(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

1. (1) “Multijurisdictional priority investigation” means a priority investigation involving more than one county or a priority investigation involving a person that is the subject of priority investigations in more than one county.
2. (2) “Priority investigation” has the same meaning as in the 2005 Cooperative Agreement, or the most current version of the Cooperative Agreement, between the department, the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9.

(c) The director may initiate and maintain an enforcement action for a violation of a statute or implementing regulation described in Section 12999.5 meeting any of the following conditions:

1. (1) Where the county agricultural commissioner and director agree that enforcement by the department is appropriate.

2. (2) After consultation with the county agricultural commissioner for either of the following violations:

   1. (A) A violation related to a multijurisdictional priority investigation involving human or environmental health effects.
   2. (B) A violation that caused a health, property, or environmental hazard where the director finds the county agricultural commissioner has failed to discharge their duties pursuant to Section 2281.