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Cal. FAC § 58750 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 58750
Section 58750
Status: in_force

(a) There is within the Department of Food and Agriculture a public and private collaboration known as the “Buy California Program.” The purposes of the program are to encourage consumer nutritional and food awareness and to foster purchases of high-quality California agricultural products.

(b) Pursuant to Section 58749, and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the secretary may issue and make effective a marketing agreement and be advised by those elements of the production agriculture and food processing industry willing to participate in the program via co-funding or in-kind contributions in a manner defined under the agreement.

(c) The department shall report to the Legislature on January 1, 2002, and each successive January 1 while this section is operative, regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities with this program.

(d) The Buy California Account is created in the Food and Agriculture Fund and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is continuously appropriated for purposes of this section.
Cal. RTC § 1624.05 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 1624.05
Section 1624.05
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not be eligible for nomination for membership on an assessment appeals board unless they have a minimum of five years’ professional experience in this state as one of the following: certified public accountant or public accountant, licensed real estate broker, attorney, property appraiser accredited by a nationally recognized professional organization, property appraiser certified by the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers, or property appraiser certified by the State Board of Equalization.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person shall be eligible for nomination for membership on an assessment appeals board if, at the time of the nomination, they are a current member of an assessment appeals board.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person shall also be eligible for nomination for membership on an assessment appeals board for the County of Los Angeles if the person has a minimum of five years’ professional experience in this state in a real estate field, including, but not limited to, business accounting and taxation, land use and urban planning, real estate development or investment analysis, and real estate banking or financing.

(d) Documentation of qualifying experience of appeals board members shall be filed with the clerk of the board.

(e) This section shall apply only to an assessment appeals board in a county with a population of 200,000 or more.

(f) County population estimates conducted by the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 13073.5 of the Government Code shall be used in determining the population of a county for purposes of this section.
Cal. HSC § 24174 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 1.3 / Section 24174
Section 24174
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “medical experiment” means:

(a)  The severance or penetration or damaging of tissues of a human subject or the use of a drug or device, as defined in Section 109920 or 109925, electromagnetic radiation, heat or cold, or a biological substance or organism, in or upon a human subject in the practice or research of medicine in a manner not reasonably related to maintaining or improving the health of the subject or otherwise directly benefiting the subject.

(b)  The investigational use of a drug or device as provided in Sections 111590 and 111595.

(c)  Withholding medical treatment from a human subject for any purpose other than maintenance or improvement of the health of the subject.
Cal. HSC § 39607.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 39607.1
Section 39607.1
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Nonattainment pollutant” means a criteria pollutant for which a district is classified as a nonattainment area pursuant to this division or the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.).

(2) “Stationary source” means any of the following:

(A) A facility that is required to report to the state board the facility’s greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Section 38530.

(B) A facility that is authorized by a permit issued by a district to emit 250 or more tons per year of any nonattainment pollutant or its precursors.

(C) A facility that receives an elevated prioritization score based on cancer or noncancer health impacts pursuant to Section 44360.

(b) (1) The state board, in consultation with districts, shall establish a uniform statewide system of annual reporting of emissions of criteria pollutants and toxic air contaminants for a stationary source.

(2) The state board shall require a stationary source to report to the state board its annual emissions of criteria pollutants and toxic air contaminants using the uniform statewide system of annual reporting developed pursuant to paragraph (1).

(c) With the report required pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), the state board may require, as appropriate, a stationary source to provide relevant facility-level emissions data.

(d) The state board may require, as appropriate, a stationary source to verify or certify the accuracy of its annual emissions reports by a third-party verifier or certifier that is accredited by the state board.
Cal. FAC § 29054 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 29054
Section 29054
Status: in_force

If ownership of branded equipment is transferred, the original brand shall not be defaced or obliterated. The brand, if any, of the new owner shall be placed below the original brand and as near it as possible.
Cal. FIN § 31322 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 31322
Section 31322
Status: in_force

If the commissioner finds, with respect to an application by a licensee for approval to relocate its head office:

(a) That the office at its proposed location will be reasonably accessible to the public;

(b) That it is reasonable to believe that the applicant will operate the office at its proposed location in compliance with all applicable provisions of this division and of any regulation or order issued under this division;

(c) That it will not be unsafe or unsound for the applicant to relocate the office; and

(d) That the relocation of the office will not be detrimental to the public convenience and advantage, or, if the relocation of the office would be detrimental to the public convenience and advantage, that the relocation of the office is necessary in the interests of the safety and soundness of the applicant; the commissioner shall approve the application. If, after notice and a hearing, the commissioner finds otherwise, the commissioner shall deny the application.
Cal. PUC § 15963 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 15963
Section 15963
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall determine the boundaries of each unit of unincorporated territory within the district pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 22000) of Division 21 of the Elections Code.
Cal. SHC § 27190 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 10.5 / Section 27190
Section 27190
Status: in_force

All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.
Cal. WAT § 22280 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 22280
Section 22280
Status: in_force

Any district may in lieu in whole or in part of levying assessments fix and collect charges for any service furnished by the district, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(a) (1) Use, sale, or lease of water, which may include, pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code, a standby charge whether the water is actually used or not.

