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Cal. HSC § 7052.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 7052.5
Section 7052.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7052, cremated, reduced, or hydrolyzed human remains may be removed from the place of interment for disposition as provided in Section 7054.5 or 7054.6 or for burial at sea as provided in Section 7117.
Cal. BPC § 23403 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23403
Section 23403
Status: in_force

No retail licensee, except a pharmacy or drug store registered with the California State Board of Pharmacy, shall sell or possess on his licensed premises any undenatured alcohol of any proof or compound thereof which is an alcoholic beverage as defined in Section 23004 containing more than 60 percent of alcohol by volume. Undenatured alcohol shall be sold at retail only upon the prescription or order of the holder of a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate or a dentist’s or veterinarian’s license. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. HSC § 44220 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 44220
Section 44220
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:

(a)  This chapter is intended to ensure that any county air pollution control district, or unified or regional air pollution control district, may, upon adoption of a resolution by the district governing board, exercise fee authority similar to that provided the south coast district pursuant to Section 9250.11 of the Vehicle Code and the Sacramento district pursuant to Section 41081, in order to ensure that districts, and, in the south coast district, other implementing agencies, have the necessary funds to carry out their responsibilities for implementing the California Clean Air Act of 1988 (Chapter 1568 of the Statutes of 1988).

(b)  The revenues from the fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be used solely to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles and for related planning, monitoring, enforcement, and technical studies necessary for the implementation of the California Clean Air Act of 1988.
Cal. ELEC § 19200 — California Code / Code elec / Division 19 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 19200
Section 19200
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall not approve any voting system, or part of a voting system, unless it fulfills the requirements of this code and the regulations of the Secretary of State.
Cal. CIV § 6816 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5.3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 6816
Section 6816
Status: in_force

A lien created pursuant to Section 6814 shall be prior to all other liens recorded subsequent to the notice of delinquent assessment, except that the declaration may provide for the subordination thereof to any other liens and encumbrances.
Cal. RTC § 24308.9 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 24308.9
Section 24308.9
Status: in_force

(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, gross income does not include any amount received as a rebate, voucher, or other financial incentive issued by a public water system, local government, or state agency for participation in a turf replacement water conservation program.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “public water system” shall have the same meaning as in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. PRC § 5572 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5572
Section 5572
Status: in_force

The boundaries of any district may be altered and new contiguous territory annexed, incorporated, and included and made a part of the district.
Cal. MVC § 1050 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 1050
Section 1050
Status: in_force

Veterans’ Home Allied Councils, which are established pursuant to the constitution of the Allied Council, Veterans’ Home of California, for each home, and which are composed of members of each home, are hereby recognized as established advisory bodies to the administrator of each home. Each Veterans’ Home Allied Council may also represent members who reside at the home for which the council was established in matters before the Legislature. In the course of providing that representation, each council shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) The council’s representation shall be approved by a majority of the voting members of the council.

(b) The council shall not engage in any campaign or endorse public candidates in connection with that representation.

(c) The council’s actions shall be in accordance with its constitution, bylaws, and policies and procedures.
Cal. WAT § 10522 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.1 / Section 10522
Section 10522
Status: in_force

A water supplier, individually or in cooperation with other public agencies or persons, may institute a water conservation or efficient water management program, including, but not limited to, all of the following components:

(a) Providing irrigation and other water use management services to persons served by the water supplier, including, but not limited to, all of the following services:

(1) Providing information on historic and current crop water use data for crops grown in the area served by the water supplier, including evapotranspiration and leaching requirements of those crops.

(2) Providing irrigation consulting services to monitor on-farm water use practices and to provide information to improve on-farm water management.

(3) Monitoring salinity to obtain favorable salt balances.

(4) Recommending more efficient techniques for preplanting irrigation of the crop root zone.

(5) Providing evaluations of the operation and efficiency of individual on-farm irrigation systems and animal sanitation systems and similar uses, and making recommendations for improvement of those systems.

