Iowa § 455B.386 - 455B.386 Notification of spills — penalty.
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§ 455B.386. 455B.386 Notification of spills — penalty.
A person manufacturing, storing, handling, transporting, or disposing of a hazardous substance shall notify the department and the local police department or the office of the sheriff of the affected county of the occurrence of a hazardous condition as soon as possible but not later than six hours after the onset of the hazardous condition or discovery of the hazardous condition. A sheriff or police chief who has been notified of a hazardous condition shall immediately notify the department. The department, upon receiving notice of a hazardous condition, shall immediately notify the operator of any public water supply system or private water supply system which may be affected by the hazardous condition. If requested, a person shall submit within thirty days of the department’s request a written report of particulars of the incident. A person violating this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. [C79, 81, §455B.115] C83, §455B.386 84 Acts, ch 1108, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1032, §1 Referred to in §29C.8A, 321.266, 331.653, 459.506 Fri Dec 12 20:33:47 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 455B.386 (22, 0)
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Section 455B.386 ("455B.386 Notification of spills — penalty.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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