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Cal. FAC § 7704 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 4.5 / Section 7704
Section 7704
Status: in_force

The Invasive Species Council of California may establish the California Invasive Species Advisory Committee, which shall consist of the following 19 members:

(a) Four members designated by the secretary.

(b) Four members designated by the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency or his or her designated representative.

(c) One member appointed by the Secretary for Environmental Protection or his or her designated representative.

(d) One member appointed by the Secretary of Transportation or his or her designated representative.

(e) One member appointed by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services or his or her designated representative.

(f) One member appointed by the Director of Emergency Services or his or her designated representative.

(g) Six members appointed by the cochairs of the Invasive Species Council of California to create a diverse makeup of federal, nonprofit organization, tribal, industry, and other representatives.

(h) One member appointed by the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association.
Cal. HSC § 116730 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 116730
Section 116730
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who knowingly does any of the following acts may, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day of violation, by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment:

(1) Makes any false statement or representation in any application, record, report, or other document submitted, maintained, or used for the purposes of compliance with this chapter.

(2) Has in his or her possession any record required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter that has been altered or concealed.

(3) Destroys, alters, or conceals any record required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter.

(4) Withholds information regarding an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or safety when the information has been requested by the department in writing and is required to carry out the department’s responsibilities pursuant to this chapter in response to an imminent and substantial danger.

(5) Violates an order issued by the department pursuant to this chapter that has a substantial probability of presenting an imminent danger to the health of persons.

(6) Operates a public water system without a permit issued by the department pursuant to this chapter.

(b) A second or subsequent violation of subdivision (a) is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16, 20, or 24 months or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per day of violation, or by both that imprisonment and fine.
Cal. HSC § 7528 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 7528
Section 7528
Status: in_force

This article does not apply to or prohibit the removal of any remains from one plot to another in the same cemetery or the removal of remains by a cemetery authority from a plot for which the purchase price is past due and unpaid, to some other suitable place; nor does it apply to the disinterment of remains upon order of court or coroner.
Cal. RTC § 24633 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 24633
Section 24633
Status: in_force

If a taxpayer changes its annual accounting period, the new accounting period shall become the taxpayer’s taxable year only if the change is approved by the Franchise Tax Board. For purposes of this part, if a taxpayer to whom Section 24631(g) applies adopts an annual accounting period (as defined in Section 24631(c)) other than a calendar year, the taxpayer shall be treated as having changed its annual accounting period.
Cal. CORP § 10 — California Code / Code corp / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 10
Section 10
Status: in_force

10.

“Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned. “Subdivision” means a subdivision of the section in which the term appears unless some other section is expressly mentioned.
Cal. FAC § 25408 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 25408
Section 25408
Status: in_force

“Poultry” means domesticated fowl and domesticated rabbit which is intended for use for human food.
Cal. SHC § 36536 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 36536
Section 36536
Status: in_force

The assessments levied on businesses pursuant to this part shall be levied on the basis of the estimated benefit to the businesses and property within the parking and business improvement area. The city council may classify businesses for purposes of determining the benefit to a business of the improvements and activities provided pursuant to this part.
Cal. WAT § 12929.44 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 7.7 / Article 5 / Section 12929.44
Section 12929.44
Status: in_force

The department may adopt rules and regulations as it determines to be necessary to carry out this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 51633 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 51633
Section 51633
Status: in_force

If the notice is published in more than one county, each respective notice need include only the matters and things provided in Section 51632 in reference to the delinquent parcel located in the county in which the notice is published.
Cal. FGC § 1006 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1006
Section 1006
Status: in_force

The department may inspect the following:

(a) All boats, markets, stores and other buildings, except dwellings, and all receptacles, except the clothing actually worn by a person at the time of inspection, where birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibia may be stored, placed, or held for sale or storage.

(b) All boxes and packages containing birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibia which are held for transportation by any common carrier.
Cal. BPC § 23826.20 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 23826.20
Section 23826.20
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “retail center” means a multitenant shopping center that contains at least 300,000 square feet of retail shopping space open to the public.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may issue no more than a total of 10 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places in the County of El Dorado, and a total of 10 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places in the County of Placer.

(A) The department shall not issue more than four licenses under this section, per county, in the first year after this section takes effect.

(B) To qualify for a license under this section, the premises upon which a bona fide public eating place is operated shall be located in a retail center. The department shall issue at least three of the licenses authorized by this section, per county, for a premises located in a retail center that contains at least 1,000,000 square feet of retail shopping space open to the public.

(C) A licensee that holds an on-sale general license for a bona fide public eating place that is in a retail center shall not be eligible to apply for a license under this section for the same licensed premises.

