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Cal. FAC § 13161 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 16 / Section 13161
Section 13161
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Feasible alternative” means other chemical or nonchemical procedures that can reasonably accomplish the same pest control function as existing procedures with comparable effectiveness and reliability, taking into account economic, environmental, sociological, technological, and ecological factors, including impact on beneficial and other nontarget organisms, pest resistance to pesticides, and timeliness of control.

(b) “Pest management system” means a systematic approach to pest control that stresses the application of biological and cultural pest control techniques with the selective use of pesticides when necessary to achieve acceptable levels of control with the least possible harm to nontarget organisms and the environment as described in subdivision (f) of Section 11501.
Cal. WAT § 74016 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 74016
Section 74016
Status: in_force

“Board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of the principal county.
Cal. HSC § 44002 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 44002
Section 44002
Status: in_force

The department shall have the sole and exclusive authority within the state for developing and implementing the motor vehicle inspection program in accordance with this chapter.

For the purposes of administration and enforcement of this chapter, the department, and the director and officers and employees thereof, shall have all the powers and authority granted under Division 1 (commencing with Section 1) and Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475) and Chapter 20.3 (commencing with Section 9880) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code and under Chapter 33 (commencing with Section 3300) of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. Inspections and repairs performed pursuant to this chapter, in addition to meeting the specific requirements imposed by this chapter, shall also comply with all requirements imposed pursuant to Division 1 (commencing with Section 1) and Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475) and Chapter 20.3 (commencing with Section 9880) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code and Chapter 33 (commencing with Section 3300) of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations.
Cal. HSC § 123920 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 123920
Section 123920
Status: in_force

Upon the request of another state or of a federal agency, the department may pay the expenses of services required by any physically handicapped child who is not a resident of the state; provided, that the cost of the services is fully covered by special grants or allotments received from the state or federal agency for that purpose.
Cal. BPC § 18723 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 18723
Section 18723
Status: in_force

All gloves used by contestants in professional and amateur boxing contests or matches shall be approved by the commission and constructed so that:

(a) The thumb is not detached from the glove in such a manner that injury could result.

(b) The soft padding between the outside coverings shall be evenly distributed over the back of the gloves, and cover the knuckles and back of the hands.

(c) All paddings shall be consistent with the best available material and technology in order to reduce the cumulative effects of repetitive impacts.
Cal. PRC § 5819.8 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 5819.8
Section 5819.8
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide in any legislation that establishes a Sierra Nevada Conservancy an appropriate transition from the program established by this chapter within the Resources Agency to the new conservancy.
Cal. WIC § 14095 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.99 / Section 14095
Section 14095
Status: in_force

(a) For any entity or program that seeks to contract with the department to provide, or arrange for the provision of, managed health care services, disease management, or other health services contracted for on a basis other than fee-for-service, the department may consider, but shall not be limited to considering, all of the following:

(1) Whether the applicant is of reputable and responsible character. The department may consider any available information that the applicant has demonstrated a pattern and practice of violations of state or federal laws and regulations.

(2) Whether the applicant has the ability to provide, or arrange for the provision of, health care benefits or services. The department may consider evidence that may include all of the following:

(A) Any prior history of providing, or arranging for the provision of, health care services or benefits in this state, the applicant’s history of substantial compliance with the requirements imposed under that license, and applicable federal laws, regulations, and requirements.

(B) Any prior history in this state or any other state, of providing, or arranging for the provision of, health care services or benefits authorized to receive Medicare Program reimbursement or Medicaid Program reimbursement, the applicant’s history of substantial compliance with that state’s requirements, and applicable federal laws, regulations, and requirements.

(C) Any prior history of providing, or arranging for the provision of, health services as a licensed health professional or an individual or entity contracting with a health care service plan or insurer, and the applicant’s history of substantial compliance with state requirements, and applicable federal law, regulations, and requirements.

(b) The department may also require the entity described in subdivision (a) to furnish other information or documents for the proper administration and enforcement of the licensing laws.