(6) Providing irrigation management improvement services during the growing season.

(b) Making physical and structural improvements to the water supplier’s delivery system, and aiding in the improvement of on-farm systems, including, but not limited to, all of the following improvements:

(1) Using flow measuring devices in the delivery system and providing to farmers, or assisting farmers in the use of, on-farm flow measurement devices.

(2) Lining ditches and canals or providing pipelines in the supplier’s delivery system and helping farmers to take these actions, except where seepage is desirable for groundwater recharge or environmental purposes.

(3) Evaluating the storage, conveyance, and drainage systems of the water supplier and the farmers served by the water supplier and the application systems of the farmers served by the water supplier to maximize efficient water management.

(4) Assisting farmers technically and financially with installation and operation of on-farm conservation equipment if the installation and operation is economically feasible for the water supplier.

(c) Making institutional and operational adjustments, including, but not limited to, all of the following adjustments:

(1) Allowing changes or flexibility in the water contract year to more closely fit water-use characteristics of the crops being grown.

(2) Establishing a pricing structure for water delivered to encourage conservation.

(3) Maximizing flexibility, to the extent economically and otherwise feasible, in water delivery to farmers to enable them to optimize their irrigation efficiency.

(4) Developing education programs for farmers relating to on-farm conservation.

(5) Promoting or developing conjunctive use programs for use of groundwater and surface water.

(6) Encouraging voluntary exchanges of water between water suppliers which have surplus water and suppliers which have a water shortage.
Cal. LAB § 7972 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 7972
Section 7972
Status: in_force

If the level of gas in any tunnel or underground mine reaches 20 percent of its lower explosive limit at any time all men shall be removed, the division notified immediately by telephone or telegram, and no one shall reenter the tunnel or underground mine until approval is given by the division.
Cal. HSC § 104210.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 104210.1
Section 104210.1
Status: in_force

(a) The California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program is hereby established. The Legislature requests the University of California to develop and administer a competitive grant program for the purpose of awarding grants to eligible educational institutions to conduct research on the California fire service using a community-based participatory research model in collaboration with California firefighters. The research shall include, but not be limited to, understanding of biomarkers of exposure that quantify chemical carcinogens absorbed and metabolized by firefighters and studying biomarkers of effect that quantify cancer-promoting cellular changes that ultimately lead to a cancer diagnosis.

(b) The University of California, in consultation with the FIRESCOPE Program, shall develop the strategic objectives and priorities of the program and receive and evaluate applications of eligible educational institutions.

(c) The FIRESCOPE Program shall make the final recommendations to the University of California on which research grants should be funded based on the research priorities established for the program and the technical merits of the proposals as determined by peer review panels modeled upon the National Institutes of Health peer review process.

(d) The University of California, in consultation with the FIRESCOPE Program, shall prepare a report, to be submitted to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2025, and on or before January 1, 2030. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The number and dollar amounts of research grants that have been awarded.

(2) The name of each eligible educational institution receiving grant awards.

(3) The name of each fire department working with the eligible educational institution conducting research funded by a grant awarded under this section.

(4) A summary of research findings from the research funded by a grant awarded under this section.

(e) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this section is inoperative on January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.

(2) A report to be submitted under this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. FAC § 78838 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24.5 / Article 2 / Section 78838
Section 78838
Status: in_force

“Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
Cal. FAC § 73059 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 73059
Section 73059
Status: in_force

“Cooperative producer” means a producer who markets his or her fruit through a cooperative handler.
Cal. BPC § 2770.12 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 3.1 / Section 2770.12
Section 2770.12
Status: in_force

(a) After the committee and the program manager in their discretion have determined that a registered nurse has successfully completed the intervention program, all records pertaining to the registered nurse’s participation in the intervention program shall be purged.

(b) All board and committee records and records of a proceeding pertaining to the participation of a registered nurse in the intervention program shall be kept confidential and are not subject to discovery or subpoena, except as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 2770.11 and subdivision (c).

