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Cal. WAT § 85020 — California Code / Code wat / Division 35 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 85020
Section 85020
Status: in_force

The policy of the State of California is to achieve the following objectives that the Legislature declares are inherent in the coequal goals for management of the Delta:

(a) Manage the Delta’s water and environmental resources and the water resources of the state over the long term.

(b) Protect and enhance the unique cultural, recreational, and agricultural values of the California Delta as an evolving place.

(c) Restore the Delta ecosystem, including its fisheries and wildlife, as the heart of a healthy estuary and wetland ecosystem.

(d) Promote statewide water conservation, water use efficiency, and sustainable water use.

(e) Improve water quality to protect human health and the environment consistent with achieving water quality objectives in the Delta.

(f) Improve the water conveyance system and expand statewide water storage.

(g) Reduce risks to people, property, and state interests in the Delta by effective emergency preparedness, appropriate land uses, and investments in flood protection.

(h) Establish a new governance structure with the authority, responsibility, accountability, scientific support, and adequate and secure funding to achieve these objectives.
Cal. WAT § 13965 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 12.5 / Section 13965
Section 13965
Status: in_force

There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of this chapter such an amount as will equal the following:

(a) Such sum annually as will be necessary to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds issued and sold pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, as said principal and interest become due and payable.

(b) Such sum as is necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 13966, which sum is appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
Cal. FAC § 21060.4 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 21060.4
Section 21060.4
Status: in_force

(a) Inspection is not required in cases where cattle are sold or ownership is transferred under all of the following circumstances:

(1) The individual or entity with a controlling interest in the cattle remains unchanged.

(2) The cattle will not be moved out of state or out of a modified point-of-origin inspection area.

(3) The cattle are associated with either a registered brand or dairy exemption number.

(b) All persons who have ownership in the cattle, including both the transferor and the transferee, shall, within 30 days of ownership transfer, self-certify, under penalty of perjury, to the department as to their ownership in the cattle on a form prescribed by the department.

(c) The department may charge a fee to cover the reasonable costs of processing the form identified in subdivision (b), but the fee shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) or the department’s actual costs of conducting these activities.

(d) An owner of cattle that is otherwise exempt from inspection pursuant to this section may elect to have that cattle inspected pursuant to Section 21051.

(e) A violation of this section shall be subject to the penalties described in Section 21051.3.
Cal. WAT § 41900 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 41900
Section 41900
Status: in_force

Any election held under the provisions of this division may be contested by any holder of title to land liable to assessment.
Cal. FAC § 33768 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 33768
Section 33768
Status: in_force

Floor drains shall be provided which are properly trapped to exclude odors and connected to a sewer line that will convey refuse milk, water, and sewage away to a point at least 100 feet distant from the milk products plant.
Cal. PROB § 801 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 16 / Section 801
Section 801
Status: in_force

The court, on its own motion or on the motion of any interested party, may order that an action or proceeding not specifically provided in this code be determined in a separate civil action. Upon the payment of the appropriate filing fees, the court may order transfer of the severed action or proceeding to the separate civil action.
Cal. HSC § 50542 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 3.7 / Section 50542
Section 50542
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter:

(a)  To develop an incentive-based strategy to encourage the construction of housing in those areas of the state that over the last decade have experienced the greatest increase in job growth but have not kept pace with necessary housing. This may include the construction of infill housing and transit-oriented development that includes housing, within existing urbanized areas.

(b)  To attract new business and new jobs to areas that lack a sufficient employment base in relation to the housing they already provide.

(c)  To provide local governments with state funding to reward the approval and construction of housing, particularly housing for California’s working class, in strategically defined areas.
Cal. SHC § 101.4 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 101.4
Section 101.4
Status: in_force

The department shall replace or cause to be replaced any city limit road sign if all the following conditions exist:

(a) If the legislative body of a city requests the replacement.

(b) If the request is based upon a substantial change of population evidenced by a special or general federal census.

(c) If no previous request has been made by the city within a period of five years.
Cal. BPC § 7032 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 7032
Section 7032
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall limit the power of a city or county to regulate the quality and character of installations made by contractors through a system of permits and inspections which are designed to secure compliance with and aid in the enforcement of applicable state and local building laws, or to enforce other local laws necessary for the protection of the public health and safety. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the power of a city or county to adopt any system of permits requiring submission to and approval by the city or county of plans and specifications for an installation prior to the commencement of construction of the installation.

Cities or counties may direct complaints to the registrar against licensees based upon determinations by city or county enforcement officers of violations by such licensees of codes the enforcement of which is the responsibility of the complaining city or county. Such complaints shall to the extent determined to be necessary by the registrar be given priority in processing over other complaints.

Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as authorizing a city or county to enact regulations relating to the qualifications necessary to engage in the business of contracting.
Cal. HSC § 105115 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 105115
Section 105115
Status: in_force

The Regents of the University of California shall be the agency with the responsibility for making grants for the Academic Geriatric Resource Program.
Cal. PCC § 10385 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 10385
Section 10385
Status: in_force

The department may purchase, lease or otherwise acquire from the federal government or any agency thereof for use of state agencies, surplus real property, including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated thereon, whenever in the department’s judgment the purchase or acquisition and the terms and conditions thereof are in the best interests of the state.
Cal. FAC § 12816 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 12816
Section 12816
Status: in_force

If the director finds that registration cannot be permitted due to noncompliance with this chapter or the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it, he or she may, after reasonable notice, call a hearing for the purpose of determining whether the application shall be reconsidered or denied.
Cal. RTC § 8504 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Section 8504
Section 8504
Status: in_force

(a) Following the adoption by the commission of a regional transportation expenditure plan, the board of supervisors of each county and city and county in the region shall, upon the request of the commission, submit to the voters at a local election consolidated with a statewide primary or general election specified by the commission, a measure, adopted by the commission, authorizing the commission to impose the tax throughout the region.

(b) The measure may not be grouped with state or local measures on the ballot, but shall be set forth in a separate category and shall be identified as Regional Measure 2.

(c) Regardless of the system of voting used, the wording of the measure shall read as follows:

“Shall The Metropolitan Transportation Commission be authorized to impose a tax of ____ per gallon on the sale of gasoline to build and operate transportation projects identified in the expenditure plan adopted by the commission?”

(d) The commission shall reimburse each county and city and county in the region for the cost of submitting the measure to the voters. These costs shall be reimbursed from revenues derived from the tax if the measure is approved by the voters or, if the measure is not approved, from any funds of the commission that are available for general transportation planning.

(e) The board of supervisors of a county or city and county may elect not to submit the measure adopted by the commission to the voters if it submits an alternative countywide transportation funding measure to the voters at the same election.
Cal. WAT § 74135 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 74135
Section 74135
Status: in_force

Either party to the record may appeal to the Supreme Court of this state within 30 days from entry of judgment.
Cal. WAT § 12.2 — California Code / Code wat / Section 12.2
Section 12.2
Status: in_force

“Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.
Cal. HSC § 124242 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2.7 / Section 124242
Section 124242
Status: in_force

On and after January 1, 2021, a youth tackle football league shall comply with both of the following:

(a) Establish youth tackle football participant divisions that are organized by relative age or weight or by both age and weight.

(b) Retain information from which the names of individuals shall not be identified for the tracking of youth sports injuries. This information shall include the type of injury, the medical treatment received by the youth tackle football participant, and return to play protocols followed by the participant pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 124241.
Cal. BPC § 18750 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 18750
Section 18750
Status: in_force

No person shall appear as a contestant in any amateur boxing contest who has received any compensation or reward, except for actual expenses or trophies, in any form, for displaying, exercising, or giving any example of his or her skill in knowledge of boxing exercises, or for rendering services of any kind to any boxing organization, or to any person or persons as trainer, coach, instructor or otherwise, or who shall have been employed in any manner professionally by reason of his or her boxing skill or knowledge.
Cal. FIN § 1582 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 16 / Article 4 / Section 1582
Section 1582
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Fund” means any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 80a-1 et seq.), as amended from time to time.

(2) “Trust” means any court trust or private trust.

(3) “Trust Law” means Division 9 (commencing with Section 15000) of the Probate Code.

(b) Within the standards established by trust law, including, but not limited to, Division 9 (commencing with Section 15000) of the Probate Code, a trust company acting in any capacity under a trust may, in the exercise of its investment discretion unless the trust instrument provides expressly to the contrary, invest and reinvest in the securities of or other interests in any fund to which the trust company or its affiliate is providing services including, but not limited to, services as an investment adviser, sponsor, distributor, custodian, agent, registrar, administrator, servicer, or manager, and for which the trust company or its affiliate receives compensation.

(c) Before or within 30 days after the initial investment upon the exercise of discretionary powers authorized by subdivision (b), the trust company, acting in any capacity under a trust, shall furnish written notice of the exercise of the discretionary powers and a copy of the prospectus relating to the securities to all persons to whom the trust company is required to render statements of account pursuant to applicable provisions of the Trust Law or to whom the trust company regularly provides a statement of account unless specifically waived in writing.

(d) With respect to any trust so invested, the trust company shall disclose to all persons identified in subdivision (c), at least annually by prospectus, statement of account, or other written notice, a brief description of the fees or rates charged by the trust company and its affiliates for its services as investment adviser or investment manager to the fund.

(e) In connection with an investment or reinvestment authorized by subdivision (b), the portion of compensation a trust company receives from the trust reasonably attributable to investment advisory or investment management services to the trust shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount equal to compensation that is received by the trust company or its affiliates for providing investment advisory or investment management services to the fund for the portion of the trust invested in the fund.
Cal. WAT § 51685.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 51685.5
Section 51685.5
Status: in_force

If the total amount of land to be sold at any one sale consists of no more than 50 acres, the board of trustees shall act as the board of appraisement and in such case the provisions of Sections 51685, 51687, 51688, 51689, and 51690 are not applicable.
Cal. PROB § 1847 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1847
Section 1847
Status: in_force

In addition to the persons and entities to whom notice of hearing is required under Section 1822 or 2002, if the proposed conservatee is a person who is missing and whose whereabouts is unknown:

(a) A copy of the petition for appointment of a conservator and notice of the time and place of the hearing on the petition shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 at least 15 days before the hearing to the proposed conservatee at the last known address of the proposed conservatee.

