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Cal. FGC § 6903.5 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 6903.5
Section 6903.5
Status: in_force

The department shall encourage other nonprofit hatcheries and nonprofit artificial propagation operations, operated by, or on behalf of, licensed fishermen, for the purpose of rebuilding or enhancing marine fish populations, including, but not limited to, those for Dungeness crab, sea urchin, and California halibut, consistent with the protection of these species in the wild, in order to provide sustainable marine fish populations for harvest by commercial and recreational fishermen. The department shall, to the extent funds and personnel are available, cooperate with these nonprofit hatcheries and nonprofit artificial propagation operations in determining the feasibility, siting, and establishment of those activities and sharing technical information to ensure the protection of the marine environment.
Cal. FGC § 2763 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 8 / Section 2763
Section 2763
Status: in_force

The director shall consult with the Resources Agency, the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Coastal Conservancy, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and the California Coastal Commission in determining projects proposed for funding pursuant to Section 2762.
Cal. SHC § 8191 — California Code / Code shc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 8191
Section 8191
Status: in_force

The order shall fix the day of the election, shall describe the exact location of each project for which bonds are to be issued, shall specify the amount of the bond issue for each project, and shall state in general terms that the money raised from the sale of the bonds for each project shall be used only for the acquisition of rights-of-way for and the construction of, the project for which bonds shall have been issued. If the election is called for the payment of a contract entered into by the commission the order shall state the terms of the contract in such manner as will advise the electors of its contents. Any money raised by means of a bond issue which remains on hand after the acquisition of rights-of-way and construction have been completed, shall be expended in the betterment and maintenance of the project for which the bonds have been voted or for payment on the principal of the bonds.
Cal. VEH § 22366 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 22366
Section 22366
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the Director of Transportation determines the date upon which the state may establish a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour on highways without subjecting the state to a reduction in the amount of federal aid for highways, the director shall notify the Secretary of State of that determination.

(b) The notice required under subdivision (a) shall state that it is being made pursuant to this section.

(c) The notice shall specify a date which is either the date determined pursuant to subdivision (a), or a later date designated by the director.
Cal. FIN § 21203 — California Code / Code fin / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 21203
Section 21203
Status: in_force

Any property held in pawn which is not subject to a hold pursuant to Section 21647 of the Business and Professions Code shall be returned to the pledgor immediately upon redemption of the loan. However, if the property is stored off the business premises of the pawnbroker, following the redemption of the loan the property shall be returned the next calendar day when both the pawnbroker’s store and the storage facility are open, not to exceed two business days.
Cal. HSC § 17031.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 17031.5
Section 17031.5
Status: in_force

(a)  No person operating employee housing shall terminate or modify a tenancy by increasing rent, decreasing services, threatening to bring or bringing an action to evict, refusing to renew a tenancy, or in any other way intimidating, threatening, restraining, coercing, blacklisting, or discharging an employee or tenant because of the tenant’s exercise of any of the following acts:

(1)  Complaining in good faith, orally or in writing, to the operator, landlord, or employer about tenantability or about any right provided by this part.

(2)  Exercising any legal right with respect to the housing provided by this part.

(3)  Complaining in good faith, orally or in writing, to any applicable enforcement agency about tenantability or about any right provided by this part.

(4)  Bringing an action to enforce any rights provided for by this part or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1940) of Title 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.

(5)  Bringing an action under Section 1942.5 of the Civil Code.

(b)  The tenant shall have a defense of retaliation in any action for possession if the employer or landlord acted in violation of this section. If the employer or landlord acts to discharge an employee or tenant or to modify or terminate a tenancy within six months after the employee or tenant has exercised any of the acts enumerated in subdivision (a), there is a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of proof that the employer’s or landlord’s action was retaliatory.

(c)  No tenant shall have a defense of retaliation in an action for possession where tenantability is an issue of fact and the untenantable condition was caused by the deliberate or negligent act or omission of the tenant or a member of his or her family, or other persons on the premises with his or her consent.
Cal. LAB § 2810.7 — California Code / Code lab / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2810.7
Section 2810.7
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall notify an employee who participates in a flexible spending account, including, but not limited to, a dependent care flexible spending account, a health flexible spending account, or adoption assistance flexible spending account, of any deadline to withdraw funds before the end of the plan year. Notice shall be by two different forms, one of which may be electronic.

(b) Notices made pursuant to subdivision (a) may include, but are not limited to the following:

(1) Electronic mail communication.

(2) Telephone communication.

(3) Text message notification.

(4) Postal mail notification.