(2) A county board of supervisors may submit a resolution to the department by July 1 of any year in which licenses authorized by this section have not been issued that further restricts the maximum number of licenses that may be issued in that county pursuant to paragraph (1). If the county board of supervisors does not submit a resolution, the department may issue any licenses that have not been issued.

(c) In issuing any license pursuant to this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.

(d) This chapter does not prohibit a person that currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.

(e) (1) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another, nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.

(2) A license issued under this section shall not be sold or transferred for a price greater than the original fee paid by the seller or transferor.

(f) The department may designate licenses issued pursuant to this section as on-sale general for special use. This designation does not alter any license privileges or restrictions established by this section.

(g) Following the cancellation or revocation of a license issued under this section, the department may issue one additional license pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 23961 and this section.
Cal. WAT § 26078 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 26078
Section 26078
Status: in_force

Upon the assessment, if not payable in installments, or the second installment of it, if payable in installments, becoming delinquent, the collector shall collect, in addition to the assessments due on the delinquent list and the penalties added, costs in the sum of five dollars ($5) on each parcel of land separately assessed, and may collect costs of publication of the list of delinquencies and notice as required by Section 26105.
Cal. PRC § 9964 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9964
Section 9964
Status: in_force

The district may, with the consent of the owner, levy special assessments on the lands of the consenting owner within the district pursuant to the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code) or the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code) and issue bonds to represent unpaid assessments pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911 or the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code) to finance the construction of improvements on those lands as provided by Section 9409.

Notwithstanding any provisions of Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) or Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code, the district may contract for the construction of these improvements without inviting public bids therefor.
Cal. WAT § 72066 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 8 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 72066
Section 72066
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning described in this article:
Cal. PCC § 20281 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 14 / Section 20281
Section 20281
Status: in_force

The purchase of all supplies, equipment and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), and the construction of facilities and works, when the expenditure exceeds three thousand dollars ($3,000), shall be by contract let to the lowest responsible bidder. Notice requesting bids shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation, which publication shall be made at least 10 days before bids are received. The board may reject any and all bids and readvertise in its discretion.
Cal. WAT § 8307 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 8307
Section 8307
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A city or county may be required to contribute its fair and reasonable share of the property damage caused by a flood to the extent that the city or county has increased the state’s exposure to liability for property damage by unreasonably approving new development in a previously undeveloped area that is protected by a state flood control project.

(2) However, a city or county shall not be required to contribute if, after the amendments required by Sections 65302.9 and 65860.1 of the Government Code have become effective, the city or county complies with Sections 65865.5, 65962, and 66474.5 of the Government Code as applicable with respect to that development. This section shall not be construed to extend or toll the statute of limitations for challenging the approval of any new development.

(b) A city or county is not required to contribute unless an action has been filed against the state asserting liability for property damage caused by a flood and the provisions of subdivision (a) providing for contribution have been satisfied. A city or county is not required to contribute if the state settles the claims against it without providing the city or county with an opportunity to participate in settlement negotiations.

(c) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “State flood control project” means any flood control works within the Sacramento River Flood Control Project described in Section 8350, and of flood control projects in the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River watersheds authorized pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 12648) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 6.

(2) “Undeveloped area” means an area devoted to “agricultural use,” as defined in Section 51201 of the Government Code, or “open space land,” as defined in Section 65560 of the Government Code, that, as of January 1, 2008, is not already designated for development in a general or specific plan or by a local zoning ordinance.

(3) “Unreasonably approving” means approving a new development project without appropriately considering significant risks of flooding made known to the approving agency as of the time of approval and without taking reasonable and feasible action to mitigate the potential property damage to the new development resulting from a flood.

(4) “Feasible” means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, legal, social, and technological factors.

(d) This section shall not apply to any land or projects for which an application for development has been submitted to the city or county prior to January 1, 2008.
Cal. WAT § 20980.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 20980.5
Section 20980.5
Status: in_force

The Palmdale Irrigation District may change its name pursuant to this chapter to the Palmdale Water District.
Cal. RTC § 20639.13 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.5 / Chapter 3.3 / Section 20639.13
Section 20639.13
Status: in_force

This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2019.
Cal. INS § 1712 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 1712
Section 1712
Status: in_force

The termination of the existence of the license entity as provided in Section 1711, automatically terminates the right of that entity to transact insurance thereunder; except that a natural person, copartnership, association, or corporation licensed under this article, may continue to transact insurance under an existing license in either a different capacity or as a different organization or entity if a natural person is named to exercise the agency or brokerage powers of the license entity, and that natural person remains eligible to be so named, and if no substantial change in ownership and no change in control of the licensed insurance business has taken place; provided, that within 30 days following the change the person or the successor copartnership, association or corporation files a properly completed and executed application in the form prescribed by the commissioner for an appropriate license and pays the lawful fees therefor.

