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...(A) Whoever recklessly violates section 3750.06 of the Revised Code or an order issued under section 3750.18 of the Revised Code to enforce that section is guilty of a felony and shall be fined at least ten thousand but not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned for at least two but not more than four years, or both. Each day of violation is a separate offense. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for...

...categories of information identified in rules adopted by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency under EPCRA. (B) "EPCRA" means the "Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 1728, 42 U.S.C. 11001, et seq. (C) "Facility" means all buildings, equipment, structures, and other stationary items that are located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sit...

...may do any of the following: (A) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing requirements or authorizations that the director considers necessary or appropriate to implement and administer this chapter. (B) As the representative of the governor pursuant to EPCRA, request the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency to apply the toxic chemical release report...

...or submitted under this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter is guilty of falsification under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, any person required to provide information under section 3751.03 of the Revised Code may withhold from submission the specific chemical identity, including the chemical name and other specific identification, of the toxic chemical on the grounds that the information constitutes a trade secret if either of the following conditions is met: (1)(a) At the...

...ing, and enforcing this chapter and the rules adopted and orders issued under it.

...ous chemical, or hazardous substance by rules adopted under division (B)(1)(a), (b), or (c) or (C)(5) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code; (B) Enforcement of the ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement is authorized under division (B), (C), or (E) of section 3750.11 of the Revised Code.

...No person shall violate any section of this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under it.

...ermine compliance with this chapter and rules adopted and orders issued under it. The director or his authorized representative may apply for, and any judge of a court of record may issue for use within the court's territorial jurisdiction, an administrative inspection warrant under division (F) of section 2933.21 of the Revised Code or other appropriate search warrant necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapte...

...The director of environmental protection may issue orders requiring the owner or operator of a facility where toxic chemicals are manufactured, processed, or otherwise used to abate a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under it. The director may issue such orders as final orders without issuing a proposed action under section 3745.07 of the Revised Code and, notwithstanding section 119.06 of ...

... secure compliance with this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued under it. The director may, upon request or upon the director's own initiative, investigate or make inquiries into any violation of this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued under it. (B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 3751.03, division (B)(1) or (2) of section 3751.04 of the Revised Code, or an order issued under this chapter, sha...

...A member of the emergency response commission, officer or employee of the environmental protection agency, member or employee of a local emergency planning committee, officer or employee of a fire department, health professional, physician, nurse, or other person who receives information classified as a trade secret or identified as confidential business information pursuant to EPCRA and who violates division (F) of ...

...Whoever purposely violates division (F) of section 3751.04 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Each violation is a separate offense.

...rdous chemicals or one or more material safety data sheets under section 3750.07 of the Revised Code and is required to submit annual emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms under section 3750.08 of the Revised Code. (W) "Tank" has the same meaning as in section 3737.87 of the Revised Code. "Tank" also includes any stationary device that is designed to contain or contains an accumulation of a regulated subs...

...Nothing in this chapter or rules adopted under it applies to any of the following: (A) Oil or gas production operations regulated under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it; (B) Equipment, petroleum, or piping owned or operated by a public utility as defined in section 4905.02 of the Revised Code or other electric light company as defined in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code or by a subsid...

... and subsequently may amend or rescind, rules doing all of the following: (1) Establishing guidelines for the demonstrations required to be made in an application for a waiver under division (A) of section 3752.10 of the Revised Code; (2) Prescribing methods to be used in securing buildings, structures, and outdoor locations of operation in accordance with sections 3752.07, 3752.11, 3752.111, 3752.112, and 3752.113...

...Unless the owner or operator of a reporting facility has submitted to the director of environmental protection in connection with the facility a notice of the temporary discontinuation of all regulated operations at the facility in compliance with division (A)(1) of section 3752.09 of the Revised Code or an application for a waiver in compliance with division (A) of section 3752.10 of the Revised Code, the owner or o...

...aining compliance with this chapter and rules adopted and orders issued under it. In addition, the director or his authorized representative may request information regarding the facility and compliance with this chapter and rules adopted and orders issued under it from the contact person and may notify the contact person of emergencies and other occurrences at the facility; however, the designation of a contact pers...

... Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under that chapter; the "Toxic Substances Control Act," 90 Stat. 2003 (1976), 15 U.S.C.A. 2601, as amended, and regulations adopted under it; or the "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976," 90 Stat. 2806, 42 U.S.C.A. 6921, as amended, and regulations adopted under it; or, if transported out of state, to be managed in compliance with the waste managem...

...nces that may endanger public health or safety if released into the environment. The owner or operator shall continue the security measures, and maintain the warning signs, as required at each such building, structure, or outdoor location of operation until the owner or operator has complied with section 3752.06 of the Revised Code and the director has verified the compliance and concurred with the owner's or operato...

...equirements of that section, applicable rules adopted under section 3752.03 of the Revised Code, and any orders issued under section 3752.16 of the Revised Code have been met. Prior to conducting the inspection, the director or his authorized representative shall schedule a time to conduct the inspection with the contact person designated by the owner or operator under section 3752.05 of the Revised Code. The contact...

...(A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the owner or operator of a reporting facility who temporarily discontinues all regulated operations at the facility for a period of not less than thirty days nor more than three hundred sixty-five consecutive days, within forty-five days after discontinuing those operations, shall make a written certification to the director of environmental protection that i...

...appropriate to protect public health or safety or the environment during the period of the temporary discontinuation of all regulated operations. If the director disapproves an application for a waiver, he shall include in the order of disapproval the requirements that the owner or operator designate a contact person in connection with the facility in accordance with section 3752.05 of the Revised Code within thirty...

...nces that may endanger public health or safety if released into the environment. The holder shall continue the security measures, and maintain the warning signs, as required at each such building, structure, or outdoor location of operation until title to the facility has been transferred or until the holder files a release of the mortgage with the county recorder of the county in which the facility is located. Promp...

...th the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it, including, without limitation, the requirements of this section. (E) No person shall fail to comply with this section.