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609.01 CHAPTER 609 CLEANUP OF CLANDESTINE DRUG LAB SITES SECTION: 609.01: Findings and Purpose 609.02: Definitions 609.03 Declaration of Property as Public Nuisance 609.04 Notice to Other Authorities 609.05 Notice to Concerned Parties 609.06 Issuance of Abatement Order 609.07 Responsibilities of Owner 609.08 City Authority to Initiate Cleanup 609.09 Owner's Responsibility for Costs 609.10 Recovery of City Costs 609.11 Removal of Public Nuisance Declaration 609.12 Violations 609.02 609.01: Findings and Purpose: The City Council finds that the existence of clandestine drug lab sites and chemical dump sites in the City pose a serious health and safety threat to members of the public, such sites may contain hazardous chemicals, substances, or residues that place people, particularly minors and adults of child-bearing age, at risk of exposure though inhabiting or visiting the site. The Council has therefore determined that the regulation and proper removal of those sites is necessary for the protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare. 609.02: Definitions: The definitions in this Section shall apply when these words and phrases are used in this Chapter. Subd. 1. Chemical Dump Site means any place or location where chemicals and/or other hazardous waste material used in a clandestine drug lab have been deposited. Subd. 2. Clandestine Drug Lab means the unlawful manufacture or attempt to manufacture controlled substances. Subd. 3. Clandestine Drug Lab Site means any place or location where conditions associated with the operation of a clandestine drug !ab are found to exist and may include dwellings, accessory buildings or structures, motorized or non-motorized vehicles, or any parcels of land. Subd. 4. Controlled Substance means any drug, chemical, substance, or immediate precursor thereto as defined by Minnesota Statutes Section 152.02, Page 2