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Cal. FAC § 7576 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 7576
Section 7576
Status: in_force

Any lot of seed screenings or cleanings from crop seed which contains the seed of any pest, together with its containers, is a public nuisance. If such lot is not disposed of pursuant to this article, it is subject to seizure on complaint of the director or the commissioner to a court of competent jurisdiction.
Cal. MVC § 998.103 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5u / Section 998.103
Section 998.103
Status: in_force

There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund, for purposes of this article, a sum of money that will equal both of the following:

(a) That sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and the interest on, the bonds issued and sold as provided herein, as that principal and interest become due and payable.

(b) That sum necessary to carry out Section 998.104, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
Cal. FAC § 67042 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.5 / Section 67042
Section 67042
Status: in_force

Beginning in the 2000–01 marketing season, districts shall be reapportioned every fifth year in accordance with redistricting procedures adopted by a two-thirds vote of the commission and concurred in by the secretary.
Cal. PCC § 21320 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 97 / Section 21320
Section 21320
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Placer County Water Agency, as provided for in Chapter 1234 of the Statutes of 1957.
Cal. HSC § 12756 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 12756
Section 12756
Status: in_force

The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations to administer this part and establish standards for the background investigation of an applicant for, and holder of, a flamethrowing device permit, and for the use, storage, and transportation of a flamethrowing device. In adopting these regulations, the State Fire Marshal shall consult with the Department of Justice regarding regulations for the use and possession of destructive devices (Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 970) of Division 1 of Title 11 of the California Code of Regulations). These regulations for the use and possession of destructive devices may provide suggestions for potential methods to utilize in developing standards and shall serve as guidance only. At a minimum, the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal shall require a permitholder to possess a current, valid certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 26710 of the Penal Code.
Cal. WIC § 742.22 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 18.5 / Section 742.22
Section 742.22
Status: in_force

If any provision or clause of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.
Cal. FAC § 59820 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 59820
Section 59820
Status: in_force

Any educational and trade stimulation efforts which are authorized by any marketing program if approved by growers, either by written assent or by referendum ballots, for a specified period of time, but not exceeding four years, may be carried out for such period without the necessity of a biennial referendum as required in Section 59981.
Cal. RTC § 60054 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 60054
Section 60054
Status: in_force

Every position holder shall pay the tax on the removal of diesel fuel from a terminal as defined under Section 60051.
Cal. BPC § 2538.42 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 8 / Section 2538.42
Section 2538.42
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Cal. PRC § 5503.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5503.5
Section 5503.5
Status: in_force

(a) In lieu of a petition described in Section 5503, a proposal to form a new district may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of any county or city that contains the territory proposed to be included in the district.

(b) The resolution of application shall contain all of the following:

(1) The methods by which the district will be financed, including, but not limited to, special taxes and fees.

(2) The proposed name for the district and the reasons for forming it.

(3) A description of the territory to be included in the district.

(c) Before adopting a resolution of application, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing on the resolution. Notice of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the county or city and on the city or county’s Internet Web site. At least 20 days before the hearing, the legislative body shall give mailed notice of its hearing to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county. The notice shall generally describe the proposed formation of the district and the territory proposed to be included in the district.

(d) At the hearing, the legislative body shall give any person an opportunity to present his or her views on the resolution of application.

(e) The clerk of the legislative body shall file a certified copy of the resolution of application with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county.
Cal. WIC § 4415.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.1 / Part 1 / Section 4415.5
Section 4415.5
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief of the Office of Protective Services, who has the responsibility and authority to manage all protective service components within the department’s law enforcement and fire protection divisions, including those at each state developmental center, shall be known as the Director of Protective Services. The director shall be an experienced law enforcement officer with a Peace Officers Standards and Training Management Certificate or higher, and with extensive management experience directing uniformed peace officer and investigation operations.

(b) The Director of Protective Services shall be appointed by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services.
Cal. FAC § 5827 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 7 / Section 5827
Section 5827
Status: in_force

Any money which is received by the department pursuant to this article shall be paid into the State Treasury and be credited to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Any money in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund which was derived pursuant to this article may be expended for the administration and enforcement of any or all of the following which relate to nursery stock, notwithstanding any other provision of law which limits the expenditure of this money to some specific purpose or to the administration or enforcement of some specific section, article, chapter, or law:

(a) Section 435.

(b) Article 7 (commencing with Section 5821) of Chapter 8 of Part 1.

(c) Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 6701) of Part 3.

(d) Any other provision of this division, which relates to nursery stock, except Article 5 (commencing with Section 6001) of Chapter 9 or Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 6101) of Part 1, Part 5 (commencing with Section 8401), or Part 6 (commencing with Section 8801).

