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Cal. RTC § 17552.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 6 / Section 17552.3
Section 17552.3
Status: in_force

[Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 34, Sec. 22.   Effective May 8, 2002.   See identical section added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 35.]
(a) (1) The options under Sections 112(d)(2) and 112(d)(3) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 7212(d)(2) and (3)), as in effect on October 21, 1998, shall be disregarded in determining the taxable year for which any payment under a production flexibility contract under Subtitle B of Title I of that act (as so in effect) is properly includable in gross income for purposes of this part, Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401), and Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).

(2) In order to provide farmers with the same tax treatment for all payments in years beginning before January 1, 2002, with respect to production flexibility contract payments as provided under federal law as modified by Public Law 105-277, this subdivision shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1995.

(b) Any option to accelerate the receipt of any payment under a production flexibility contract entered into on or after January 1, 2002, that is payable under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 7200 et seq.) as in effect on December 17, 1999, shall be disregarded in determining the taxable year for which that payment is properly includable in gross income for purposes of this part, Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401), and Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).

[Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 35, Sec. 22.   Effective May 8, 2002.]
(a) (1) The options under Sections 112(d)(2) and 112(d)(3) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 7212(d)(2) and (3)), as in effect on October 21, 1998, shall be disregarded in determining the taxable year for which any payment under a production flexibility contract under Subtitle B of Title I of that act (as so in effect) is properly includable in gross income for purposes of this part, Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401), and Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).

(2) In order to provide farmers with the same tax treatment for all payments in years beginning before January 1, 2002, with respect to production flexibility contract payments as provided under federal law as modified by Public Law 105-277, this subdivision shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1995.

(b) Any option to accelerate the receipt of any payment under a production flexibility contract entered into on or after January 1, 2002, that is payable under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 7200 et seq.) as in effect on December 17, 1999, shall be disregarded in determining the taxable year for which that payment is properly includable in gross income for purposes of this part, Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401), and Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).
Cal. PRC § 30705 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 30705
Section 30705
Status: in_force

(a) Water areas may be diked, filled, or dredged when consistent with a certified port master plan only for the following:

(1) Construction, deepening, widening, lengthening, or maintenance of ship channel approaches, ship channels, turning basins, berthing areas, and facilities that are required for the safety and the accommodation of commerce and vessels to be served by port facilities.

(2) New or expanded facilities or waterfront land for port-related facilities.

(3) New or expanded commercial fishing facilities or recreational boating facilities.

(4) Incidental public service purposes, including, but not limited to, burying cables or pipes or inspection of piers and maintenance of existing intake and outfall lines.

(5) Mineral extraction, including sand for restoring beaches, except in biologically sensitive areas.

(6) Restoration purposes or creation of new habitat areas.

(7) Nature study, mariculture, or similar resource-dependent activities.

(8) Minor fill for improving shoreline appearance or public access to the water.

(b) The design and location of new or expanded facilities shall, to the extent practicable, take advantage of existing water depths, water circulation, siltation patterns, and means available to reduce controllable sedimentation so as to diminish the need for future dredging.

(c) Dredging shall be planned, scheduled, and carried out to minimize disruption to fish and bird breeding and migrations, marine habitats, and water circulation. Bottom sediments or sediment elutriate shall be analyzed for toxicants prior to dredging or mining, and where water quality standards are met, dredge spoils may be deposited in open coastal water sites designated to minimize potential adverse impacts on marine organisms, or in confined coastal waters designated as fill sites by the master plan where the spoil can be isolated and contained, or in fill basins on upland sites. Dredge material shall not be transported from coastal waters into estuarine or fresh water areas for disposal.

(d) For water areas to be diked, filled, or dredged, the commission shall balance and consider socioeconomic and environmental factors.
Cal. BPC § 19423 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 19423
Section 19423
Status: in_force

A person is disqualified from membership on the board if the person, the person’s spouse or any dependent child thereof:

(a) Holds a financial interest in any horse racing track.

(b) Holds a financial interest or position of management with any business entity which conducts parimutuel horse racing.

