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Cal. HSC § 101825 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 101825
Section 101825
Status: in_force

The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this chapter:

(a)  “County” means the County of San Luis Obispo.

(b)  “Governing board” means the governing body of the hospital authority.

(c)  “Hospital authority” means the separate public agency that may be established pursuant to this chapter by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to manage, administer, and control General Hospital and the Family Care Centers.

(d)  “General Hospital” means the licensed general acute care hospital that, as of January 1, 1999, owned and operated by the County of San Luis Obispo, together with all additions to, or replacements of, that facility.

(e)  “Family care centers” means the outpatient, ambulatory care clinic facilities that are, as of January 1, 1999, licensed as part of General Hospital, as well as all additional or replacement outpatient facilities that may be licensed as part of General Hospital after January 1, 1999.
Cal. PCC § 20724 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 46 / Section 20724
Section 20724
Status: in_force

All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security:

(a) Cash.

(b) A cashier’s check made payable to the district.

(c) A certified check made payable to the district.

(d) A bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the district.

Upon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the district beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.
Cal. FAC § 6504 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 6504
Section 6504
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Sections 6505, 6506, and 6923 any shipment of nursery stock which is moved from one county or locality to another county or locality which is accompanied by a valid nursery stock certificate or is sold at retail and delivered to the purchaser at a licensed sales location as provided in Section 6924 is exempt from the requirements of this article
Cal. FAC § 38231 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 38231
Section 38231
Status: in_force

Evaporated milk is a food that complies with Section 131.130 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Cal. HSC § 105251 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 105251
Section 105251
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)  The following terms shall have the same meaning as contained in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 35001) of Division 1 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations adopted by the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Sections 105250 and 124160: “abatement,” “accredited training provider,” “certificate,” “course completion form,” “DHS-approved course,” “lead hazard,” “lead hazard evaluation,” “lead related construction work,” “public building,” and “residential building.”

(b)  “Department” means the State Department of Health Services.

(c)  “Local enforcement agency” means the health department, environmental agency, housing department, or building department of any city, county, or city and county.
Cal. HSC § 113777 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 113777
Section 113777
Status: in_force

(a) “Equipment” means an article that is used in the operation of a food facility, including, but not limited to, a freezer, grinder, hood, icemaker, meat block, mixer, oven, reach-in refrigerator, scale, food and utensil shelving and cabinets, sink, slicer, stove, table, temperature measuring device for ambient air, vending machine, or warewashing machine.

(b) “Equipment” does not include items used for handling or storing large quantities of prepackaged foods that are received from a supplier in a cased or overwrapped lot, such as hand trucks, forklifts, dollies, pallets, racks, and skids.
Cal. PUC § 321 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 321
Section 321
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall appoint a public advisor and establish an office of the public advisor, including a separate office in the Los Angeles office of the commission. The commission may employ staff as necessary to carry out the duties of the office of the public advisor. The office of the public advisor shall assist members of the public and ratepayers who desire to testify before or present information to the commission in any hearing or proceeding of the commission. The public advisor shall advise the commission on procedural matters relating to public participation in proceedings of the commission.

(b) The public advisor and executive director shall publicize the commission’s programs for encouraging and supporting participation in the commission’s proceedings.

(c) The public advisor shall receive complaints and comments from members of the public concerning how the commission is carrying out its functions. The public advisor shall maintain the confidentiality of the identity of a member of the public who makes a complaint or comment unless the member of the public expressly indicates a desire to communicate his or her identity to the commission. The public advisor shall assess the nature of substantive complaints and comments from members of the public and take them into consideration when analyzing and recommending options for resolution of the matters underlying those complaints and comments.
Cal. SHC § 1469 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 2 / Section 1469
Section 1469
Status: in_force

Any city, municipal utility district, municipal water district, public utility having lawful authority to occupy the highways or metropolitan water district is entitled to a blanket permit issued by the road commissioner, renewable annually, for the installation of its service connections and for ordinary maintenance of its facilities located or installed in county highways; but the road commissioner may revoke any such blanket permit if the permittee fails to comply with the provisions of this article. When any such permit is revoked in a proper case such municipal utility district, municipal water district or metropolitan water district or public utility is entitled to a permit only on furnishing a bond as provided in Section 1467.
Cal. INS § 1749.85 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 13.5 / Section 1749.85
Section 1749.85
Status: in_force

