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<br />MAY -02-20103 12: 26 <br /> <br />LEAGIE OF m CITIES <br /> <br />P. 11/25 <br /> <br />e. Establishing child protection measures. <br />f. Reducing illegal, unsafe activity, <br /> <br />In addition to the objectives listed above, law enforcement officials from <br />other parts of the country recomme.n(l considering the following additional <br />issues:!1 <br />a. Prevention and awareness initi~ves. 82 <br />b. Legal or volunWy limits on precursor chemical sales. <br />c. Lab-specific training for local law enforcement and other responders. <br /> <br />As stated above, the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, <br />Transportation and Health are all working on helping local governments <br />deal with clandestine drug labs. Cities discussing the enactment of a <br />clandestine drug lab orc1inauce' should consult with local county officials <br />including Health, Attorney, Sheriff and County Board to see what progress <br />has already been made in the county. <br /> <br />Z. City Liability for Removal of Hazardous Waste <br />These materials do not consider the obligations and liabilities of city, <br />county or st.ate ag~cies with regard to the initial removal of hazardous <br />wastes and chemicals from a clandestine drug lab. However, please know <br />that State Regulations exist which create both duties and potential <br />liabilities to the local, county or state agency involved in the initial <br />removal of hazardous wastes from a clandestine drug lab. S3 <br /> <br />3. Sununary of Provisions to ID.clude in City Ordinance <br />The following list is a general summary of the major provisions included <br />in many of the current municlp~ clandestine drui lab ordinances in <br />Minnesota: <br />a. Official declaration of drug lab site as a public health nuis1Ulcc. <br />b. Delegation of temporary authority to law enforcement to notify <br />appropriate state and local officials after discovering site, dispose of <br />chemical waste, require occupants to vacate site and look and prohibit <br />unauthorized lltltry to the site. <br />c. Delegation oflong-tenn autb.ority to the City Building Official inspect <br />site to determine apprOpriate remedial measures, order site owner to <br />abate nuisance pursuant to a specific cleanup procedure and time <br />schedule and modify the declaration of the public health nuisance in <br />appropriate circumstances. . <br />d. Establish site owner's responsibility for all costs of dealing with the <br />contaminated site and establish the cjty's authority to recover costs if <br />owner fails to ccmply with ordinance. <br />e. Establjsh the city's authority to take action to clean or demolish site if <br />site owner does not act in a timely manner. <br /> <br />.8. <br />