(b) Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall also be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the proposed conservatee was last known to reside if the proposed conservatee’s last known address is in this state.

(c) Pursuant to Section 1202, the court may require that further or additional notice of the hearing be given.
Cal. FAC § 76530 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 76530
Section 76530
Status: in_force

“Fisherman” means an individual licensed to commercially harvest fish pursuant to Sections 7850 to 7852, inclusive, of the Fish and Game Code.
Cal. LAB § 8 — California Code / Code lab / Section 8
Section 8
Status: in_force

Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required by this code, it shall be made in writing.

Wherever any notice or other communication is required by this code to be mailed by registered mail by or to any person or corporation, the mailing of such notice or other communication by certified mail shall be deemed to be a sufficient compliance with the requirements of law.
Cal. BPC § 2538.54 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 8 / Section 2538.54
Section 2538.54
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired license may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration on filing of an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license is renewed after its expiration the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this article. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 2538.53 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
Cal. BPC § 2693 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.7 / Article 10 / Section 2693
Section 2693
Status: in_force

The name of a physical therapy corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional services shall contain the words “physical therapy” or “physical therapist”, and wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence.
Cal. BPC § 5499.8 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2.6 / Section 5499.8
Section 5499.8
Status: in_force

The enforcement officer may enter private property to abate the nuisance.
Cal. BPC § 5801.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3.9 / Section 5801.1
Section 5801.1
Status: in_force

The procedure for the issuance of a stamp by the council under Section 5801, including the examinations recognized and required by the council, shall be subject to the occupational analyses and examination validation required by Section 139 every five to seven years.
Cal. PROB § 3400 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 3400
Section 3400
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article, “total estate of the minor” includes both the money and other property belonging to the minor and the money and other property belonging to the guardianship estate, if any, of the minor.

(b) In computing the “total estate of the minor” for the purposes of this article, all of the following shall be deducted:

(1) “Custodial property” held pursuant to the California Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, Part 9 (commencing with Section 3900).

(2) Any money or property subject to court order pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 3602 or Article 2 (commencing with Section 3610) of Chapter 4.
Cal. WAT § 50940 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 50940
Section 50940
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law the district shall keep an office in the principal county or in a county contiguous thereto for the transaction of the business of the district.
Cal. WAT § 72003 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 72003
Section 72003
Status: in_force

The resolution of intention shall also state:

(a) The time and place for a hearing by the board on the questions of the formation and extent of the proposed improvement district, the purpose for which it is to be formed, and the estimated expense of carrying out such purpose.

(b) That at such time and place any person interested, including all persons owning property in the district or in the proposed improvement district, will be heard.
Cal. SHC § 5133 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 5133
Section 5133
Status: in_force

The clerk shall cause the resolution of intention to be published. The first publication shall be made not less than 10 days prior to the date of public hearing stated in said resolution. If the hearing of objections is not required, the first publication shall be within 10 days after the date of passage of the resolution.
Cal. FAC § 11407.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 11407.5
Section 11407.5
Status: in_force

“Pest control dealer” does not include either of the following:

(a) Any person licensed pursuant to Section 11701 to engage for hire in the business of agricultural pest control, as to pesticides recommended or sold by the licensee and applied by the licensee pursuant to the conditions of the license.

(b) Any person licensed to engage in any activity that is defined as structural pest control pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 8500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, as to pesticides recommended or sold by the licensee and applied by the licensee pursuant to the conditions of the license.
Cal. LAB § 6403 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 6403
Section 6403
Status: in_force

No employer shall fail or neglect to do any of the following:

(a) To provide and use safety devices and safeguards reasonably adequate to render the employment and place of employment safe.

(b) To adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render the employment and place of employment safe.

(c) To do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, safety, and health of employees.
Cal. RTC § 30474.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 10 / Section 30474.1
Section 30474.1
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the sale or possession for sale of counterfeit tobacco products, or the sale or possession for sale of counterfeit cigarettes by a manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer shall result in the seizure of the product by the board or any law enforcement agency and shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as follows:

(1) A violation with a total quantity of less than two cartons of cigarettes shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisonment not to exceed one year in a county jail, or both fine and imprisonment, and shall also result in the revocation by the board of the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesale license.

(2) A violation with a quantity of two cartons of cigarettes or more shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisonment not to exceed one year in a county jail, or both fine and imprisonment, and shall also result in the revocation by the board of the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler license.

(b) A court shall consider a defendant’s ability to pay when imposing fines pursuant to this section.

(c) For the purposes of this section, counterfeit cigarette and tobacco products include cigarette and tobacco products that have false manufacturing labels, false or fraudulent stamps or meter impressions, or a combination thereof.

(d) The board shall seize and destroy any cigarettes or other tobacco products forfeited to the state under this section.