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Cal. FGC § 2729 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 7.5 / Article 2 / Section 2729
Section 2729
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of administering this chapter, the Wildlife Conservation Board and the department shall augment its existing staff, whenever possible, by contracting for those services necessary for the administration of this chapter. Any contract shall, however, be entered into only pursuant to Sections 19130 to 19132, inclusive, of the Government Code and shall be only for the minimum period necessary for completion of the particular project or projects for which the contract was entered into.

(b) Due to the limited duration of the program authorized by this chapter, in the event some services cannot be provided by contract, any personnel directly hired by the Wildlife Conservation Board for the administration of this chapter shall be hired, to the extent permitted by Article 2 (commencing with Section 19080) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, as limited-term appointments.
Cal. PRC § 717 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 717
Section 717
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall establish a working group on expanding wood product markets that can utilize woody biomass, especially biomass that is removed from high hazard zones, as determined by the department. These markets include, but are not limited to, animal bedding, biochar, cross-laminated timber, mulch, oriented strand board, pulp, post, shredding, and veneer products.

(b) At a minimum, the working group shall include members of the working group on wood market products established under the Proclamation of a State of Emergency on Tree Mortality declared by the Governor on October 30, 2015.

(c) By June 1, 2017, the working group shall submit recommendations to the Legislature on actions that may be taken to encourage the development of the wood product markets, including the identification of potential pilot projects.
Cal. PUC § 187034 — California Code / Code puc / Division 19.7 / Chapter 3 / Section 187034
Section 187034
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Inspector General during regular business hours or at any other time determined necessary by the Inspector General shall have access to and authority to examine and reproduce any and all books, accounts, reports, vouchers, correspondence, files, documents, and other records, and to examine the bank accounts, money, or other property of the High-Speed Rail Authority in connection with duties authorized by this division. Any officer or employee of any agency or entity having these records or property in their possession or under their control shall permit access to, and examination and reproduction thereof consistent with the provisions of this division, upon the request of the Inspector General or the Inspector General’s authorized representative.

(b) The High-Speed Rail Authority shall ensure that the right-of-access provisions described in subdivision (a) are included in all of its contracts or amendments executed on or after July 1, 2024, in which project funds will be expended.
Cal. INS § 832 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 832
Section 832
Status: in_force

Every insurer that commits any of the following acts is guilty of a public offense and punishable by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars:

(a) Selling or causing to be issued a security contrary to the provisions of this article or not in conformity with the permit of the commissioner.

(b) Applying any of the proceeds of sale of a security to any purpose other than as specified in the permit, or to a purpose specified in the permit, but in excess of the amount limited for that purpose.
Cal. SHC § 18633 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 18633
Section 18633
Status: in_force

Before forming any district or ordering any part of the expenses of the maintenance and operation of any street lighting system to be assessed upon the lands within a district formed under the provisions of this part, the city council shall adopt a resolution of intention so to do.
Cal. PUC § 28769.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 28769.5
Section 28769.5
Status: in_force

The board shall operate an automated management information system to enable it to submit a report monthly to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the office of the Legislative Analyst on the district’s expenditures as compared to the projected expenditures in its budget, and the board shall submit such report to the commission and that office.
Cal. MVC § 1005.5 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 1005.5
Section 1005.5
Status: in_force

No remedy conferred upon or reserved to the holders of debentures is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy or remedies now or hereafter provided by law and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this chapter or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise.
Cal. HNC § 65.9 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.5 / Section 65.9
Section 65.9
Status: in_force

Whenever beach erosion control works are included in a small boat harbor development project, the report of the department required by Section 65.8 shall be approved by the Director of Finance prior to submission to the Legislature.
Cal. LAB § 128 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 128
Section 128
Status: in_force

The appeals board may accept appointment as deputy commissioner under, or any delegation of authority to enforce, the United States Longshoremen’s and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act. The appeals board may enter into arrangements with the United States, subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, for the payment of any expenses incurred in the performance of services under said act. In the performance of any duties under said act, appointment, or authority, the appeals board may, subject to the provisions thereof, exercise any authority conferred upon the appeals board by the laws of this state.
Cal. INS § 1758.95 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 16.7 / Section 1758.95
Section 1758.95
Status: in_force

(a) If a licensee or endorsee violates any provision of this article or any other provision of this code, the commissioner may do either of the following:

(1) After notice and hearing, suspend or revoke the license of the credit insurance agent.

(2) After notice and hearing, impose other penalties that the commissioner deems necessary and convenient to carry out the purposes of this code, including suspending the privilege of transacting credit insurance pursuant to this article at specific business locations where violations have occurred, imposing fines on the credit insurance agent, individual endorsees or endorsee managers, and suspending or revoking the endorsement of a named endorsee or endorsee manager.