(c) Holds a financial interest in a management or concession contract with any business entity which conducts parimutuel horse racing.
Cal. BPC § 2078 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 2078
Section 2078
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, “DMSO” means dimethyl sulfoxide.

(b) A licensed physician and surgeon shall, prior to treating a patient with a DMSO preparation, inform the patient in writing if DMSO has not been approved as a treatment or cure by the Food and Drug Administration for the disorder for which it is being prescribed.

(c) If DMSO is prescribed for any purpose other than for those purposes approved pursuant to Section 111550 of the Health and Safety Code, informed consent shall first be obtained from the patient.

As used in this subdivision, “informed consent” means the authorization given by the patient for treatment with DMSO after each of the following conditions have been satisfied:

(1) The patient is informed verbally, in nontechnical terms, about all of the following:

(A) A description of treatment procedures to be used in administering DMSO.

(B) A description of any attendant discomfort and risks to the patient that can be reasonably expected from treatment with DMSO.

(C) An explanation of any benefits to the patient that can be reasonably expected.

(D) An explanation of any appropriate alternative procedures, drugs, or devices that might be advantageous to the patient, and their relative risks and benefits.

(E) An offer to answer any inquiries concerning the treatment of the procedures involved.

(2) The patient signs and dates a written consent form acknowledging that disclosure has been given pursuant to paragraph (1), and acknowledging consent to treatment with DMSO pursuant to this section. The patient shall be provided with a copy of the signed and dated form.

(d) An organized health care system may require that the administration of DMSO within the organized health care system be performed pursuant to standardized procedures developed by the organized health care system through collaboration among administrators and health professionals.
Cal. HSC § 25100 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 1 / Section 25100
Section 25100
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that:

(a)  Increasing quantities of hazardous wastes are being generated in the state, for which the generators of the hazardous waste must provide safe disposal.

(b)  Long-term threats to public health and to air and water quality are posed by the landfill disposal of many types of untreated hazardous wastes and by the inappropriate handling, storage, use, and disposal of hazardous wastes.

(c)  Extensive technology exists for the safe treatment, neutralization, and destruction of many types of hazardous wastes prior to disposal.

(d)  Numerous opportunities exist to reduce the amount of hazardous waste generated in the state and to conserve resources through the application of existing source reduction and recycling technology.

(e)  The people of the state face immense costs as a result of improper hazardous waste handling and disposal practices.
Cal. LAB § 3600.4 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 3600.4
Section 3600.4
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any firefighter of a city, county, city and county, district, or other public or municipal corporation or political subdivision, or any firefighter employed by a private entity, is injured, dies, or is disabled from performing his or her duties as a firefighter by reason of his or her proceeding to or engaging in a fire suppression or rescue operation, or the protection or preservation of life or property, anywhere in this state, including the local jurisdiction in which he or she is employed, but is not at the time acting under the immediate direction of his or her employer, he or she or his or her dependents, as the case may be, shall be accorded by his or her employer all of the same benefits of this division which he or she or they would have received had that firefighter been acting under the immediate direction of his or her employer. Any injury, disability, or death incurred under the circumstances described in this section shall be deemed to have arisen out of and been sustained in the course of employment for purposes of workers’ compensation and all other benefits.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to:

(1) Require the extension of any benefits to a firefighter who at the time of his or her injury, death, or disability is acting for compensation from one other than the city, county, city and county, district, or other public or municipal corporation or political subdivision, or private entity, of his or her primary employment or enrollment.

