1997 Minnesota Statutes

     42.11 Modification of permit. 

    Subdivision 1.    To protect public.  The commissioner 
 may revise the conditions and limits of a permit if: 

    (a) The permittee is given notice and a hearing, pursuant 
 to chapter 14, on whether there is a need for the revision and 
 the commissioner finds that a modification of the conditions and 
 limits of a permit is necessary to protect the public health, 
 safety or welfare, or the environment. 

    (b) If it appears to the commissioner that an emergency 
 situation exists or is impending which could endanger the public 
 safety, health or welfare, or the environment, the commissioner 
 may, without prior notice or a hearing, immediately modify the 
 conditions and limits of a permit, or order temporary suspension 
 of the permit.  The order shall include notice of a hearing to 
 be held pursuant to chapter 14 within ten days thereafter on the 
 question of permanently modifying the conditions and limits, 
 continuing the suspension of the permit, removing the changes or 
 lifting the suspension. 

    Subd. 2.    Failure to comply.  Failure to comply with 
 an order temporarily suspending an operation or modifying the 
 conditions and limits of a permit shall be grounds for immediate 
 revocation of the permit and of the license of the person 
 controlling the operation. 

    Subd. 3.    Notice of emergencies.  The permittee shall 
 notify the commissioner of any emergency which can reasonably be 
 foreseen, or of any existing emergency situations which might be 
 caused or affected by the operation.  Failure by the permittee 
 to so notify the commissioner may be grounds, at the discretion 
 of the commissioner, for revocation of the permit and of the 
 license of the person controlling the operation. 

    HIST: 1977 c 426 s 11; 1982 c 424 s 130