(c) For purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), “applicant” shall include the applicant’s management company, any affiliate of the applicant, and any controlling person, officer, director, or other person occupying a principal management or supervisory position for the applicant, its management company, or an affiliate of the applicant.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or limit the department in any way from considering any other factor required by law, or determined by the department to be necessary for consideration, prior to entering into a contract for the provision of managed health care services.
Cal. FGC § 15702 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 15702
Section 15702
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall be advisory to the director on all matters pertaining to aquaculture and shall coordinate activities among public entities.

(b) The committee shall assist the director in developing and implementing a state aquaculture plan, identify the opportunities for regulatory relief, assist in development of research and development priorities, assist in the development of criteria to assure that publicly financed pilot programs are compatible with industry needs, and identify other opportunities for industrial development.
Cal. HSC § 120595 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 120595
Section 120595
Status: in_force

In any prosecution for a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation of the board made pursuant to this chapter, or in any quarantine proceeding authorized by this chapter, or in any habeas corpus or other proceeding in which the legality of the quarantine is questioned, any physician, health officer, spouse, or other person shall be competent and may be required to testify against any person against whom the prosecution or other proceeding was instituted, and the privileges provided by Sections 970, 971, 980, 994, and 1014 of the Evidence Code are not applicable to or in any such prosecution or proceeding.
Cal. WAT § 22282 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 22282
Section 22282
Status: in_force

Whenever any charges for any service provided for by this division have been fixed, they may be made payable in advance.
Cal. SHC § 9525 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 9525
Section 9525
Status: in_force

(a) If the legislative body finds that all of the following conditions are satisfied, it may approve and confirm the report prepared pursuant to Section 9523 and proceed to authorize, issue, and sell refunding bonds pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9600):

(1) That each estimated annual installment of principal and interest on the reassessment, as set forth pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 9523, is less than the corresponding annual installment of principal and interest on the portion of the original assessment being superseded and supplanted, as set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 9523, by the same percentage for all subdivisions of land within the district. Any amount added to the annual installments on the reassessment due to a delinquency in payment on the original assessment need not be considered in this calculation.

(2) That the number of years to maturity of all refunding bonds is not more than the number of years to the last maturity of the bonds being refunded.

(3) That the principal amount of the reassessment on each subdivision of land within the district is less than the unpaid principal amount of the portion of the original assessment being superseded and supplanted by the same percentage for each subdivision of land within the district. Any amount added to a reassessment because of a delinquency in payment on the original assessment need not be considered in this calculation.

(b) Any reassessment that is approved and confirmed pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to be an assessment within the meaning of, and may be ordered without compliance with the procedural requirements of, Article XIII D of the California Constitution.
Cal. PRC § 21100.2 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 21100.2
Section 21100.2
Status: in_force

(a) (1) For projects described in subdivision (c) of Section 21065, each state agency shall establish, by resolution or order, time limits that do not exceed the following:

(A) One year for completing and certifying environmental impact reports.

(B) One hundred eighty days for completing and adopting negative declarations.

(2) The time limits specified in paragraph (1) shall apply only to those circumstances in which the state agency is the lead agency for a project. These resolutions or orders may establish different time limits for different types or classes of projects, but all limits shall be measured from the date on which an application requesting approval of the project is received and accepted as complete by the state agency.

(3) No application for a project may be deemed incomplete for lack of a waiver of time periods prescribed in state regulations.

(4) The resolutions or orders required by this section may provide for a reasonable extension of the time period in the event that compelling circumstances justify additional time and the project applicant consents thereto.

(b) If a draft environmental impact report, environmental impact report, or focused environmental impact report is prepared under a contract to a state agency, the contract shall be executed within 45 days from the date on which the state agency sends a notice of preparation pursuant to Section 21080.4. The state agency may take longer to execute the contract if the project applicant and the state agency mutually agree to an extension of the time limit provided by this subdivision.

