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 | 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. |