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Cal. HSC § 110423.4 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 110423.4
Section 110423.4
Status: in_force

(a)  This article shall not apply to a licensed health care practitioner practicing within his or her scope of practice who prescribes, dispenses, or both, herbs in the course of treatment of patients under the care of the licensed practitioner.

(b)  This article shall not apply to herbal products that are sold or distributed directly to a licensed health care practitioner when the herbal product is used solely for the purpose of the treatment of patients under the care of the practitioner.
Cal. FAC § 14923 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 14923
Section 14923
Status: in_force

“Animal” means any animal, including birds, except a human being.
Cal. HSC § 1222 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.6 / Section 1222
Section 1222
Status: in_force

The department shall, on or before July 1, 2005, implement a process that allows an applicant for licensure as a primary care clinic, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1204, at the applicant’s option, to submit an application for review of the clinic’s qualifications for participation in any of the following programs simultaneous with any review for enrollment and certification as a provider in the Medi-Cal program, and if approved for participation in a program, to be enrolled or certified, or both, as a provider in the program, subsequent to certification and enrollment as a provider in the Medi-Cal program:

(a) Medi-Cal Presumptive Eligibility under Section 14148.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b) Child Health and Disability Prevention Program provided for pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 124025) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106.

(c) Perinatal Services Program provided for pursuant to Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 14148) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(d) Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) Waiver Program provided for pursuant to subdivision (aa) of Section 14132 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Cal. ELEC § 2158 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 2158
Section 2158
Status: in_force

County elections officials shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide voter registration cards designed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2157 for the registration of voters at his or her office and in a sufficient number of locations throughout the county for the convenience of persons desiring to register, to the end that registration may be maintained at a high level. The cards shall be available in all languages required by Section 203 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503) or Section 4(f)(4) (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10303(f)(4)) of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965.

(b) Provide voter registration cards designed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2157 in sufficient quantities to any individuals or organizations that wish to distribute the cards other than to persons who have been convicted of violating this section within the last five years. Individuals and organizations shall be permitted to distribute voter registration cards anywhere within the county.

(1) An individual or organization that distributes voter registration cards designed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2157 shall obtain the voter registration cards from the county elections official or the Secretary of State. The individual or organization shall comply with all applicable regulations established by the Secretary of State when distributing the cards.

(2) If, after completing his or her voter registration card, an elector entrusts it to another person, the latter shall sign and date the attached, numbered receipt indicating his or her address and telephone number, if any, and give the receipt to the elector. Failure to comply with this paragraph shall not cause the invalidation of the registration of a voter.

(3) An individual or organization that distributes voter registration cards designed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2157 shall give a voter registration card to any elector requesting it, provided that the individual or organization has a sufficient number of cards.

(4) If distribution of voter registration cards pursuant to this subdivision is undertaken by mailing cards to persons who have not requested the cards, the person mailing the cards shall enclose a cover letter or other notice with each card instructing the recipients to disregard the cards if they are currently registered voters.

(c) Mail a voter registration card immediately to a person who wishes to register to vote and requests a voter registration card.
Cal. LAB § 1682 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 1682
Section 1682
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation.

(b) “Farm labor contractor” designates any person who, for a fee, employs workers to render personal services in connection with the production of any farm products to, for, or under the direction of a third person, or who recruits, solicits, supplies, or hires workers on behalf of an employer engaged in the growing or producing of farm products, and who, for a fee, provides in connection therewith one or more of the following services: furnishes board, lodging, or transportation for those workers; supervises, times, checks, counts, weighs, or otherwise directs or measures their work; or disburses wage payments to these persons.

(c) “License” means a license issued by the Labor Commissioner to carry on the business, activities, or operations of a farm labor contractor under this chapter.

(d) “Licensee” means a farm labor contractor who holds a valid and unrevoked license under this chapter.