(a) The curriculum committee shall, in 2006, make recommendations to the commissioner to instruct property broker-agents, casualty broker-agents, and personal lines broker-agents and applicants for property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, and personal lines broker-agent licenses in proper methods of estimating the replacement value of structures, and of explaining various levels of coverage under a homeowners’ insurance policy. Each provider of courses based upon this curriculum shall submit its course content to the commissioner for approval.

(b) A person who is not an insurer underwriter or actuary or other person identified by the insurer, or a licensed property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, personal lines broker-agent, contractor, or architect shall not estimate the replacement value of a structure, or explain various levels of coverage under a homeowners’ insurance policy.

(c) This section shall not be construed to preclude licensed appraisers, contractors, and architects from estimating replacement value of a structure.

(d) However, if the Department of Insurance, by adopting a regulation, establishes standards for the calculation of estimates of replacement value of a structure by appraisers, then on and after the effective date of the regulation a real estate appraiser’s estimate of replacement value shall be calculated in accordance with the regulation.
Cal. FAC § 12931 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 12931
Section 12931
Status: in_force

The director may take samples of pesticides, make analyses or examinations of them, and make such investigations as are necessary for the full enforcement of this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 32338 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.3 / Chapter 4 / Section 32338
Section 32338
Status: in_force

The board may establish advisory boards or committees, hold community meetings, and engage in public outreach.
Cal. ELEC § 9258 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 9258
Section 9258
Status: in_force

The petition may be circulated in sections, but each section shall contain a correct copy of the text of the proposed amendment.
Cal. BPC § 9888.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 20.3 / Article 6 / Section 9888.4
Section 9888.4
Status: in_force

An owner of a fleet of three or more vehicles who is not an interstate carrier may be licensed by the director as a licensed station, if the owner complies with the rules and regulations of the bureau. Those fleet owner stations shall not certify the adjustment of lamps or brakes except on vehicles which constitute the owner’s fleet.
Cal. VEH § 26502 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 26502
Section 26502
Status: in_force

(a) Airbrakes of every motor vehicle and combination of vehicles shall be so adjusted and maintained as to be capable of providing full service brake application at all times except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 26311. A full service brake application shall deliver to all brake chambers not less than 90 percent of the air reservoir pressure remaining with the brakes applied.

(b) The department may by regulation authorize the use of special devices or systems to automatically reduce the maximum air pressure delivered to the brake chambers in order to compensate for load variation and to obtain balanced braking. Permitted systems shall be of the fail safe type and shall not increase the vehicle stopping distance.
Cal. FGC § 8370 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 8370
Section 8370
Status: in_force

(a) Any striped bass, salmon, or sturgeon, if alive, that is taken in any type of net in any district shall be immediately liberated from the net by the fishermen and immediately returned to the water without further harm.

(b) Any striped bass, salmon, or sturgeon that is taken in any type of nets in any district shall be removed from the net by the fisherman and immediately returned to the water, regardless of the condition of the fish.

(c) The holder of a commercial fishing license shall not have in his or her possession, except when releasing fish from the net, any striped bass, salmon, or sturgeon, whether dead or alive, at any time when conducting netting operations or when going to or from those operations.

(d) Fish returned to the water in accordance with this section is not deterioration, waste, or spoilage of fish for purposes of Section 7704.
Cal. PRC § 5078.6 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 5078.6
Section 5078.6
Status: in_force

(a) The department may undertake with cooperating heritage corridor groups the design and distribution of a twenty-dollar ($20) window decal to allow participation in the heritage network program by residents and nonresidents of the state.