Nothing herein shall be construed to nullify any provision of Section 1718 except that any fee paid as required by subdivisions (a) or (b) of Section 1718 for a license not issued may be applied towards the fee for filing an application under this section.
Cal. PCC § 10476 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 13 / Section 10476
Section 10476
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following definition applies:

“Scrutinized company” means a company in Sudan that is involved in power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, but excludes a company that can demonstrate any of the following:

(a) Its business operations are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan.

(b) Its business operations are conducted under a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, or are expressly exempted under federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such a license.

(c) Its business operations consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan.

(d) Its business operations exclusively consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization.

(e) Its business operations consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education.

(f) Its business operations with the Government of Sudan will be voluntarily suspended for the entire duration of the contract for goods or services for which they have bid on, or submitted a proposal for, a contract with a state agency.

(g) It has adopted, publicized, and is implementing a formal plan to cease business operations within one year and to refrain from conducting any new business operations.
Cal. UIC § 1258 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 1258
Section 1258
Status: in_force

“Suitable employment” means work in the individual’s usual occupation or for which he is reasonably fitted, regardless of whether or not it is subject to this division.

In determining whether the work is work for which the individual is reasonably fitted, the director shall consider the degree of risk involved to the individual’s health, safety, and morals, his physical fitness and prior training, his experience and prior earnings, his length of unemployment and prospects for securing local work in his customary occupation, and the distance of the available work from his residence, and such other factors as would influence a reasonably prudent person in the individual’s circumstances.
Cal. HSC § 34213 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 34213
Section 34213
Status: in_force

“Persons of low income” means persons or families whose income does not exceed that permitted by Section 50079.5, or persons or families eligible as lower-income households for assistance provided by state or federal housing programs intended primarily to assist lower-income households, as defined by Section 50079.5.
Cal. PUC § 6001.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 6001.5
Section 6001.5
Status: in_force

(a) All franchises, licenses, permits, or other privileges granted to a public utility by any city, county, or city and county holding a freeholder’s charter, to use, or to construct, or lay and use, under, along, across, or upon the public streets, ways, alleys, and places within the municipality, facilities which are part of a pipeline system transmitting oil or products thereof, shall be granted upon the terms and conditions provided in, and in accordance with, this chapter or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 6201).

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, to preempt the ordinance of any chartered municipality insofar as that ordinance governs the granting of franchises to construct facilities which are part of a pipeline system transmitting oil or other products thereof.
Cal. RTC § 7286.60 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 2.12 / Section 7286.60
Section 7286.60
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the Town of Truckee may levy a transactions and use tax at a rate of 0.5 percent, if an ordinance or resolution proposing that tax is approved by a majority vote of all the members of the town council and the tax is approved by a two-thirds vote of the qualified voters of the town voting in an election on the issue.

(b) (1) Any transactions and use tax levied under this section shall be levied pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)).

(2) The net revenues derived from a tax levied under this section shall be expended exclusively for the repair, replacement, construction, or reconstruction of the town’s streets and roads system.
Cal. WAT § 35286 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 35286
Section 35286
Status: in_force

The board of directors may at any time alter, repeal, or amend the district’s bylaws by a majority vote. Any alteration, repeal, or amendment to the bylaws shall be recorded with the county recorder of each affected county.
Cal. HSC § 116831 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 116831
Section 116831
Status: in_force

All regulations adopted pursuant to this article prior to January 1, 2014, are repealed.
Cal. PRC § 31402 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 9 / Section 31402
Section 31402
Status: in_force

In order to assure that an adequate system of public accessways is provided along the entire coastline, the department or the conservancy may acquire fee title or lesser interests in areas required for public access to significant coastal resources. The department may develop and maintain such areas.
Cal. SHC § 8809 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 13 / Section 8809
Section 8809
Status: in_force

The legislative body, shall, at the time of fixing the annual tax rate and levying the taxes to be collected for general city purposes, levy a special tax upon the taxable property in the city for the purpose of making advances under this part, and also for the purpose of paying installments of the assessment or of the interest thereon, which the city is required to pay under Section 8806, but not to exceed for each local improvement ten cents ($0.10) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessable property in any one year. The special tax shall be in addition to all other taxes levied for city purposes, and shall be computed, entered and collected in the same manner, and by the same persons and at the same time and with the same penalties and interest as are other taxes of the city.

This section applies only to bonds representing unpaid assessments, which assessments were confirmed before June 6, 1978.
Cal. WIC § 11466.6 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 11466.6
Section 11466.6
Status: in_force

A provider who disagrees with the rate determined by the department, the rate adjusted by an audit, or a determination made in a management decision letter affecting the rate may request in writing an appeal to the department. The department shall maintain, by regulation, all-county letter, or similar written directive, procedures for the departmental appeal process.