(5) In-person notification.
Cal. HSC § 17975.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.5 / Section 17975.7
Section 17975.7
Status: in_force

The remedies under this article are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies available under federal, state, or local law.
Cal. VEH § 4 — California Code / Code veh / Section 4
Section 4
Status: in_force

No action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and no right accrued, is affected by the provisions of this code, but all procedure thereafter taken therein shall conform to the provisions of this code so far as possible.
Cal. HSC § 6977 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 6977
Section 6977
Status: in_force

The public agency shall do all such acts as are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any federal, state, regional, or local law, order, regulation, or rule relating to water pollution or the discharge of pollutants, waste, or any other material within the zone. For such purpose, any authorized representative of the public agency, upon presentation of his credentials, or, if necessary under the circumstances, after obtaining an inspection warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, shall have the right of entry to any premises on which a water pollution, waste, or contamination source, including, but not limited to, septic tanks, is located for the purpose of inspecting such source, including securing samples of discharges therefrom, or any records required to be maintained in connection therewith by federal, state, or local law, order, regulation, or rule.
Cal. WAT § 31703.3 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 31703.3
Section 31703.3
Status: in_force

Annually, the Circle Oaks County Water District, Napa County, may request, and the board of supervisors shall levy a bond tax on land only in the district or improvement district benefited by the purposes of the bonded debt. The bond tax levied pursuant to this section constitutes a lien on all property, both land and improvements, located on the land benefited by the purposes of the bonded debt.

This special provision is necessary because of the benefit to undeveloped land within the Circle Oaks County Water District by the availability of improvements in the area.
Cal. PUC § 26401 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 26401
Section 26401
Status: in_force

Any city not included within the boundaries of a district may be annexed thereto in the manner provided in this chapter.
Cal. VEH § 27901 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 27901
Section 27901
Status: in_force

The display of the name or trademark shall be in letters in sharp contrast to the background and shall be of such size, shape, and color as to be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet.

This section does not prohibit additional displays not inconsistent with this article.
Cal. FAC § 57553 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 57553
Section 57553
Status: in_force

“Labor” means labor or service performed in the application, delivery, or preparation of an agricultural chemical or agricultural seed provided by the seller of the agricultural chemical or agricultural seed.
Cal. WIC § 18943 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 10.3 / Section 18943
Section 18943
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, through June 30, 1999, the State Department of Social Services may implement the applicable provisions of this chapter through all county letter or similar instructions from the director.

(b) The director shall adopt regulations, as otherwise necessary, to implement the applicable provisions of this chapter no later than July 1, 1999. Emergency regulations to implement the applicable provisions of this chapter may be adopted by the director in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The adoption of emergency regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare.

(c) Emergency regulations shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days.
Cal. FAC § 26802 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 26802
Section 26802
Status: in_force

“Poultry” means domesticated fowl which is intended for use for human food. It includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds.
Cal. WAT § 4102 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 4102
Section 4102
Status: in_force

The headgate shall be of such construction that it can be locked and kept closed by the watermaster.
Cal. LAB § 7953 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 7953
Section 7953
Status: in_force

Sufficient manpower shall be maintained to provide for four annual inspections of underground mines, one inspection of surface mines or quarries annually, and six inspections of tunnels under construction annually.
Cal. WAT § 12958 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 7 / Section 12958
Section 12958
Status: in_force

Upon the designation of an impact area by the Governor, the State Department of Finance shall recommend the appropriation of funds and the division of state assistance among the local governments in the impact area. For this purpose the State Department of Finance shall be given access to such records and documents as may be necessary to accomplish this objective by the affected local governments.
Cal. PUC § 11828 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 11828
Section 11828
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the provisions of the Elections Code prescribed for independent nominations shall substantially govern the manner of appointment of circulators, the form of nomination papers and other forms, the securing of signatures, the filing of the candidate’s declaration of candidacy, and all other things necessary to get the name of the candidate upon the ballot. At the time of issuance of nomination papers, the county elections official shall cause to be entered on the first page of each section of the nomination papers the name of the candidate and the office for which he or she is a candidate. The county elections official shall imprint a stamp on the first page of each section of the nomination papers which reads “Official Filing Form,” and shall affix his or her signature. The county elections official shall keep a list containing the name and address of each candidate, the office for which he or she is a candidate, and the date on which the nomination papers were issued, which list shall be a public record.

(b) Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of any candidate at any time not more than 113 days nor less than 88 days prior to the election. Each section of the nomination papers shall bear the name of a county and only qualified voters of that county shall sign the section. Nomination papers shall be signed either by 1 percent or by 10 of the registered voters from within the district, whichever is the lesser number, but in no event by more than 20 registered voters from within the district. Nomination papers shall be filed with the county elections official of the principal county containing the majority of the population of the ward from which the candidate is seeking election not more than 113 nor less than 88 days before the date of the election and shall be examined by the county elections official. If nomination papers for an incumbent director are not filed by 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the election, the voters shall have until 5 p.m. on the 83rd day before the election to nominate candidates other than the incumbent for that office. As soon as possible under the circumstances, the county elections official shall determine the number of valid signatures. If there are less than 10 valid signatures, the county elections official shall notify the candidate of that fact, and shall accept additional valid signatures at any time prior to the close of the period for circulating nomination papers. Each candidate, at least 88 days prior to the election, shall file a sufficient candidate’s declaration of candidacy with the county elections official with whom he or she filed the nomination papers. The county elections official shall certify the names of all candidates at least 76 days prior to the date of the election so that their names may be placed upon the ballot.
Cal. PUC § 13651 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 8 / Section 13651
Section 13651
Status: in_force

