The district attorney of the county in which any nuisance is found, at the request of the secretary or the commissioner, shall maintain, in the name of the people of the state, a civil action to abate and prevent the nuisance. Upon judgment and order of the court, that nuisance shall be condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court, denatured, or otherwise processed, or released upon conditions that the court may impose to ensure that the nuisance will be abated.