(e) “Fee” shall mean (1) the difference between the amount received by a labor contractor and the amount paid out by him or her to persons employed to render personal services to, for or under the direction of a third person; (2) any valuable consideration received or to be received by a farm labor contractor for or in connection with any of the services described above, and shall include the difference between any amount received or to be received by him or her, and the amount paid out by him or her, for or in connection with the rendering of such services.
Cal. PRC § 5005.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 5005.1
Section 5005.1
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks and Recreation may with approval of the Department of General Services transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of personal property under its jurisdiction and may contract with other public agencies for its custody.
Cal. PUC § 6006 — California Code / Code puc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 6006
Section 6006
Status: in_force

The publication shall state the character of the franchise or privilege proposed to be granted, the term for which it is granted, and, if it is for a street railroad, the route to be traversed; that sealed bids therefor will be received up to a certain hour and day named therein, and that the successful bidder and his assigns shall during the life of the franchise pay to the county or municipality two percent (2%) of the gross annual receipts of the grantee arising from the use, operation, or possession of the franchise.
Cal. PRC § 3406 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 3406
Section 3406
Status: in_force

Every person chargeable under this article, shall on or before March 15th of each year, file a report with the department. The report shall show all items of information demanded by the report, which are necessary to carry out this article. The report shall be verified by such person or officer as the department may designate.
Cal. PRC § 6305 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 6305
Section 6305
Status: in_force

The powers granted by this chapter to the commission as to leasing or granting of rights or privileges with relation to the lands owned by the state are hereby conferred upon the local trustee of granted public trust lands to which those lands have been granted.
Cal. BPC § 2819 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 6.5 / Section 2819
Section 2819
Status: in_force

In order to effect a speedy and efficient transfer of public health nurse certification from the State Department of Health Services to the board, existing Sections 4500 to 4504, inclusive, of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations shall be repealed by the State Department of Health Services and adopted by the board to place them in Chapter 14 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations, and any reference to the State Department of Health Services in those regulations shall be changed to refer to the board. The repeal of the regulations and adoption of the revised regulations pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except that the repealed and adopted regulations shall be filed with the Office of Administrative Law for publication in the California Code of Regulations.
Cal. WAT § 10726.9 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.74 / Chapter 5 / Section 10726.9
Section 10726.9
Status: in_force

A groundwater sustainability plan shall take into account the most recent planning assumptions stated in local general plans of jurisdictions overlying the basin.
Cal. BPC § 4867 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 3.5 / Section 4867
Section 4867
Status: in_force

The wellness evaluation committee shall inform each veterinarian and registered veterinary technician who requests participation in a program of the procedures followed in the program, of the rights and responsibilities of the veterinarian and registered veterinary technician in the program, and of the possible results of noncompliance with the program.
Cal. BPC § 7503.11 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 4 / Section 7503.11
Section 7503.11
Status: in_force

An expired license may be reinstated within one year of the date of expiration upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter, application by the licensee, and payment of any and all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7501.7 and not resolved in accordance with the provisions of that section and payment of the reinstatement fee provided by this chapter. Reinstatement of an expired license shall not prohibit the bringing of disciplinary proceedings for any act committed in violation of this chapter during the period the license is expired.
Cal. PRC § 35617 — California Code / Code prc / Division 26.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 35617
Section 35617
Status: in_force

(a) The Ocean Protection Council shall develop and implement a voluntary sustainable seafood promotion program for the state.

(b) The program shall consist of all of the following:

(1) A protocol to guide entities on how to be independently certified to internationally accepted standards for sustainable seafood. The protocol and any substantive amendments or revisions to the protocol shall be developed in a transparent process and adopted by the council in a public meeting. The council shall identify in a public document that the provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 35550 have been met.

(2) (A) A marketing assistance program for seafood caught in California that is independently certified to internationally accepted standards for sustainable seafood. The council shall consult with the Department of Food and Agriculture in implementing this paragraph.