(c) This section shall become operative January 1, 2018.
Cal. HSC § 25400.16 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.9.1 / Article 2 / Section 25400.16
Section 25400.16
Status: in_force

(a) Property contaminated by methamphetamine laboratory activity is safe for human occupancy for purposes of this chapter only if the level of methamphetamine on an indoor surface is less than, or equal to, 1.5 micrograms per 100 square centimeters.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if property is contaminated by methamphetamine laboratory activity that included the use of lead or mercury compounds, in addition to the requirements of subdivision (a), property is safe for human occupancy for purposes of this chapter only if both of the following standards are met with regard to that property:

(1) The total level of lead is less than, or equal to, 20 micrograms per square foot.

(2) The level of mercury is less than, or equal to, 50 nanograms per cubic meter in air.

(c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall become inoperative on the effective date that a state or federal agency adopts a health-based target remediation standard for methamphetamine to determine when a property contaminated by methamphetamine laboratory activity only is safe for human occupancy, in which case any reference in this chapter to a human-occupancy methamphetamine standard specified in this section shall mean only the health-based target remediation standard for methamphetamine adopted by that state or federal agency.

(d) Property contaminated by fentanyl laboratory activity is safe for human occupancy for purposes of this chapter only if the level of fentanyl on an indoor surface is below the detection level.

(e) Subdivision (d) shall become inoperative on the effective date that a state or federal agency adopts a health-based target remediation standard for fentanyl to determine when a property contaminated by fentanyl laboratory activity only is safe for human occupancy, in which case any reference in this chapter to a human-occupancy fentanyl standard specified in this section shall mean only the health-based target remediation standard for fentanyl adopted by that state or federal agency.

(f) This section does not preclude a state or federal agency from adopting stricter health-based remediation standards than required under this section.
Cal. HSC § 1596.8899 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.4 / Article 4.5 / Section 1596.8899
Section 1596.8899
Status: in_force

The department shall conduct an unannounced visit to a facility within 30 days after the department serves an order of immediate exclusion from the facility upon the licensee or a person subject to immediate removal or exclusion from the facility pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 1596.871 or subdivision (c) of Section 1596.8897 in order to ensure that the excluded person is not within the facility, unless the department previously has verified that the excluded person is not within the facility.
Cal. HSC § 25117.14 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 2 / Section 25117.14
Section 25117.14
Status: in_force

“Permit-by-rule” means a provision of the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter stating that a facility or activity is deemed to have a hazardous waste facilities permit if it meets the requirements of that provision.
Cal. GOV § 16 — California Code / Code gov / Section 16
Section 16
Status: in_force

“Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or subscriber can not write, such signer’s or subscriber’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer’s or subscriber’s name; but a signature or subscription by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names thereto.
Cal. WAT § 1455 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 1455
Section 1455
Status: in_force

The issuance of a permit continues in effect the priority of right as of the date of the application and gives the right to take and use the amount of water specified in the permit until the issuance of a license for the use of the water or until the permit is revoked.
Cal. SHC § 407.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 407.5
Section 407.5
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may relinquish to the City of Torrance the portion of Route 107 that is located within the city limits of the city, upon terms and conditions the commission finds to be in the best interests of the state.

(b) A relinquishment under this section shall become effective immediately following the recordation by the county recorder of the relinquishment resolution containing the commission’s approval of the terms and conditions of the relinquishment.

(c) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, both of the following shall occur:

(1) The portion of Route 107 relinquished under this section shall cease to be a state highway.

(2) The portion of Route 107 relinquished under this section may not be considered for future adoption under Section 81.

(d) The city shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow on the relinquished portion of Route 107, including, but not limited to, any traffic signal progression.

(e) For the portion of Route 107 that is relinquished, the city shall maintain within its jurisdiction signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 107.
Cal. RTC § 19532 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 19532
Section 19532
Status: in_force

(a) The Franchise Tax Board may charge fees for its “Tax News” publication and its “California Package X.” The fees shall include preparation and production costs and other related costs, including, but not limited to, the handling of requests, printing, and postage.

(b) This section shall not apply to documents distributed to public distribution sites.