(b) If any person or persons sell insurance in connection with or incidental to a loan or other extension of credit or hold themselves or an organization out as a credit insurance agent without obtaining the license required by this article, as being an endorsee when that person is not an endorsee, or as being licensed pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1631) without obtaining that license, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order pursuant to Section 12921.8.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of Section 1748.5 are applicable to both the organization issued a license pursuant to this article and any endorsee to that license.
Cal. FAC § 67006 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 67006
Section 67006
Status: in_force

No action taken by the commission, or by any person in accordance with this chapter or with rules or regulations adopted under this chapter, is a violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), the Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of that Part 2), or any statutory or common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade.
Cal. FAC § 76034 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 76034
Section 76034
Status: in_force

“Production research” means any research related to the production, harvest, and postharvest handling of cherries, other than marketing research.
Cal. PRC § 4185 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 4185
Section 4185
Status: in_force

The State of California hereby accepts the provisions of the Clarke-McNary Act (Ch. 348, 43 Stat. 653), as amended, passed by the Congress of the United States, and entitled “An act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes, in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chiefly suitable therefor,” and will observe and comply with the requirements of that act of Congress.

The department is the agent of this state for the purposes of the Clarke-McNary Act. The department shall have full power to cooperate with all the authorities of the United States which have powers and duties under the act to do and perform all things necessary to secure to this state the benefits of the act.
Cal. LAB § 1060 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 1060
Section 1060
Status: in_force

The following definitions shall apply throughout this chapter:

(a) “Awarding authority” means any person that awards or otherwise enters into contracts for janitorial or building maintenance services performed within the State of California, including any subcontracts for janitorial or building maintenance services.

(b) “Contractor” means any person that employs 25 or more individuals and that enters into a service contract with the awarding authority.

(c) “Employee” means any person employed as a service employee of a contractor or subcontractor who works at least 15 hours per week and whose primary place of employment is in the State of California under a contract to provide janitorial or building maintenance services. “Employee” does not include a person who is a managerial, supervisory, or confidential employee, including those employees who would be so defined under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

(d) “Person” means any individual, proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, or other entity that may employ individuals or enter into contracts.

(e) “Service contract” means any contract that has the principal purpose of providing services through the use of service employees.

(f) “Subcontractor” means any person who is not an employee who enters into a contract with a contractor to assist the contractor in performing a service contract.

(g) “Successor service contract” means a service contract for the performance of essentially the same services as were previously performed pursuant to a different service contract at the same facility that terminated within the previous 30 days. A service contract entered into more than 30 days after the termination of a predecessor service contract shall be considered a “successor service contract” if its execution was delayed for the purpose of avoiding application of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 6521.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 6521.5
Section 6521.5
Status: in_force

Any district may exercise the power granted to sanitation districts by Section 4765 of this code.
Cal. WAT § 13843 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10.2 / Section 13843
Section 13843
Status: in_force

Upon request of the department, supported by a statement of the proposed arrangements to be made pursuant to Section 13819 for the purposes stated therein, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue any bonds authorized under this chapter in order to make those arrangements, and, if so, the amount of bonds then to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to make those arrangements progressively, and it shall not be necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued shall be sold at any one time.
Cal. PRC § 713 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 713
Section 713
Status: in_force

The department is responsible for the fire protection, fire prevention, maintenance, and enhancement of the state’s forest, range, and brushland resources, contract fire protection, associated emergency services, and assistance in civil disasters and other nonfire emergencies. Department programs, as made specific in Division 4 (commencing with Section 4001), are closely related and interdependent. The department shall coordinate programs of fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range maintenance and enhancement.
Cal. RTC § 24682 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 24682
Section 24682
Status: in_force

Section 464 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to limitations on deductions for certain farming expenses, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.
Cal. FAC § 32916 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 32916
Section 32916
Status: in_force

All cream, skim milk, buttermilk, ice cream, butter, cheese, or other milk product which is sold, designated, or advertised as certified shall be conspicuously marked with the name of the commission which certifies it and certifies the milk from which such cream, skim milk, buttermilk, ice cream, butter, cheese and other milk product was obtained.
Cal. RTC § 46203 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 46203
Section 46203
Status: in_force

Except in the case of fraud, intent to evade this part or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or failure to make a return, every notice of deficiency determination shall be served within three years after the 25th day of the month following the period for which the return was due or within three years after the return was filed, whichever period expires later. In the case of failure to make a return, the notice of determination shall be served within eight years after the date the return was due.
Cal. PUC § 13561 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 13561
Section 13561
Status: in_force

Connections of all sewers within the special district to intercepting sewers of the district shall be made at such points and in such manner and under such rules, regulations, terms, charges, and conditions as the board may prescribe.
Cal. WAT § 23382 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 23382
Section 23382
Status: in_force

For the purposes of cooperative action pursuant to this article either district may divert water from either or both States for either or both impounding in the adjoining State or for distribution to the land of either or both cooperating districts.
Cal. ELEC § 12307 — California Code / Code elec / Division 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 12307
Section 12307
Status: in_force

Upon filing the list of names and addresses of those who have been appointed members of the precinct board, the elections official shall immediately mail or deliver to each voter so appointed, a notice stating the appointment and the position to which assigned, the penalty for failure to serve, and any other matter that the elections official determines.
Cal. INS § 1044 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 14 / Section 1044
Section 1044
Status: in_force