(B) Consistent with subparagraph (A), the marketing assistance program shall consist of competitive grants and loans for discrete and limited activities to benefit participants in the fishing industry in California.

(3) A competitive grant and loan program, only in years in which funds are appropriated by the Legislature to the California Ocean Protection Trust Fund, for eligible entities, including, but not limited to, fishery groups and associations, for the purpose of assisting California fisheries in qualifying for certification to internationally accepted standards for sustainable seafood. This program may be implemented in coordination with other state and private programs to maximize its effectiveness.

(4) The design of a label or labels that may be used exclusively to identify seafood caught in California that is certified to internationally accepted standards as sustainable seafood.

(c) Seafood produced through aquaculture or fish farming shall not be certified as sustainable under this division until nationally or internationally accepted sustainability standards have been developed and implemented.

(d) The program, each component of the program, and actions taken by the council to implement the program are based upon voluntary actions initiated by entities pursuant to this section and are not regulations as defined in Section 11342.600 of the Government Code.
Cal. WIC § 11450.16 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 11450.16
Section 11450.16
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of determining eligibility under this chapter, and for computing the amount of aid payment under Section 11450, families shall be grouped into assistance units.

(b) Every assistance unit shall include at least one of the following persons:

(1) One of each of the following:

(A) An eligible child.

(B) The caretaker relative of an otherwise eligible child who is not receiving aid under Section 11250 because that child is receiving benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (Subchapter 16 (commencing with Section 1381) of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code), or Kin-GAP payments under Section 11364 or 11387, or foster care payments under Section 11461.

(2) A pregnant woman who is eligible for payments under subdivision (c) of Section 11450.

(c) Every assistance unit shall, in addition to the requirements of subdivision (b), include the eligible parents of the eligible child and the eligible siblings, including half-siblings, of the eligible child when those persons reside in the same home as the eligible child. This subdivision shall not apply to any convicted offender who is permitted to reside at the home of the eligible child as part of a court-imposed sentence and who is considered an absent parent under Section 11250.

(d) An assistance unit may, at the option of the family comprising the assistance unit, also include the nonparent caretaker relative of the eligible child, the spouse of the parent of the eligible child, otherwise eligible nonsibling children in the care of the caretaker relative of the eligible child, and the alternatively sentenced offender parent exempted under subdivision (c).

(e) If two or more assistance units reside in the same home, they shall be combined into one assistance unit when any of the following circumstances occurs:

(1) There is a common caretaker relative for the eligible children.

(2) One caretaker relative marries another caretaker relative.

(3) Two caretaker relatives are the parents of an eligible child.

(f) For purposes of this section, “caretaker relative” means the parent or other relative, as defined by regulations adopted by the department, who exercises responsibility and control of a child.
Cal. BPC § 2013 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 2013
Section 2013
Status: in_force

(a) The board and a panel appointed under this chapter may convene from time to time as deemed necessary by the board.

(b) Four members of a panel of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the panel. Eight members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any board meeting.

(c) It shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of those members present at a board or panel meeting, those members constituting at least a quorum, to pass any motion, resolution, or measure. A decision by a panel to discipline a physician and surgeon shall require an affirmative vote, at a meeting or by mail, of a majority of the members of that panel; except that a decision to revoke the certificate of a physician and surgeon shall require the affirmative vote of four members of that panel.
Cal. INS § 799.06 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.9 / Section 799.06
Section 799.06
Status: in_force

All underwriting activities undertaken by life or disability income insurers pursuant to this article shall be subject to all applicable provisions of Article 6.6 (commencing with Section 791). An application or enrollment request for life insurance or disability income insurance shall not contain a question pertaining to prior HIV tests unless the question is limited in scope to prior testing for the purpose of obtaining insurance.
Cal. HSC § 1596.68 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.35 / Section 1596.68
Section 1596.68
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be operative on July 1, 1998.

(b) (1) Before, on, or after July 1, 1998, the department may adopt regulations to implement this chapter.

