Sec. 42. “Contaminant”, for purposes of environmental management laws, means any solid, semi-solid, liquid, or gaseous matter, or any odor, radioactive material, pollutant (as defined by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), as in effect on January 1, 1989), hazardous waste (as defined in the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), as in effect on January 1, 1989), any constituent of a hazardous waste, or any combination of the items described in this section, from whatever source, that:

(1) is injurious to human health, plant or animal life, or property;

(2) interferes unreasonably with the enjoyment of life or property; or

(3) otherwise violates:

(A) environmental management laws; or

(B) rules adopted under environmental management laws.

The term includes chemicals used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9) or an immediate precursor (as defined in IC 35-48-1-17) of a controlled substance, and waste produced from the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance or an immediate precursor of the controlled substance.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-7-1-3 part; 13-7-1-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1998, SEC.44; P.L.192-2005, SEC.5.