(c) A registered nurse shall be deemed to have waived any rights granted by any laws and regulations relating to confidentiality of the intervention program, if he or she does any of the following:

(1) Presents information relating to any aspect of the intervention program during any stage of the disciplinary process subsequent to the filing of an accusation, statement of issues, or petition to compel an examination pursuant to Article 12.5 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1. The waiver shall be limited to information necessary to verify or refute any information disclosed by the registered nurse.

(2) Files a lawsuit against the board relating to any aspect of the intervention program.

(3) Claims in defense to a disciplinary action, based on a complaint that led to the registered nurse’s participation in the intervention program, that he or she was prejudiced by the length of time that passed between the alleged violation and the filing of the accusation. The waiver shall be limited to information necessary to document the length of time the registered nurse participated in the intervention program.
Cal. FAM § 6225 — California Code / Code fam / Division 10 / Part 2 / Section 6225
Section 6225
Status: in_force

A petition for an order described in this division is valid and the order is enforceable without explicitly stating the address of the petitioner or the petitioner’s place of residence, school, employment, the place where the petitioner’s child is provided child care services, or the child’s school.
Cal. WAT § 16100 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 27 / Section 16100
Section 16100
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009.
Cal. PRC § 14101 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 14101
Section 14101
Status: in_force

“Corps” means the California Conservation Corps.
Cal. FAM § 3060 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 3060
Section 3060
Status: in_force

A petition for a temporary custody order, containing the statement required by Section 3429, may be included with the initial filing of the petition or action or may be filed at any time after the initial filing.
Cal. RTC § 4503 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 7.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 4503
Section 4503
Status: in_force

“Delinquency date” means the date on which a delinquency penalty attaches to taxes pursuant to Section 75.52, 2617, 2618, 2704, 2705, 2759, 2760, 2761, or 2762, as applicable.
Cal. WAT § 11918 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 11918
Section 11918
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to design, construct, operate, and maintain public recreation facilities at state water projects, with the exception of the planning, design, and construction of boating facilities, which shall be the responsibility of the Department of Navigation and Ocean Development pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 50 of the Harbors and Navigation Code. Before commencing the construction of any such facilities, the Department of Parks and Recreation shall submit its plans and designs to the local governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the area involved. The Department of Parks and Recreation shall make every effort to fulfill its responsibilities under this section by entering into contracts with the United States, local public agencies, or other entities, to the end that maximum development of the recreational potential of state water projects shall be realized. The Department of Parks and Recreation shall have the authority to establish and enforce standards for the development, operation, and maintenance of such public recreation areas.

The design, construction, operation, and maintenance of public recreation facilities at state water projects, and the management of project lands and water surfaces for recreational use, shall be subject to the approval of the Department of Water Resources to ensure that they shall not defeat or impair the orderly operation of any state water project for its other authorized purposes and the accomplishment of such purposes.
Cal. FGC § 6590 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 6590
Section 6590
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Substantial declines in various species of desirable fish that are caught in southern California ocean waters have adversely affected sport and commercial fishing and their related industries.

(b) The purpose of this article is to determine if hatchery-released fish can enhance certain stocks of desirable species and contribute to research and scientific understanding of marine hatchery operations and benefits.

(c) Funding for the program is most appropriately borne by a special fund derived from user fees on sport and commercial fishermen who stand to directly benefit from the resurgence of depressed marine fisheries.

(d) The department has continuing resource management, administrative, and policy review responsibility in marine resources issues.

(e) Volunteers from the recreational fishing community have developed and operated grow-out facilities with private funding. These volunteer activities greatly enhance the effectiveness of the program and are fully compatible with the overall program objectives.

(f) As white sea bass hatchery production is established, additional grow-out facilities will be required and coordination between these facilities will be necessary. The ocean resources enhancement advisory panel may encourage contracts to carry out coordination activities and recommend to the director that this coordination remain a high priority. Those coordination activities may be funded with fees collected by the department pursuant to this article.