In connection with a rehabilitation agreement under section 1043, which affects a life insurer, and in an agreement made for the reinsurance of the business of a life insurer under said section, there may be included in such rehabilitation or reinsurance agreement a provision for, and the commissioner shall have authority to impose and declare, a moratorium against the provisions of the life insurance policies therein involved calling for the making of loans on the security of such policies and for the payment of money upon the surrender of such policies, such moratorium to continue for such period and to such extent as may be directed by said court.
Cal. LAB § 3211 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 3211
Section 3211
Status: in_force

“Insurer” includes the State Compensation Insurance Fund and any private company, corporation, mutual association, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange authorized under the laws of this State to insure employers against liability for compensation and any employer to whom a certificate of consent to self-insure has been issued.
Cal. HSC § 4646 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 4646
Section 4646
Status: in_force

On the day fixed for the hearing, or any day to which the hearing is continued, the governing body shall hear and consider any objections presented to the annexation of the territory to the district or to the inclusion of any territory proposed to be annexed. At the hearing the governing body shall exclude from the proposed annexation any territory which in its opinion will not be benefited by such annexation.
Cal. PUC § 30653 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 5.5 / Section 30653
Section 30653
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall designate the area to be represented by each citizens’ advisory committee, with a separate area for any identifiable segment of a rail transit system and for any identifiable area in the district in which rail transportation is not currently contemplated.

(b) “Identifiable segment of a rail transit system” means an area of a communality of interest surrounding a station structure or structures and the lines between structures.
Cal. FAC § 42502 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Section 42502
Section 42502
Status: in_force

“Agent” means broker, commission merchant, auctioneer, solicitor, seller on consignment, and any other person that is acting upon the actual or implied authority of another.
Cal. BPC § 2176 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 2176
Section 2176
Status: in_force

Examinations for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate may be conducted by the Division of Licensing under a uniform examination system, and for that purpose the division may make such arrangements with organizations furnishing examination material as it may deem desirable.

The Division of Licensing may, in its discretion, designate other written examinations for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate that the division determines are equivalent to any other written examination for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate conducted by the division.
Cal. HSC § 1728.95 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 1728.95
Section 1728.95
Status: in_force

(a) The department may grant an exception to the moratorium imposed by Section 1728.9 upon making a written finding that an applicant for a new license to operate a home health agency or add a branch office to an existing license, or with a license application pending on the effective date of the act that added this section, has demonstrated an unmet need for home health services in the area where the applicant proposes to operate based on the concentration of all existing home health services in that area.

(b) The department shall only issue a new license during the moratorium pursuant to an exception allowed under this section in accordance with this chapter.
Cal. RTC § 17201.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 17201.3
Section 17201.3
Status: in_force

(a) Section 215 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to alimony, etc., payments, as it read on January 1, 2015, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply for any divorce or separation instrument executed after December 31, 2025, or for any divorce or separation instrument executed on or before December 31, 2025, and modified after that date, if the modification expressly provides that the amendments made by this subdivision apply to such modification.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. SHC § 2461 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 2461
Section 2461
Status: in_force

Allocations for specific projects on the state highway system only shall be deemed expenditures within the county in which the project is situated for the purpose of compliance by the department and the commission with Sections 188 and 188.8.
Cal. WIC § 9713 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 9713
Section 9713
Status: in_force

(a) Upon request of the office, the Attorney General shall represent the office or the department and the state in litigation concerning affairs of the office, unless the Attorney General represents another state agency, in which case the agency or the office shall employ other counsel.

(b) The State Ombudsman may employ technical experts and other employees that, in his or her judgment, are necessary for the conduct of the business of the office.
Cal. BPC § 5073 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 5073
Section 5073
Status: in_force

(a) Application for registration of a partnership shall be made upon a form prescribed by the board. At the time of registration, if the partnership has a valid email address, the partnership shall provide that email address to the board. The board shall in each case determine whether the applicant is eligible for registration.

(b) A partnership that is so registered and that holds a valid permit issued under this article and that has at least one general partner who is licensed to practice using the designation “certified public accountant” or the abbreviation “C.P.A.” and one additional licensed person may use the words “certified public accountants” or the abbreviation “C.P.A.s” in connection with its partnership name.

(c) A partnership that is so registered and that holds a valid permit issued under this article and that has at least one general partner who is licensed to practice using the designation “public accountant” or the abbreviation “P.A.” and one additional licensed person may use the words “public accountants” or the abbreviation “P.A.s” in connection with its partnership name.

(d) Notification shall be given to the board within one month after the admission to, or withdrawal of, a partner from any partnership so registered.

(e) Any registration of a partnership under this section granted in reliance upon Sections 5087 and 5088 shall terminate forthwith if the board rejects the application under Sections 5087 and 5088 of the general partner who signed the application for registration as a partnership, or any partner personally engaged in the practice of public accountancy in this state, or any resident manager of a partnership in charge of an office in this state.
Cal. FAC § 18785 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 18785
Section 18785
Status: in_force

A livestock or poultry product is misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented as, a food for which a standard or standards of fill of container have been prescribed by regulations of the director under this chapter, and it falls below the standard of fill of container applicable thereto, unless its label bears, in such manner and form as such regulations specify, a statement that it falls below such standard.