| 3. Emergency orders. Whenever it appears to the commissioner, |
after investigation, that there is a violation of the laws or |
regulations which the department administers or of the terms or |
conditions of any of the department's orders, which that is |
creating or is likely to create a substantial and immediate danger |
to public health or safety or to the environment, the commissioner |
may order the person or persons causing or contributing to the |
hazard to immediately take such actions as are necessary to reduce |
or alleviate the danger. Service of a copy of the commissioner's |
findings and order issued under this emergency procedure shall must |
be made by the sheriff or deputy sheriff within the county where |
the person to whom the order is directed operates or resides hand |
delivery by an authorized representative of the department or by |
certified mail, return receipt requested, in accordance with the |
Maine Rules of Civil Procedure. In the event that the persons are |
so numerous that the specified method of service is a practical |
impossibility or the commissioner is unable to identify the person |
or persons causing or contributing to the hazard, the commissioner |
shall make the order known through prominent publication or |
announcement in news media serving the affected area. |