40 CFR § 751.9 - Enforcement and inspections.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s751.9"
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title: "40 CFR § 751.9 - Enforcement and inspections."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "751.9"
section_name: "Enforcement and inspections."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
part_number: "751"
part_name: "REGULATION OF CERTAIN CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 2605, 15 U.S.C. 2625(l)(4)."
regulatory_source: "84 FR 11435, Mar. 27, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "751"
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# 751.9 Enforcement and inspections.

(a) *Enforcement.* (1) Failure to comply with any provision of this part is a violation of section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 2614).

(2) Failure or refusal to establish and maintain records or to permit access to or copying of records, as required by the Act, is a violation of section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 2614).

(3) Failure or refusal to permit entry or inspection as required by section 11 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 2610) is a violation of section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 2614).

(4) Violators may be subject to the civil and criminal penalties in section 16 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 2615) for each violation.

(b) *Inspections.* EPA may conduct inspections under section 11 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 2610) to ensure compliance with this part.