Legal Opinion
American Recovery Co. v. Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 4, 1986No. 116, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
The primary question we shall decide in this case is whether former § 8-1416(d) of the Natural Resources Article 1 requires a showing of actual harm to the environment before a civil penalty may be assessed for a violation of Maryland’s hazardous waste laws.
Appellant, American Recovery Company, Inc. (ARC), is a Maryland corporation licensed by appellee, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), to store and treat certain hazardous wastes at a designated facility in the Curtis Bay area of Baltimore City. On May 5, 1982, the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, acting…
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