(2) If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the district may, by resolution, continue the charge pursuant to this section in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the district shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code.

(b) Delivery of water for irrigation in excess of a specified quantity per unit of land.

(c) Water and the service thereof required by law or provisions of agreements under which all or part of the water supply of the district was acquired to be furnished outside its boundaries to consumers whose rights to service were at the time the supply of water was acquired by the district enforceable by reason of their status as persons of the class for whose benefit the water was appropriated or dedicated.

(d) Use of water for power purposes.

(e) Sale of electric power.

(f) Connections to new pipelines or extensions of existing pipelines required to serve water to lands in the district not adjacent to existing distribution works and which have been constructed in whole or in part at the expense of the district.

(g) Services performed under contracts made pursuant to Section 22234.

(h) Use of water for groundwater recharge.
Cal. FAC § 521 — California Code / Code fac / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 521
Section 521
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the department contract with the Regents of the University of California to operate poultry and livestock disease laboratories pursuant to this article. The central laboratory should be located next to the facilities of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of the University of California at Davis, in order to take advantage of the expertise of the veterinary specialists.
Cal. PUC § 1401 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 1401
Section 1401
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “lands, property, and rights” includes a part or portion thereof.
Cal. WIC § 16922 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4.7 / Chapter 3 / Section 16922
Section 16922
Status: in_force

(a) In order to determine the allocation for each eligible hospital of the amount appropriated for the purposes of this chapter, the office shall do all of the following:

(1) Compute the total uncompensated care costs for each eligible hospital.

(2) Compute the total uncompensated care costs for all eligible hospitals.

(3) Divide each hospital’s uncompensated care costs as computed in paragraph (1) by the total uncompensated care costs as computed in paragraph (2).

(b) The result shall be multiplied by the total funds specified for hospital payments pursuant to Section 16921 to determine each hospital’s payment for uncompensated care. That amount shall be allocated in one lump sum to each hospital by the Controller pursuant to subdivision (a).
Cal. FAC § 55013 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 55013
Section 55013
Status: in_force

“Producer” includes any person who produces rice, or causes rice to be produced.
Cal. RTC § 1716 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1716
Section 1716
Status: in_force

Whenever the board of supervisors and the assessor of any county determine that, in order to maintain the equality of the assessment of property within the county, an appraisal of all or any class of property is required, the clerk of the board of supervisors and the assessor shall certify this determination to the State Board of Equalization. Thereupon, the assessor, the chairman of the board of supervisors, and the member of the State Board of Equalization from the district which includes the county constitute an appraisal commission to conduct the appraisal.
Cal. WAT § 1058 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1058
Section 1058
Status: in_force

The board may make such reasonable rules and regulations as it may from time to time deem advisable in carrying out its powers and duties under this code.
Cal. PRC § 535 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 535
Section 535
Status: in_force

The commission shall report annually to the Governor, through the director, on existing and operating recreational facilities, programs and activities of the state park system, and on the needs of the state and the local subdivisions thereof for recreational facilities, programs, and activities, and shall make recommendations for programs and activities to meet future needs of the state for parks and recreation.
Cal. FAC § 20023 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 20023
Section 20023
Status: in_force

“Full point of origin inspection” as provided in Sections 21141 and 21141.5 means the inspection of all cattle, except as herein excepted, prior to transportation across the area boundary. However, pasture-to-pasture movement within the area is permitted without inspection, and cattle moving to a destination point within the area shall pay the destination inspection fee only.
Cal. CIV § 3543 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 4 / Section 3543
Section 3543
Status: in_force

Where one of two innocent persons must suffer by the act of a third, the person, by whose negligence it happened, must be the sufferer.
Cal. PRC § 42905 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 18 / Article 2 / Section 42905
Section 42905
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “development project” means any of the following:

(a) A project for which a building permit will be required for a commercial, industrial, or institutional building, marina, or residential building having five or more living units, where solid waste is collected and loaded and any residential project where solid waste is collected and loaded in a location serving five or more units.

(b) Any new public facility where solid waste is collected and loaded and any improvements for areas of a public facility used for collecting and loading solid waste.
Cal. FGC § 4157 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 4157
Section 4157
Status: in_force

(a) Upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature for purposes of this section, commencing January 1, 2025, the commission may open a bobcat hunting season in any area determined by the commission to require a hunt.

(b) Before opening a bobcat hunting season in any area, the commission shall do all of the following:

(1) Consider the potential impacts of a bobcat hunting season, including the effects on all of the following:

(A) Bobcat populations.

(B) Bobcats’ wild prey.

(C) Disease abatement, including, but not limited to, hantavirus.