(2) Require the extension of any benefits to a firefighter employed by a city, county, city and county, district, or other public or municipal corporation or political subdivision, or private entity, which by charter, ordinance, departmental regulation, or private employer policy, whether now in force or hereafter enacted or promulgated, expressly prohibits the activity giving rise to the injury, disability, or death. However, this paragraph shall not apply to relieve the employer from liability for benefits for any injury, disability, or death of a firefighter when the firefighter is acting pursuant to Section 1799.107 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. FGC § 1054.2 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 1054.2
Section 1054.2
Status: in_force

Every person while engaged in taking any bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, or reptile shall have on his or her person or in his or her immediate possession, or where otherwise specifically required by law to be kept, any license, tag, stamp, or permit that is required in order to take the bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, or reptile. In the case of a person diving from a boat, the license or permit may be kept on the boat, or in the case of a person diving from shore, the license or permit may be kept within 500 yards of the shore.
Cal. BPC § 12012 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 12012
Section 12012
Status: in_force

The secretary may exercise any power conferred upon the department or upon the State Sealer by this division through the State Sealer or otherwise.
Cal. PUC § 93011 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 11 / Section 93011
Section 93011
Status: in_force

If upon a canvass of the election it is found that a majority of all votes cast on the proposition at the election were cast in favor of the consolidation, the proposition and all of the terms and conditions of the consolidation agreement shall be deemed carried and approved by the voters.
Cal. BPC § 5536 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5536
Section 5536
Status: in_force

(a) It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment, for any person who is not licensed to practice architecture under this chapter to practice architecture in this state, to use any term confusingly similar to the word architect, to use the stamp of a licensed architect, as provided in Section 5536.1, or to advertise or put out any sign, card, or other device that might indicate to the public that the person is an architect, is qualified to engage in the practice of architecture, or is an architectural designer.

(b) It is a misdemeanor, punishable as specified in subdivision (a), for any person who is not licensed to practice architecture under this chapter to affix a stamp or seal that bears the legend “State of California” or words or symbols that represent or imply that the person is so licensed by the state to prepare plans, specifications, or instruments of service.
Cal. HSC § 25253.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 14 / Section 25253.5
Section 25253.5
Status: in_force

The department shall revise its 2015–17 Priority Product Work Plan to include lead acid batteries for consideration and evaluation as a potential priority product.
Cal. FAC § 34262 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 34262
Section 34262
Status: in_force

Each test shall be legibly recorded with indelible pencil or ink in such a manner as to correctly identify the test obtained upon the milk, cream, or fluid derivative of milk or cream.
Cal. PRC § 42968.23 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 19.5 / Article 2 / Section 42968.23
Section 42968.23
Status: in_force

(a) The producer responsibility organization shall establish a method for fully funding the producer responsibility organization in a manner that equitably distributes the producer responsibility organization’s costs among participating producers, reflecting California sales volumes. The funding mechanism shall demonstrate adequate funding for all administrative and operational costs of the producer responsibility plan, to be borne by participating producers, and modulate the distribution of participating producers’ costs based on the cost of managing their specific covered products according to the approved producer responsibility plan.

(b) (1) The producer responsibility organization shall include as an approved collection site under its producer responsibility plan a solid waste facility that offers in writing to participate in the producer responsibility plan and agrees to comply with any program operator requirements that are consistent with the approved producer responsibility plan.

(2) The producer responsibility organization shall include the solid waste facility as an approved collection site within 90 days of receiving the written offer to participate, confirming that the offering entity will comply with any producer responsibility organization requirements that are consistent with an approved producer responsibility plan.

(3) The producer responsibility organization shall not be required to respond to offers pursuant to this subdivision until its producer responsibility plan has been approved by the department.

(c) The producer responsibility organization may suspend or terminate use of an approved collection site that does not comply with all applicable state, federal, or municipal laws and regulations or adhere to the rules and conditions imposed by the producer responsibility organization pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 42968.32.

(d) A participant of the producer responsibility organization with an approved producer responsibility plan shall comply with the requirements of this chapter. The producer responsibility organization shall notify the department within 30 calendar days of any the following:

(1) The end of any three-month period in which the producer responsibility organization unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a fee, records, or information from a participant producer, or received incomplete or incorrect records or information required by this chapter.

(2) The date a producer no longer participates in the producer responsibility organization’s approved producer responsibility plan.