(e) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 53301) of Division 18.
Cal. PRC § 4782 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 4782
Section 4782
Status: in_force

This article shall be administered by the department.
Cal. FAC § 74806 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.7 / Article 1 / Section 74806
Section 74806
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Cal. FAC § 37261 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 37261
Section 37261
Status: in_force

Every person that sells, consigns, ships, or presents to any other person any butter that has been shipped or imported into this state from any place outside of the United States shall, before he does so, do all of the following:

(a) Cause to be stamped, marked, or printed upon the wrapper, or other container in blackface letters which are not less than one-eighth of an inch in height the word “imported.”

(b) Display in a conspicuous place in his public salesroom a sign, which shall be not less than one foot in height and two feet in length, which bears the words “imported butter sold here” in blackface letters not less than three inches in height and one-half inch in width upon a white ground.
Cal. WIC § 24013 — California Code / Code wic / Division 24 / Section 24013
Section 24013
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may adopt any procedures as are necessary for the review of a grievance or complaint concerning the processing of claims or payment of moneys alleged by a provider of services to be payable by reason of any of the provisions of this division.

(b) Any applicant for, or recipient of, services under the state-only family planning program shall have a right to a hearing conducted by the department regarding the person’s eligibility or receipt of services. A proposed decision from the administrative law judge shall be submitted to the State Director of Health Services for adoption, modification, or rehearing. The decision of the director shall be final. A person shall not have a right to contest changes made to the eligibility standards or benefits of the state-only family planning program.
Cal. PRC § 9863 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 9863
Section 9863
Status: in_force

The directors of a district in which an improvement district exists may allow on terms that may be agreed upon any person to carry water through any conduit for the improvement of which the improvement district was formed and may cancel the right in the event that payments are not made in accordance with the agreed terms.
Cal. FGC § 2077 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 2 / Section 2077
Section 2077
Status: in_force

(a) Upon a specific appropriation of funds by the Legislature, the department shall, or if other funding is available, in the absence of a specific appropriation, may, review species listed as an endangered species or as a threatened species every five years to determine if the conditions that led to the original listing are still present. The review shall be conducted based on information that is consistent with the information specified in Section 2072.3 and that is the best scientific information available to the department. The review shall include a review of the identification of the habitat that may be essential to the continued existence of the species and the department’s recommendations for management activities and other recommendations for recovery of the species. The department shall notify any person who has notified the commission, in writing with their address, of their interest, and the department may notify any other person.

(b) Review pursuant to subdivision (a) of species that are listed by both the commission and the United States Department of the Interior shall be conducted in conjunction with the five-year review process of the United States Department of the Interior.

(c) Initial review of those species listed by the commission before January 1, 1982, that are not listed by the federal government shall be undertaken and completed by July 1, 1987. Initial review of those species listed by the commission after January 1, 1982, that are not listed by the federal government shall be undertaken and completed within five years of the date the species was originally listed by the commission.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the commission or the department may review a species at any time based upon a petition or upon other data available to the department and the commission.

(e) The department shall report in writing to the commission the results of its five-year review for each listed species. The commission shall treat any report of the department under this subdivision that contains a recommendation to add a species to, or remove a species from, the list of endangered species or the list of threatened species as a department recommendation submitted pursuant to Section 2072.7.
Cal. EVID § 1281 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 1281
Section 1281
Status: in_force

Evidence of a writing made as a record of a birth, fetal death, death, or marriage is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the maker was required by law to file the writing in a designated public office and the writing was made and filed as required by law.
Cal. FAC § 11408 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 11408
Section 11408
Status: in_force

“Agricultural use” means the use of any pesticide or method or device for the control of plant or animal pests, or any other pests, or the use of any pesticide for the regulation of plant growth or defoliation of plants. It excludes the sale or use of pesticides in properly labeled packages or containers that are intended for any of the following:

(a) Home use.

(b) Use in structural pest control.

(c) Industrial or institutional use.

(d) The control of an animal pest under the written prescription of a veterinarian.

(e) Local districts or other public agencies that have entered into and operate under a cooperative agreement with the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Section 116180 of the Health and Safety Code, provided that any exemption under this subdivision is subject to the approval of the director as being required to carry out the purposes of this division.
Cal. PCC § 21001 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 68 / Section 21001
Section 21001
Status: in_force

By resolution or resolutions the board of supervisors may order the work to be done, and if it does so it shall fix a time for receiving proposals or bids for doing the work, and shall direct the clerk to give notice, inviting sealed proposals or bids. Such notice shall include a statement that the work is to be done under the provisions of the Drainage District Improvement Act of 1919 and according to the plans and specifications on file, except insofar as such plans and specifications were changed by the board of supervisors in conclusion of the hearing on the resolution of intention in said act provided; to which said act, to the resolution of intention and all proceedings had thereunder the attention of bidders is hereby directed, and which are by this reference made part of said notice.
Cal. WAT § 36471 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 36471
Section 36471
Status: in_force

If the survey shows that the improvements are feasible, the board shall cause to be prepared the following:

(a) Plans and specifications of the proposed distribution system.

(b) An estimate of the cost of the proposed distribution system, which may include an amount not in excess of ten percent (10%) of the aggregate cost of the proposed distribution system, to create a reserve fund to be used and applied as additional security for the payment of any sums due under a contract with the United States or the district for the payment of the cost of the proposed distribution system.

