaration of public <br />health. nWsmoe issued by law aforcement shall expire rafter the city bu.DdJDg official inspects the <br />site and ~enniDes the appropriateness of issuing a pennaDeDt dtctaratiOft of public health <br />nuisance; <br /> <br />(4) Notify aU persons occupying the site that a. temporary c!eclaration of public health nuisance <br />bas beem issued; <br /> <br />(5) Requn all persons occup~ins the site to immediately vacate the lite, remove all pets frOJD <br />the ske, and not return without wtitto1\ authorization:&om the oity buildlDg official, <br /> <br />(6) Notify aU OCiCiUpants vacatiag tho site that all pmol1al property at the site Jaa)' be <br />contaminacecl with dan,erous chemiel1 resi~ and <br /> <br />(7) Put locks on each doorway mtrance to the si~ to prohibit people from entoring the ,ite <br />witbout authorization after aU occupmfa or the sito have 'Vac&toc1 <br /> <br />The obligation to promptly notify the persons md OrsatUzatiODS pHzuoned above may be delayed to <br />aGcomplish appropriate law enforcement abjectlyes, but cmly to the extent that public health and child <br /> <br />- 14- <br />