(2) The initial adoption of any emergency regulations for purposes of this chapter following January 1, 1998, shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare. Emergency regulations adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days.
Cal. HNC § 50.2 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 50.2
Section 50.2
Status: in_force

The division shall be administered by an executive officer known as the Deputy Director of Boating and Waterways. Any reference to the Director of Boating and Waterways shall be deemed to refer to the Deputy Director of Boating and Waterways. The deputy director shall be appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor and shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The appointment of any deputy director appointed by the Governor shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
Cal. PUC § 8107 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 8107
Section 8107
Status: in_force

In any civil or criminal action or proceeding for violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 530, Statues of 1907), Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code, or any rule of statutory or common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade, proof that the act complained of was done in compliance with this article or an order issued under it and in furtherance of the purposes and provisions of this article is a complete defense in such action or proceeding.
Cal. FIN § 4877.07 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 4877.07
Section 4877.07
Status: in_force

(a) After a sale becomes effective, the seller or purchaser may issue an officer’s certificate stating that the seller sold a California branch business unit to the purchaser, describing the business unit, and specifying the time at which the sale became effective.

(b) Any certificate issued pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be prima facie evidence of the fact of the sale and of the regularity of the proceedings taken for the sale and shall be conclusive evidence of the matters in favor of any innocent purchaser or encumbrancer for value.
Cal. PUC § 879 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 879
Section 879
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall, at least annually, initiate a proceeding to set rates for lifeline telephone service. All telephone corporations providing lifeline telephone service shall annually file, on a date set by the commission, proposed lifeline telephone service rates and a statement of projected revenue needs to meet the funding requirements to provide lifeline telephone service to qualified subscribers, together with proposed funding methods to provide the necessary funding. These funding methods shall include identification of those services whose rates shall be adjusted to provide the necessary funding.

(b) The commission shall commence a proceeding within 30 days after the date set for the filings required in subdivision (a), giving interested parties an opportunity to comment on the proposed rates and funding requirements and the proposed funding methods. The commission may change the rates, funding requirements, and funding methods proposed by the telephone corporations in any manner necessary, including reasonably spreading the funding among the services offered by the telephone corporations, to meet the public interest. Within 60 days of the annual filing, the commission shall issue an order setting lifeline telephone service rates and funding methods for each telephone corporation making a filing as required in subdivision (a). The commission may establish a lifeline service pool composed of the rate adjustments and surcharges imposed by the commission pursuant to this section for the purpose of funding lifeline telephone service.

(c) Any order issued by the commission pursuant to this section shall require telephone corporations providing lifeline telephone service to apply the funding requirement in the form of a surcharge to service rates which may be separately identified on the bills of customers using those services. The commission shall not allow any surcharge under this section on the rates charged by those telephone corporations for lifeline telephone service.

(d) The commission shall permit telephone corporations operating between service areas to adjust the rates of any service which may be affected by any surcharge imposed by this section.
Cal. PUC § 132370.3 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.7 / Chapter 3 / Article 8 / Section 132370.3
Section 132370.3
Status: in_force

Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 99000) of Part 11 of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code is applicable to the consolidated agency.
Cal. INS § 936.2 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 10.8 / Section 936.2
Section 936.2
Status: in_force

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

(a) “Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure (CGAD)” means a confidential report filed by the insurer or insurance group made in accordance with the requirements of this article.

(b) “Insurance group” means those insurers and affiliates included within an insurance holding company system as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 1215 (Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act).

(c) “Insurer” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (f) of Section 1215, except that it shall not include agencies, authorities, or instrumentalities of the United States, its possessions and territories, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, or a state or political subdivision of a state.

(d) An “ORSA Summary Report” means the report filed in accordance with subdivision (e) of Section 935.2.

(e) “Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Regulation” means the current version of the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Regulation developed and adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and as amended from time to time. A change in the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Regulations shall be effective on the January 1 following the calendar year in which the changes have been adopted by the NAIC.