(b) Revenues derived from the sale of the decal, after deduction for administrative costs, shall be deposited in the Heritage Network Decal Fund, created pursuant to Section 5066 of the Vehicle Code.
Cal. RTC § 50149 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 26 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 50149
Section 50149
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment made pursuant to Section 50145 shall not be rendered in favor of the plaintiff in any action brought against the board to recover any fee paid when the action is brought by or in the name of an assignee of the fee payer paying the tax or by any person other than the person who has paid the fee.

(b) For purposes of this section, “assignee” does not include a person who has acquired the business of the fee payer which gave rise to the fees and who is thereby a successor in interest to the fee payer.
Cal. FAC § 33519 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 33519
Section 33519
Status: in_force

The pails, cans, bottles, or other containers for milk or its products, or the strainers, coolers or other utensils, appliances, apparatus, or equipment which come in contact with the milk or its products shall be thoroughly washed and afterwards sterilized each time they are used by one of the following methods:

(a) Exposure to water vapor at a temperature of not less than 170 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of at least 15 minutes or at a temperature of not less than 200 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of at least five minutes in a steam cabinet equipped with an indicating thermometer which is located in the coldest zone.

(b) Exposure to an enclosed jet of steam for not less than one minute.

(c) Complete immersion in hot water at a temperature of not less than 170 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of at least five minutes.

(d) Exposure to a flow of hot water of a temperature of not less than 170 degrees Fahrenheit, as determined at an outlet, for a period of at least five minutes.

(e) Exposure to hot air at a temperature of not less than 180 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of at least 20 minutes in an oven or hot air cabinet which is equipped with an indicating thermometer located in the coldest zone.

(f) A chemical or other sterilization process which has been approved by the director and which is used in the manner which is established by regulation of the director.
Cal. WAT § 2020 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 2020
Section 2020
Status: in_force

(a) At any time after filing of the report by the board as provided in Section 2016 the board, if it appears that underground water is being pumped in an amount which, if not restricted, would destroy or irreparably injure the waters of the basin due to ocean water intrusion before final judgment can be had, may, on notice, pursuant to the provisions of Section 527 of the Code of Civil Procedure, apply to the court for a preliminary injunction, restricting the pumping of water of the basin so as to avoid irreparable injury to, or destruction of, the waters of the basin, and the court may issue the injunction, subject to the provisions of Section 2021, equitably restricting and apportioning the reduction in the pumping of water.

(b) The provisions of this section apply only to actions to determine rights to waters of underground basins located in the arid, southern coastal area defined by the exterior boundaries of the Counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego.
Cal. HSC § 1799.4 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 1799.4
Section 1799.4
Status: in_force

(a)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the terms of the members of the commission shall be three calendar years, commencing January 1 of the year of appointment. No member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms; provided, however, that a term or part of a term served pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b) shall not be included in this limitation.

(b)  (1)  The first members appointed on or after January 1, 1985, pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 1799.2 shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus one additional year.

(2)  The first members appointed on or after January 1, 1985, pursuant to subdivisions (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) of Section 1799.2 shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus two additional years.

(3)  The first members appointed on or after January 1, 1985, pursuant to subdivisions (j), (k), and (m) of Section 1799.2 shall be from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus three additional years.

(4)  The first member appointed on or after January 1, 1985, pursuant to subdivision ( l) of Section 1799.2 shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus one additional year, and the second member shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus two additional years.

(5)  The first member appointed pursuant to subdivision (n) of Section 1799.2 shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of the 1991 calendar year.

(6)  It is the purpose of this subdivision to provide for staggered terms for the members of the commission.
Cal. WAT § 50007 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 50007
Section 50007
Status: in_force

“Parcel” means a tract of land within a district.
Cal. SHC § 6510 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 6510
Section 6510
Status: in_force

If through error or otherwise the total amount for which the sale is made is less than that required by the provisions of this chapter, and the holder of the bond either is the purchaser at the sale and elects to accept the certificate of sale hereinafter mentioned, or accepts from the treasurer the sum derived from the sale made to some other purchaser, the fact that the sale was made for less than the amounts specified in this chapter shall not affect or invalidate the sale, and the acceptance of the certificate or of the sum derived from the sale shall be a waiver on the part of the holder of the bond, and in such case the amount received on the sale shall be the amount upon which redemption from the sale shall be calculated the same as if the sale had been made for the full amount authorized by this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 64301 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 64301
Section 64301
Status: in_force

(a) Annually before the beginning of the fiscal year, the secretary shall, upon the recommendation of the council, establish and announce the assessments to be paid by producers and handlers for the coming fiscal year.