(c) Fees received under this section shall be handled in accordance with Section 19605.
Cal. RTC § 46444 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 24 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 46444
Section 46444
Status: in_force

If, upon the sale, the moneys received exceed the amount of all fees, penalties, and costs due the state from the feepayer, the board shall return the excess to him or her and obtain his or her receipt. If any person having an interest in or lien upon the property files with the board prior to the sale notice of his or her interest, the board shall withhold any excess pending a determination of the rights of the respective parties to the excess moneys by a court of competent jurisdiction. If for any reason the receipt of the feepayer is not available, the board shall deposit the excess moneys with the Controller, as trustee for the owner, subject to the order of the feepayer, his or her heirs, successors, or assigns.
Cal. HSC § 1505.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1505.5
Section 1505.5
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall adopt regulations authorizing residential facilities, as defined in Section 1502, to fill unused capacity on a short-term, time-limited basis to provide temporary respite care for persons who are frail and elderly, adults with functional impairments, and persons with mental health disorders who need 24-hour supervision and who are being cared for by a caretaker or caretakers. The regulations shall address provisions for liability coverage and the level of facility responsibility for routine medical care and medication management, and may require screening of persons to determine the level of care required, a physical history completed by the person’s personal physician, and other alternative admission criteria to protect the health and safety of persons applying for respite care. The regulations shall permit these facilities to charge a fee for services provided, which shall include, but not be limited to, supervision, room, leisure activities, and meals.

(b) No facility shall accept persons in need of care beyond the level of care for which that facility is licensed.
Cal. BPC § 12502 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 12502
Section 12502
Status: in_force

Any weighing or measuring instrument, which, after being sold and before being used for weighing or measuring, it is necessary to assemble or set up, may be sold without first being tested and sealed but shall be tested and sealed before being used.
Cal. WIC § 14126.021 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3.8 / Section 14126.021
Section 14126.021
Status: in_force

The department shall develop and implement a cost-based reimbursement rate methodology using the cost categories as described in Section 14126.023, for freestanding nursing facilities pursuant to this article, excluding nursing facilities that are a distinct part of a facility that is licensed as a general acute care hospital as identified pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14126.02. The cost-based reimbursement rate methodology shall be effective on August 1, 2005, and shall be implemented on the first day of the month following federal approval.
Cal. HSC § 25217.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 10.7 / Section 25217.3
Section 25217.3
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 25160 and 25163, a person may transport paint collected in accordance with this article without the use of a manifest or obtaining registration as a hazardous waste hauler if the transporter complies with this article.

(b) A person transporting paint collected in accordance with this article shall use a bill of lading to document the transportation of the paint from collection locations, or any interim locations, to a consolidation site, whenever the transportation involves a change in ownership of the paint. A copy of the bill of lading shall be kept by the originating location, transporter, and destination of the paint for a period of at least three years and shall include all of the following information:

(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the originating location, the transporter, and the destination of the paint.

(2) The quantity of the paint being transported.

(3) The date on which the transporter accepts the paint from the originating location.

(4) The signatures of the transporter and a representative of the originating location.
Cal. FAC § 12201 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Section 12201
Section 12201
Status: in_force

An application for a qualified applicator license shall be in a form prescribed by the director. Each application shall state the name and address of the applicant specified on the application and any other information required by the director. The application shall be accompanied by a fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.5.
Cal. FAC § 72131.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 8 / Section 72131.5
Section 72131.5
Status: in_force

The operation of this chapter shall be reapproved and continued in effect if the director finds, in the referendum required pursuant to Section 72131, that a majority of the eligible producers voting in the referendum, voted in favor of continuing the operation of this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 9172 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 9172
Section 9172
Status: in_force

(a) Upon completion of the stakeholder process required by this article, but by no later than July 1, 2028, the panel shall issue findings and recommendations to the department and the State Department of Social Services on the most effective ways to implement policies and programs to support older and aging immigrants in California, regardless of their immigration status.

(b) On or before December 31, 2028, the department and the State Department of Social Services shall jointly present a report including the findings and recommendations provided by the panel under subdivision (a) to the Legislature.