Any public agency or portion thereof or unincorporated territory within the boundaries of a district (hereinafter referred to collectively as “territory”) not included within the boundaries of a special district may be annexed thereto in the manner provided in this article.
Cal. PUC § 130532 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 130532
Section 130532
Status: in_force

The commission may from time to time issue or renew notes in anticipation of the sale of bonds or otherwise. The commission may also issue notes partly to renew notes or to discharge any other outstanding obligation and partly for any other purpose. Notes may be authorized, sold, and delivered in the same manner as bonds. Any resolution of the commission authorizing notes may contain any provision which the commission may include in any resolution authorizing bonds, and the commission may include in the notes any terms, covenants, or conditions which it may include in bonds. Notes shall be paid from any revenues of the commission or other money available therefor and not otherwise pledged, or from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds in anticipation of which the notes were issued, subject to any contractual rights of the holders of any outstanding notes or other obligations.
Cal. FIN § 18584 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 18584
Section 18584
Status: in_force

An insurance premium finance agreement, as defined in Section 18564, may be prepared in the office of an insurance producer licensed by the Department of Insurance, and mailed or otherwise delivered to a premium finance agency for acceptance without the office of the producer thereby being constituted a place of business of the company. A producer at whose office a premium finance agreement is so prepared shall not be considered to be a broker of the company as that term is used in this division.
Cal. LAB § 145 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 145
Section 145
Status: in_force

The board may employ necessary assistants, officers, experts, and such other employees as it deems necessary. All such personnel of the board shall be under the supervision of the chairman of the board or an executive officer to whom he delegates such responsibility. All such personnel shall be appointed pursuant to the State Civil Service Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 18000) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code), except for the one exempt deputy or employee allowed by subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article XXIV of the California Constitution.
Cal. INS § 1679 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 1679
Section 1679
Status: in_force

(a) A nonresident applicant for a license shall be subject to the same qualifying examination as is required of a resident applicant. The examination may be administered to an eligible nonresident applicant through the insurance authority of the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada of the applicant’s residence; provided, however, that the commissioner may, in the commissioner’s discretion, enter into a reciprocal arrangement with the officer having supervision of the insurance business in any other state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada whose qualification standards for the applicant to be examined are substantially the same as or in excess of those of this state, to accept, in lieu of the examination of an applicant residing therein, a certificate of the officer to the effect that the applicant is licensed in that state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada in a capacity similar to that for which a license is sought in this state and has complied with its qualification standards in respect to all of the following:

(1) Experience or training.

(2) Reasonable familiarity with the broad principles of insurance licensing and regulatory laws and with the provisions, terms, and conditions of the insurance which the applicant proposes to transact.

(3) A fair and general understanding of the obligations and duties of a holder of the license sought.

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a nonresident applicant who maintains a license in a jurisdiction that grants reciprocity to California residents in accordance with Section 1638.5.

(c) A nonresident applicant for an organizational license shall name at least one person from a state other than California who may exercise the power and perform the duties under their license. Additional persons endorsed to that license may be residents of other states, including California.
Cal. MVC § 395.08 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 395.08
Section 395.08
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the benefits provided pursuant to Sections 395.01 and 395.02, any officer or employee of the legislative, executive, or judicial department of the state, who, as a member of the California National Guard or a United States Military Reserve organization, is called into active duty as a result of the Bosnia crisis on or after November 21, 1995, shall have the benefits provided for in subdivision (b).

(b) Any officer or employee to which subdivision (a) applies, while on active duty, shall, with respect to active duty served on or after November 21, 1995, as a result of the Bosnia crisis, receive from the state, for a period not to exceed 180 calendar days, as part of their compensation, both of the following:

(1) The difference between the amount of their military pay and allowances and the amount the officer or employee would have received as a state officer or employee, including any merit raises that would otherwise have been granted during the time the individual was on active duty.

(2) All benefits that they would have received had they not been called to active duty unless the benefits are prohibited or limited by vendor contracts.

(c) Any individual receiving compensation pursuant to subdivision (b) who does not return to state service within 60 days of being released from active duty shall have that compensation treated as a loan payable with interest at the rate earned on the Pooled Money Investment Account. This subdivision shall not apply to compensation received pursuant to Section 395.02.

(d) This section shall not apply to any active duty served voluntarily after the close of the Bosnia crisis.

(e) Benefits provided under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall only be provided to an employee who was not eligible to participate in the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program (10 U.S.C. Sec. 12521 et seq.) or a successor federal program that, in the determination of the Director of Personnel Administration, is substantively similar to the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program. For an employee eligible to participate in the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program or a successor program, and whose monthly salary as a state employee was higher than the sum of their military pay and allowances and the maximum allowable benefit under the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program or a successor program, the employee shall receive the amount payable under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), but that amount shall be reduced by the maximum allowable benefit under the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program or a successor program. For individuals who elected the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program the state shall reimburse for the cost of the insurance premium for the period of time on active duty, not to exceed 180 calendar days.