(b) These assessments shall be established at levels sufficient to finance the budget for the coming fiscal year as approved by the secretary pursuant to Sections 64153 and 64154.

(c) The rate structure of the assessments shall be as follows:

(1) The following assessments for handlers of milk:

(A) No more than 17.0 mills ($0.0170) per hundredweight for Class I milk.

(B) No more than 8.5 mills ($0.0085) per hundredweight for all other usages of milk.

(C) The relationship between the handler assessment rates per hundredweight established for Class I milk and for all other usages shall be at a ratio of 2 to 1.

(2) For producers of milk if a stand-alone quota program established pursuant to Section 62757 is operative, the assessments shall be as follows:

(A) No more than 2.0 mills ($0.0020) per pound for quota solids-not-fat, within the meaning given that term for purposes of the Quota Implementation Plan established pursuant to Section 62757.

(B) No more than 1.0 mills ($0.0010) per pound for all other solids-not-fat.

(C) The relationship between the producer assessment rates per pound quota solids-not-fat and per pound for all other solids-not-fat shall be at a ratio of 2 to 1.

(3) For producers of milk if a stand-alone quota program established pursuant to Section 62757 is not operative, the assessments shall be as follows:

(A) No more than 10.4 mills ($0.0104) per hundredweight of milk produced and delivered to a handler.

(B) The producer assessment shall be without regard to the milk’s usage and shall be at a level between the two handler rates.

(d) The handler and producer assessment rates established pursuant to this section shall be set at levels so that the total projected handler revenue for the year and the total projected producer revenue for the year to be generated from those assessments shall be as close to equal as reasonably possible.
Cal. PUC § 130240.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 130240.5
Section 130240.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Orange County Transportation Authority may acquire rights-of-way from willing sellers for the following projects:

(a) Addition of auxiliary westbound lane to State Route 91, from Interstate 5 to State Route 57, in Orange County.

(b) State Route 57 northbound widening, from Katella Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, in Orange County.
Cal. BPC § 10167.8 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.3 / Section 10167.8
Section 10167.8
Status: in_force

The requirement of Section 10167.7 shall not apply to any prepaid rental listing service operated by: (a) a person exempt from the payment of federal and state income taxes; (b) an agency of the federal, state, or local government; or (c) a real estate broker conducting a prepaid rental listing service pursuant to a real estate license.
Cal. PCC § 10481 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 13 / Section 10481
Section 10481
Status: in_force

(a) If any one or more provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable, or unconstitutional, the same is hereby declared to be severable and the balance of this act shall remain effective and functional notwithstanding such invalidity, illegality, unenforceability, or unconstitutionality.

(b) The Legislature hereby declares it would have passed this act, and each provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word be declared invalid, illegal, unenforceable, or unconstitutional.
Cal. FAC § 77885 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 77885
Section 77885
Status: in_force

Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all handlers whose names and addresses are on file with the commission and to the appropriate policy committees in both the Assembly and Senate.
Cal. HSC § 25536 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.95 / Article 2 / Section 25536
Section 25536
Status: in_force

(a) A person or a stationary source with one or more covered processes shall comply with the requirements of this article no later than the latest date specified in Subpart A (commencing with Section 68.1) of Part 68 of Subchapter C of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b) A stationary source with one or more covered processes shall comply with this article and shall submit an RMP to the unified program agency before the date on which the regulated substance is first present in a process above the listed threshold quantity, as listed in Section 2770.5 of Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, except as provided in Section 25534.
Cal. SHC § 5550 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 5550
Section 5550
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the legislative body shall have power at any time before the assessments levied under this division are fully paid and discharged to order a reassessment under the terms and conditions set forth in this chapter.