[Ord. No. 29, eff. 12-17-1985; amended by Ord. No. 34, 11-18-1986; amended by Ord. No. 35, 12-16-1986; amended by Ord. No. 36, 2-17-1987; amended by Ord. No. 29, 5-21-1991 as amended 11-19-1996 (repealing Ord. No. 34, 35, and 36); as amended 8-18-2015 by Ord. No. 29 §11]
No person shall drill an original well, deepen a well, or re-enter an abandoned well for any purpose, or allow any well, structure, equipment, pipeline, machinery, tank or other appurtenance, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or the laws, rules, regulations, operative standards or directives of the state.
[Ord. No. 29, eff. 12-17-1985; amended by Ord. No. 34, 11-18-1986; amended by Ord. No. 35, 12-16-1986; amended by Ord. No. 36, 2-17-1987; amended by Ord. No. 29, 5-21-1991 as amended 11-19-1996 (repealing Ord. No. 34, 35, and 36); as amended 8-18-2015 by Ord. No. 29 §42]
If, upon information or inspection, it is found that a permittee is violating any portion of this chapter or violation of any corporation commission rules and regulations, the permittee shall take immediate action to discontinue the conduct that is resulting in the violation. Otherwise, formal application will be made to the board of trustees for an order revoking the permit, and for any other appropriate remedy.
A. 
These regulations shall be enforced by the oil and gas inspector, or a designated representative acting at the direction of the town board of trustees, who shall review all permit application and the citizen’s premises for compliance with oil and gas ordinance provisions. The oil and gas inspector has the right to go onto a citizen’s premises for the purpose of inspecting the property to be able to determine compliance with the town’s ordinances.
B. 
It shall be a violation of these regulations for any person to drill, or re-enter a well for any purpose without first obtaining the proper approval of a permit as provided in these regulations.
C. 
In the event there is a violation of the terms of this ordinance, the corporation commission’s rules and regulations, or any federal law, then the town may seek any relief accorded by the law of the State of Oklahoma or any other relief set forth in this ordinance.
D. 
The provisions of this ordinance may be enforced by any affected person through injunctive proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction. For the purposes of this section, the word “person” shall include, but not be limited to, the Town of Slaughterville and a private citizen. In the event a lawsuit is filed, attorney fees, court costs, and all other costs to the town shall be recovered.
E. 
In the event the oil and gas inspector has given a directive to the permittee and/or operator to do an act which is in compliance with this ordinance and the permittee has not complied with the directive, the town may cause the work to be done so that the permittee/operator is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 29, eff. 12-17-1985; amended by Ord. No. 34, 11-18-1986; amended by Ord. No. 35, 12-16-1986; amended by Ord. No. 36, 2-17-1987; amended by Ord. No. 29, 5-21-1991 as amended 11-19-1996 (repealing Ord. No. 34, 35, and 36); as amended 8-18-2015 by Ord. No. 29 §43]
A. 
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed the limits established by state law. Each day upon which such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
B. 
In case any well is drilled, re-entered or operated in violation of this ordinance, the Town of Slaughterville, Oklahoma, in addition to other remedies available, may institute any proper action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful activities, in order to restrain, correct or abate such violation. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Town of Slaughterville from filing suit against the owner, operator, or permittee for violations of the provisions of this ordinance and seeking injunction, abatement of a nuisance or removal of the non-conformity or any other appropriate relief as may be granted by the district court. In the event a lawsuit is initiated, the Town of Slaughterville shall be entitled to all fines, attorney fees and costs incurred in the said lawsuit, which shall include the costs of bringing the action, service of process, expert fees, the costs associated with the oil and gas inspector, and any and all other costs which have been incurred.
C. 
The cost of removing or abating any non-conformity or nuisance may be collected by any other legal means available.
D. 
In cases where it is deemed impractical summarily to abate the nuisance, the Town of Slaughterville may bring suit in the district court. All costs of bringing the suit, which shall include attorney fees, service of process fees, expert fees, all costs associated with abating the non-conformity or nuisance, fines, costs associated with the oil and gas inspector, and all other costs shall be assessed against the permittee/operator/driller as provided herein.
E. 
Any violation of this ordinance shall result in the Town of Slaughterville requesting and recouping from the violator all costs associated with the enforcement of this ordinance, including but not limited to all attorney fees, court costs and all other costs associated with the oil and gas inspector’s time and expenses.
[Ord. No. 29, eff. 12-17-1985; amended by Ord. No. 34, 11-18-1986; amended by Ord. No. 35, 12-16-1986; amended by Ord. No. 36, 2-17-1987; amended by Ord. No. 29, 5-21-1991 as amended 11-19-1996 (repealing Ord. No. 34, 35, and 36); as amended 8-18-2015 by Ord. No. 29 §44]
If any section, clause, paragraph, provision or portion of this zoning ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect any other section; clause; paragraph; provision; or portion of said ordinance, and to this end, the provisions of this zoning ordinance are declared to be separable.
It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the peace, health, welfare and safety of the Town of Slaughterville, and the inhabitants thereof that the provisions of this ordinance be put into full force and effect, an emergency is hereby declared to exist by reason whereof, this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage as provided by law.