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ORDINANCE NO. 2016- 015 Hydraulic fracturing shall mean the process by which fractures in the earth's subsurface are widened by injection of water, chemicals, or both, under high pressure used in the extraction of oil and gas. Matrix stimulation shall mean the injection of any acid or solvent into a well to break up impediments without fracturing the well. Well stimulation shall mean any process of using vast amounts of water, chemicals, or both, injected into the ground as a means of oil and gas exploration, including but not limited to hydraulic fracturing, acid fracturing, cyclic steam injection and matrix stimulation. Well stimulation does not include routine well cleaning that does not affect the integrity of the well or formation. Sec. 317.03. - Prohibited Activities. (a) No person or entity may engage in any oil and gas well stimulation that shall cause, suffer, permit or allow the use of any form of well stimulation including, but not limited to, hydraulic fracturing, matrix stimulation, acid fracturing, or cyclic steam injection within the boundaries of the County. (b) No person or entity may engage in oil or gas well stimulation techniques originating outside of the boundaries of the County that in any way enters onto, into, or under the ground within the boundaries of the County. Sec. 317.04. - Enforcement. The County Attorney, or special counsel as otherwise authorized, is authorized to pursue temporary or permanent injunctive relief or any other legal or equitable remedy authorized by law in courts of competent jurisdiction to cure, remove or end any activity which violates this chapter. Sec 317.05. — Liability for violation. Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs or exists, or has occurred or existed, any person, individually or otherwise, who has a legal, beneficial or equitable interest in the facility or instrumentality causing or contributing to the violation, or who has a legal, beneficial or equitable interest in real property upon which such violation occurs or exists, or has occurred or existed, shall be jointly and severally liable for such violation. This provision shall be construed to impose joint and several liability upon all persons, individually or otherwise, who, although such persons may no longer have any such legal, beneficial or equitable interest in such facility or instrumentality or real property, did have such an interest at any time during which such violation existed or occurred or continued to exist or to occur. Section 4. Codification. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners that the provision of this ordinance shall become and be made part of the Indian River County 3