(a) The department or its designated representatives may access property suspected of containing scrap tires for the purpose of evaluation of the threat to public health, the environment, and safety.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 22-40A-17

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) The department, by regulation, shall establish an administrative process to provide the responsible party, other than the innocent landowner, notice of obligation to remediate scrap tires found that are in violation of this chapter. If the responsible party fails or refuses to remediate the scrap tires, the department or its contractor or subcontractors shall be granted access to the property for the sole purpose of remediation of the scrap tires.
(c) The department may recover the full cost associated with the remediation, including legal expenses, from the responsible party, other than an innocent landowner.
(d) As long as an innocent landowner is working cooperatively with the department or its representative to clean up the site, the innocent landowner shall not be liable for costs of cleanup. Subsequent to cleanup, the innocent landowners shall cooperate with the department to prevent further tire dumping on the relevant site.
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