(g) The use of federal matching funds, including sportfish restoration account funds, shall be a high priority for use to match state dollars for this program.

(h) The department may benefit from contracting with other public or private entities to further the purposes of this article.
Cal. LAB § 7328 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 7328
Section 7328
Status: in_force

Any person employing, directing or permitting another to do or perform any labor upon any windows which have not the safety devices as provided for in Sections 7326 and 7327 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. WAT § 79512 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 79512
Section 79512
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this division, upon a finding by the agency authorized to administer or expend money appropriated from the fund that a particular project or program for which money has been allocated or granted cannot be completed, or that the amount that was appropriated, allocated, or granted is in excess of the total amount needed, the Legislature may reappropriate the money for other high priority needs consistent with this division.
Cal. HNC § 735.1 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 735.1
Section 735.1
Status: in_force

A licensed broker shall retain, for four years, copies of all listings, deposit receipts, canceled checks, trust records, and other documents executed or obtained by the broker in connection with a transaction for which a broker’s license is required. These records shall be made available to the department for inspection upon request. If the records have not been made available within 30 days of a request by the department, the department may subpoena the requested records. If the records have not been made available within 14 days from the requested day of production on the subpoena, and the director determines that the public may be at risk if the broker continues to be licensed, the department may suspend the broker’s license pursuant to Section 734.
Cal. PRC § 21080.46 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 2.6 / Section 21080.46
Section 21080.46
Status: in_force

(a) Without limiting any other statutory exemption or categorical exemption, this division does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city, county, or city and county to limit or prohibit the drilling of new or deeper groundwater wells, or to limit or prohibit increased extractions from existing groundwater wells, through stricter conditions on the issuance of well permits or changes in the intensity of land use that would increase demand on groundwater.

(b) (1) This section shall remain operative until July 1, 2017, or so long as the state of emergency due to drought conditions declared by the Governor in the proclamation of a state of emergency issued on January 17, 2014, remains in effect, whichever is later.

(2) This section is repealed on January 1 of the year following the date on which this section becomes inoperative.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or (b), this section does not apply to either of the following:

(1) The issuance of any permit for a new or deeper groundwater well by a city, county, or city and county.

(2) The adoption of any ordinance affecting or relating to new residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial projects or any mix of these uses, or any change in the intensity or use of land for these purposes, if that project or change in use requires approval by a city, county, or city and county. Nor does this section apply to the adoption of any ordinance that would limit or prohibit new or deeper groundwater wells, or increased extraction from existing groundwater wells, that may be needed to serve these projects.
Cal. FIN § 161 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 161
Section 161
Status: in_force

“Constituent corporation,” when used with respect to a corporation:

(a) In the case of a merger, has the meaning set forth in Section 161 of the Corporations Code.

(b) In the case of a consolidation, means a corporation that is consolidated with one or more other corporations.
Cal. HNC § 6907 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 6907
Section 6907
Status: in_force

It may act as warehousemen, stevedores, lighterers, reconditioners, shippers and reshippers of properties of all kinds.
Cal. FAC § 55606 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 55606
Section 55606
Status: in_force

If the processor has entered into a contract with two or more producers or consignors, which provides that the returns for any farm product which is handled and sold for the account of such producers or consignors shall be pooled on a definite basis as to grade or quality, or both, during a specific period of time, then the processor shall render a true account of sale which shows the net average pool return on each grade and quality from the sales that are made, which shows in detail all charges in connection with the handling, processing, and selling of such farm product. The processor shall keep a correct record of such sales and charges.
Cal. RTC § 36 — California Code / Code rtc / Section 36
Section 36
Status: in_force

Whenever any notice or other communication is required by this code to be mailed by registered mail, the mailing of such notice or other communication by certified mail shall be deemed to be sufficient compliance with the requirements of law.