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“Hazardous waste,” a solid waste and combination of solid wastes, as defined in subdivision 34A-6-1.3(17), which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness, or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed but does not include radioactive materials regulated pursuant to chapter 34-21.

Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biologicals, pathological waste, human blood and blood products, sharps, animal waste that are known to be contaminated with human pathogens, isolation Waste such as biological and discarded materials contaminated with blood, excretion, exudates, or secretions from humans who are isolated to protect others from certain highly communicable diseases.

Notification of hazardous waste activity required–Civil penalty for violation. Any person generating, transporting, treating, storing, or disposing of a hazardous waste shall file with the secretary of environment and natural resources a notification of hazardous waste activities. The notification shall be in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the Board of Minerals and Environment. No hazardous waste subject to this chapter may be transported, treated, stored, or disposed of unless notification has been given as required in this chapter. A violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars per day of violation, or for damages to the environment of this state, or both. 34A-11-12. Facility permits required–Issuance, modification, revocation, suspension, or denial–Term–Civil penalty for violation. No hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal management facility may be owned, constructed, modified, or operated except in accordance with a permit issued by the Board of Minerals and Environment. A violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars per day of violation, or for damages to the environment of this state, or both. The board may issue, modify, suspend, revoke, or deny permits, in accordance with chapter 1-26, for the ownership, construction, modification, and operation of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal management facilities. Any permit granted by the board under this section is initially valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed for periods of five years.