(c) Statement of the proposed assessment which probably will be necessary to meet the distribution district’s obligation to the United States or the district under the proposed contract or contracts, apportioned to each tract of land in the proposed distribution district as the tracts appear on the last equalized district assessment book and to district-owned land in the proposed distribution district, whether or not it appears on the last equalized district assessment book, which apportionment shall be according to the benefits that will accrue to each tract by virtue of the construction of the distribution system.
Cal. INS § 10106 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 10106
Section 10106
Status: in_force

The Insurance Commissioner may modify a disclosure statement as contained in Section 10102, 10103, or 10103.5 only upon request of an insurer. The modification shall only be for the purpose of adding new or clarifying existing language describing any form of dwelling coverage offered by an insurer. The commissioner’s authority to modify the disclosure statement shall be limited solely to determining the clarity and accuracy of the information provided in the disclosure to ensure that the disclosure accurately reflects a new or existing product. It is the intent of the Legislature that the disclosure form be kept as brief as clarity and accuracy permit. Any modification to the disclosure statement shall be approved in writing by the commissioner.
Cal. WAT § 26075 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 26075
Section 26075
Status: in_force

Unpaid assessments not payable in installments are delinquent at 5 p.m. on December 20th of the year in which they are levied.
Cal. HSC § 1364 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 4 / Section 1364
Section 1364
Status: in_force

Where the director finds it necessary in the interest of full and fair disclosure, all advertising and other consumer information disseminated by a plan for the purpose of influencing persons to become members of a plan shall contain such supplemental disclosure information as the director may require.
Cal. PRC § 13125 — California Code / Code prc / Division 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 13125
Section 13125
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued by the district may be made callable by resolution of the board adopted at or prior to the time of issuing the bonds.
Cal. WAT § 2781 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 10 / Section 2781
Section 2781
Status: in_force

Upon filing his exception and proof of claim, the intervenor shall make application to the court for an order prescribing the time and manner of service of the exception and proof upon other claimants and the time within which contests of the proof may be filed with the court and served upon the intervenor.
Cal. WAT § 79008 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 79008
Section 79008
Status: in_force

“CALFED” refers to the consortium of state and federal agencies with management and regulatory responsibilities in the bay-delta that are developing a long-term solution to water management, environmental, and other problems in the bay-delta watershed.
Cal. PRC § 5096.968 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.699 / Article 17 / Section 5096.968
Section 5096.968
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of this chapter are reallocated to finance the purposes of, and shall be authorized, issued, and appropriated in accordance with, Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of the Water Code. The funds available for reallocation shall be made on a pro-rata basis from each bond allocation of this chapter.
Cal. RTC § 17144.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 17144.5
Section 17144.5
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Section 108(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified to provide that the amount excluded from gross income shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) (two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in the case of a married individual filing a separate return).

(2) Section 108(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting “before January 1, 2015,” in lieu of clauses (i) and (ii).

(b) Section 108(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting the phrase “(within the meaning of section 163(h)(3)(B), applied by substituting ‘$800,000 ($400,000’ for ‘$1,000,000 ($500,000’ in clause (ii) thereof)” for the phrase “(within the meaning of section 163(h)(3)(B), applied by substituting ‘$2,000,000 ($1,000,000’ for ‘$1,000,000 ($500,000’ in clause (ii) thereof)” contained therein.

(c) This section shall apply to discharges of indebtedness occurring on or after January 1, 2007, and, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no penalties or interest shall be due with respect to the discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness during the 2007 or 2009 taxable year regardless of whether or not the taxpayer reports the discharge on their return for the 2007 or 2009 taxable year.

(d) The amendments made by Section 202 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-240) to Section 108 of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply.

(e) The changes made to this section by Section 1 of Chapter 152 of the Statutes of 2014 shall apply to discharges of indebtedness that occur on or after January 1, 2013, and before January 1, 2014, and, notwithstanding any other law, no penalties or interest shall be due with respect to the discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness during the 2013 taxable year, regardless of whether the taxpayer reports the discharge on their income tax return for the 2013 taxable year.
Cal. PUC § 16461.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 16461.5
Section 16461.5
Status: in_force

(a) The Shasta Dam Area Public Utility District may construct those public works necessary for the industrial and commercial development of any undeveloped property owned by the district prior to January 12, 1990. A decision by the Shasta Dam Area Public Utility District to construct public works pursuant to this section is a legislative act subject to referendum pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 9340) of Chapter 4 of Division 9 of the Elections Code. The improvements shall comply with all of the ordinances, resolutions, policies, and other standards of the city or county in which the property is located, and comply with all state laws governing public works and public agencies.

(b) Any contract awarded by the Shasta Dam Area Public Utility District pursuant to this section shall be considered a public works project subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.

(c) None of the costs for public works constructed pursuant to this section shall be borne by Shasta Dam Area Public Utility District customers.