(3) Any instance of noncompliance by a participant producer.
Cal. HSC § 8005 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 12 / Section 8005
Section 8005
Status: in_force

After the removal of all human remains the property may be used, managed and controlled by the board of supervisors as other county property.
Cal. FAC § 16905 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 16905
Section 16905
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any officer, agent, or conductor of any railroad in this state, to confine any animals in cars for a longer period than 36 consecutive hours if the animals are being carried or transported by the railroad in carloads. At least every 36 hours the animals shall be unloaded for rest, water, and feeding, into properly equipped pens for a period of not less than five consecutive hours.
Cal. INS § 7048 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 9.6 / Section 7048
Section 7048
Status: in_force

Such corporation shall be a continuance of the original corporation by the same name or by any other name approved by the commissioner. Such transformation, however, shall in no way annul, modify or change any of the existing contracts and liabilities of such corporations, and any and all such contracts and liabilities shall continue in force and effect the same as though such corporation had not transformed or qualified under this article, nor shall such transformation in any way prejudice, impede or impair any pending action or proceeding or any rights previously acquired. Certified copies of all proceedings in connection with such transformation, together with a certified copy of the articles of incorporation as amended, shall be filed with the commissioner.
Cal. VEH § 20002 — California Code / Code veh / Division 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 20002
Section 20002
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to any property, including vehicles, shall immediately stop the vehicle at the nearest location that will not impede traffic or otherwise jeopardize the safety of other motorists. Moving the vehicle in accordance with this subdivision does not affect the question of fault. The driver shall also immediately do either of the following:

(1) Locate and notify the owner or person in charge of that property of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle involved and, upon locating the driver of any other vehicle involved or the owner or person in charge of any damaged property, upon being requested, present his or her driver’s license, and vehicle registration, to the other driver, property owner, or person in charge of that property. The information presented shall include the current residence address of the driver and of the registered owner. If the registered owner of an involved vehicle is present at the scene, he or she shall also, upon request, present his or her driver’s license information, if available, or other valid identification to the other involved parties.

(2) Leave in a conspicuous place on the vehicle or other property damaged a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle involved and a statement of the circumstances thereof and shall without unnecessary delay notify the police department of the city wherein the collision occurred or, if the collision occurred in unincorporated territory, the local headquarters of the Department of the California Highway Patrol.

(b) Any person who parks a vehicle which, prior to the vehicle again being driven, becomes a runaway vehicle and is involved in an accident resulting in damage to any property, attended or unattended, shall comply with the requirements of this section relating to notification and reporting and shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalties of this section for failure to comply with the requirements.

(c) Any person failing to comply with all the requirements of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
Cal. PUC § 6232 — California Code / Code puc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 6232
Section 6232
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of the application the legislative body of the municipality may pass its resolution declaring its intention to grant the franchise applied for, stating the character of the franchise, setting forth a notice of the day, hour, and place when and where all persons having any objection to the granting thereof may appear before the legislative body and be heard thereon, and directing the clerk of the legislative body to publish the notice at least once within fifteen (15) days after the passage of the resolution in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality.

The time fixed for the hearing shall be not less than twenty (20) nor more than sixty (60) days after the date of the passage of the resolution.
Cal. VEH § 473 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 473
Section 473
Status: in_force

(a) A “pocket bike” is a two-wheeled motorized device that has a seat or saddle for the use of the rider, and that is not designed or manufactured for highway use. “Pocket bike” does not include an off-highway motorcycle, as defined in Section 436.

(b) For purposes of this section, a vehicle is designed for highway use if it meets the applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, as contained in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and is equipped in accordance with the requirements of this code.
Cal. WAT § 25333.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 25333.5
Section 25333.5
Status: in_force

In the case of any district described in Section 20560.2 with respect to construction bonds issued for purposes of financing the works described in that section or bonds issued to refund those bonds, notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the board may determine by resolution entered upon the minutes that a negotiated sale of any bonds of the district payable solely from revenue will be in the best interest of the district, in which case the bonds may be sold at a negotiated sale on terms as may be approved by the board.
Cal. HSC § 12004 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 12004
Section 12004
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part, the term “person” shall mean any person, organization, firm, corporation, association, city, county, city and county, and state, and shall include any of their employees and authorized representatives.