2006 Alabama Code - Section 22-27-4 — Hazardous wastes; unauthorized dumps; vermin controls.

(a) Hazardous wastes. - Hazardous wastes shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Sections 22-30-1 through 22-30-24, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(b) Unauthorized dumps. - The formation of unauthorized dumps is hereby declared to be a public nuisance per se, a menace to public health, and a violation of this article and in addition to other remedies which are available may be enjoined through an action by the department in the circuit court of the state having jurisdiction over the property on which the violation occurred.

(c) Vermin controls. - Rodents and insects of public health importance, as rats, flies, mosquitoes and the like, shall be controlled in a manner satisfactory to the Health Department, and the closing out or conversion to sanitary landfill operations of existing open dumps shall, where deemed necessary by the health officer, be accompanied by an adequate rat eradication program to prevent the spread of rodents to nearby properties.

(Acts 1969, No. 771, p. 1373, §3; Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111, §11(f).)