(D) The control of invasive species, especially nutria.

(2) Require the implementation of effective nonlethal management strategies to address public safety and livestock conflicts related to bobcats.

(3) Adopt the bobcat management plan developed by the department pursuant to Section 4158.

(4) Consider state residents’ values with regard to the trophy hunting of bobcats.

(5) Assess the costs to the department and the commission associated with bobcat hunting, including the administrative, implementation, and enforcement costs.

(c) Consistent with the requirements of Section 3031 and pursuant to Sections 713 and 1050, the commission shall set hunting license fees and associated fees for any subsequent seasons in which bobcat hunting is allowed, at the levels necessary to fully recover all the reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department and the commission associated with the hunting of bobcats in the state.

(d) This section does not limit the ability of the department or the commission to impose additional requirements, restrictions, or prohibitions related to the take of bobcats.
Cal. BPC § 2568 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 3 / Section 2568
Section 2568
Status: in_force

The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter, and shall pay the entire amount thereof to the Treasurer for deposit in the Optometry Fund.
Cal. PCC § 20402 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 26 / Section 20402
Section 20402
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Sections 20406 to 20408, inclusive, whenever the cost of construction or repair of any bridge will exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), such construction or repair shall be done by contract.
Cal. PROB § 13505 — California Code / Code prob / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 13505
Section 13505
Status: in_force

This part applies whether the deceased spouse died before, on, or after July 1, 1987.
Cal. PUC § 28863 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 28863
Section 28863
Status: in_force

Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 3555) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code applies to the district and its employees. Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (i) of Section 3558.8 of the Government Code, the district is a public employer for purposes of Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 3555) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
Cal. SHC § 5895.54 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 27 / Article 4 / Section 5895.54
Section 5895.54
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall limit in any manner the police power of any city or county with reference to any sidewalk or curb contructed under the provisions of this article.
Cal. PRC § 5096.2055 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.69 / Article 7 / Section 5096.2055
Section 5096.2055
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this bond act that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes under designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the bond proceeds invested and the investment earnings on those proceeds, and may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law, or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds, as may be required or desirable under federal law in order to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
Cal. RTC § 32152 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 32152
Section 32152
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to coordinate so far as permitted by the provisions of this part the system of beer and wine taxation imposed by this part with the system of beer and wine taxation imposed by the internal revenue laws of the United States.
Cal. WAT § 1229 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.7 / Section 1229
Section 1229
Status: in_force

(a) The board is not required to adopt general conditions for small irrigation use pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1228.6 until the board determines that funds are available for that purpose.

(b) A registration for small irrigation use pursuant to this article is not authorized until the board establishes general conditions for small irrigation use pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1228.6 to protect instream beneficial uses.

(c) The board may establish general conditions for some methods of diversion or categories of small irrigation use before establishing general conditions for other methods or categories, in which case a registration for small irrigation use is authorized only for those methods or categories for which the board has established the general conditions for the protection of instream beneficial uses.
Cal. ELEC § 2124 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2124
Section 2124
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall, by regulation, adopt uniform standards for proof of residency, which shall apply in all instances where voters and new registrants are required by law to prove residency.
Cal. ELEC § 8141 — California Code / Code elec / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 8141
Section 8141
Status: in_force

If no candidate has been elected to a nonpartisan office pursuant to Section 8140 or if the number of candidates elected at the primary election is less than the total number to be elected to that office, then candidates for that office at the ensuing election shall be those candidates not elected at the primary who received the next highest number of votes cast for nomination to that office, equal in number to twice the number remaining to be elected to that office, or less, if the total number of candidates not elected is less.
Cal. PRC § 4415 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 4415
Section 4415
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the setting of fire on lands within any municipal corporation.
Cal. PUC § 27011 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 27011
Section 27011
Status: in_force

The board shall cause an election to be held in the territory proposed to be annexed on the next established election date not less than 74 days after it has finally approved the terms and conditions of annexation to determine whether the territory shall be annexed to the district upon the terms and conditions stated in the ordinance.
Cal. INS § 10150 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 10150
Section 10150
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall not apply to annuities, industrial policies or to term contracts issued for periods of twenty years or less.
Cal. RTC § 17042 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 17042
Section 17042
Status: in_force

Section 2(b) and (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to definitions of head of household and certain married individuals living apart, respectively, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.
Cal. FAM § 2554 — California Code / Code fam / Division 7 / Part 2 / Section 2554
Section 2554
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, in any case in which the parties do not agree in writing to a voluntary division of the community estate of the parties, the issue of the character, the value, and the division of the community estate may be submitted by the court to arbitration for resolution pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1141.10) of Title 3 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the total value of the community and quasi-community property in controversy in the opinion of the court does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). The decision of the court regarding the value of the community and quasi-community property for purposes of this section is not appealable.

(b) The court may submit the matter to arbitration at any time it believes the parties are unable to agree upon a division of the property.