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~ Ordinance #2001 - 1108 Page 2 of 4 5. Controlled substance shall means a drug, substance or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V ofM.S.g 152.02. The term shall not include distilled pirits, wine, malt beverages, intoxicating liquors or tobacco. ousehold hazardous wastes shall mean waste generated from a clandestine drug lab. Such wastes shall be treated, stored, transported or disposed of in a manner consistent with Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Pollution Control, and Anoka County Health Department rules and regulations. 7. Manufacture. in places other than a pharmacy, shall mean and include the production, cultivation, qualify contro~ and standardization, by mechanical, physical, chemical or pharmaceutical means, packing, repacking, tableting, encapsulating, labeling, relabeling, filling, or by other process, of drugs. 8. Owner shall mean any person, firm or corporation who owns, in whole or in part, the land, buildings or structures associated with a clandestine drug lab site or chemical dumpsite. _ 9. Public health nuisance. AlI-Mellings, accessory structures and buildings or adjacent property associated with a clandestine drug lab site are potentially unsafe due to health hazards and are considered a public health nuisance. Section 21-21. Administration. (a) Law Enforcement Notice to Other Authorities. Law enforcement authorities that identify conditions associated with a clandestine drug lab site or chemical dump site that places neighbors, visiting public, or present and future occupants of the dwelling at risk for exposure to harmful contaminants and other associated conditions must promptly notify the appropriate municipal, child protection, and public health authorities of the property location, property owner ifknown, and conditions found. (b) Declaration ofProoertv as a Public Health Nuisance. If law enforcement determines the existence of a clandestine drug lab site or chemical dump site, the property shall be declared a public health nuisance. (c) Notice of Public Health Nuisance to Concerned Parties. Upon notification by law enforcement authorities, the City Building Official shall promptly issue a Declaration of Public Health Notice for the affected property ~d post a copy of the Declaration at the probable entrance to the dwelling or property. The Building Official shall also notify the owner of the property by mail and notify the following parties: 1. Occupants of the property; 2. Neighbors at probable risk; 3. The City of Anoka Police Department; and 4. Other state and local authorities, such as MPCA and MDH, which are known to have public and environmental protection responsibilities that are applicable to the situation. (d) Propertv Owner's Responsibility to Act. The Building Official shall also issue an order to abate the public health nuisance, including the following: