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Cal. PRC § 14578 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 14578
Section 14578
Status: in_force

(a) In any convenience zone where no recycling location has been established that satisfies the requirements of Section 14571, and in any convenience zone that has exceeded the 60-day period for the establishment of a recycling center pursuant to Section 14571.7, all dealers within that zone shall, until a recycling location is established, or a redemption program of a dealer cooperative has been approved and is operational, in that convenience zone, do either of the following:

(1) Submit to the department an affidavit form provided by the department stating that all of the following standards are being met by the dealer:

(A) The dealer redeems all empty beverage container types at all open cash registers or one designated location on the dealer’s premises, during all hours that the dealer is open for business.

(B) The dealer has posted signs that meet the size and location requirements specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14570, and that conform to subparagraph (B) of that paragraph.

(C) The dealer is delivering, or having delivered, all empty beverage containers received from the public to a certified recycling center or processor for recycling.

(2) (A) Join a dealer cooperative to provide a dealer cooperative redemption plan to the department and implement the approved plan to provide redemption in that convenience zone pursuant to Section 14578.5. A dealer cooperative plan shall be approved by the department and operational in order for dealers in that convenience zone to be in compliance with this section.

(B) A dealer cooperative may create its own plan, which shall be approved by the department in order to fulfill the dealer’s obligations under this section.

(b) (1) This section does not apply to a dealer that has demonstrated to the department that the dealer has gross annual sales of less than one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) or is less than 5,000 square feet.

(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), gross annual sales do not include sales of fuel.

(3) For purposes of this chapter, an approved redemption plan may be considered operational in a specific unserved zone if the plan is fully implemented and providing redemption opportunities consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 14578.5.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.
Cal. FAC § 77422 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17.5 / Article 2 / Section 77422
Section 77422
Status: in_force

“Producer” and “grower” are synonymous terms and mean any person who produces or causes to be produced strawberries for market and who shall, upon request of the commission, provide proof of commodity sale.
Cal. WAT § 35152.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 35152.5
Section 35152.5
Status: in_force

All district bond elections, after having been called and noticed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be held and conducted in the manner provided for general district elections of the district.
Cal. PCC § 10302.6 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 10302.6
Section 10302.6
Status: in_force

Product specifications as prepared by the department or any other state agency shall not be written with the intent of excluding goods manufactured, produced, grown, or otherwise originating in California.
Cal. HSC § 4614.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2a / Section 4614.1
Section 4614.1
Status: in_force

Districts may be formed pursuant to this article for the purpose of making any improvement which will be of benefit to territory partially within the initiating city and partially within any other city or within unincorporated area of the same county, or both.
Cal. WAT § 31110 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.5 / Section 31110
Section 31110
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this division, the Calaveras County Water District, or an improvement district formed therein pursuant to the provisions of this division, may pursuant to the provisions of this article authorize and finance the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities for the collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal of sewage, waste and storm water and garbage, waste and trash within the district.
Cal. LAB § 1174.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1174.5
Section 1174.5
Status: in_force

Any person employing labor who willfully fails to maintain the records required by subdivision (c) of Section 1174 or accurate and complete records required by subdivision (d) of Section 1174, or to allow any member of the commission or employees of the division to inspect records pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1174, shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500).
Cal. HSC § 41013 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 4 / Section 41013
Section 41013
Status: in_force

The Sacramento district may adopt regulations to limit or mitigate the impact on air quality of indirect or areawide sources.
Cal. HSC § 39019.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 39019.6
Section 39019.6
Status: in_force

“Cogeneration technology project” shall not include existing equipment owned or operated by the applicant or host industry which is not modified as a result of utilizing cogeneration technology.
Cal. FAC § 76706 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 4 / Section 76706
Section 76706
Status: in_force

The secretary may remove any member of the council or alternate for cause, and, upon that removal, there is a vacancy that shall be filled in the manner as provided for the unexpired term in Section 76705.
Cal. LAB § 6394 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 4 / Section 6394
Section 6394
Status: in_force

The preparer of an MSDS shall provide the department with a copy of the MSDS on each hazardous substance it manufactures. The preparer may transmit the MSDS to the department in either paper or electronic form. In the electronic filing of an MSDS, it is the responsibility of the preparer to protect any trade secret information contained in the MSDS during transmission to the department. Upon receipt by the department of the MSDS, it is the responsibility of the department to protect any trade secret information.
Cal. SHC § 26114 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 26114
Section 26114
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part the district may take over, control, operate, and use in whole or in part any county road or public highway and may construct any boulevard in whole or in part, over, along, or upon all or any part of any county road or public highway. District funds may be expended in the improvement of such road or highway to conform to the width and general character of the balance of the boulevard.
Cal. FAC § 34801 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 34801
Section 34801
Status: in_force

Every carrier of milk, cream, or any product of milk, whether a producer, gratuitous private carrier, private carrier for hire, or common carrier, shall maintain every conveyance which it uses in transporting milk and cream in a clean and sanitary condition.
Cal. HNC § 422 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 422
Section 422
Status: in_force

Perils of the sea are:

(a) Storms and waves.

(b) Rocks, shoals, and rapids.

(c) Other obstacles, though of human origin.

(d) Changes of climate.

(e) The confinement necessary at sea.

(f) Animals peculiar to the sea.

(g) All other dangers peculiar to the sea.
Cal. PRC § 41075 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 41075
Section 41075
Status: in_force

The city recycling component shall evaluate industrial, commercial, residential, governmental, and other curbside, mobile, dropoff, and buy-back recycling programs, manual and automated material recovery facilities, zoning and building code changes which encourage recycling of materials, and rate structures which encourage recycling of materials.
Cal. PCC § 20919.25 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 60.4 / Section 20919.25
Section 20919.25
Status: in_force

(a) The maximum total dollar amount that may be awarded under a single job order contract shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) in the first term of the job order contract and, if extended or renewed pursuant to subdivision (b), a maximum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) over the subsequent two terms of the job order contract.

(b) Job order contracts may be executed for an initial contract term of no more than 12 months, with the option of extending or renewing the job order contract for two 12-month periods. The term of the job order contract shall be for the contract term or whenever the maximum value of the contract is achieved, whichever is less. All extensions or renewals shall be priced as provided in the request for bids. The extension or renewal shall be mutually agreed to by the school district and the job order contractor.

(c) The school district may issue job orders to the job order contractor that has been awarded the job order contract. The job order issued to the job order contractor shall not commence for seven days from the time the job order was issued and the job order contractor shall provide a minimum of seven days’ notice for the addition of any subcontractor or substitution of any subcontractor as described in subdivision (e) of Section 20919.26. The job order shall be based on a project scope of work prepared by the school district as well as a proposal from the job order contractor who is awarded the job order contract. No single job order may exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000).

(d) The amounts specified in subdivisions (a) and (c) shall be adjusted on January 1, 2016, as if this section was operative beginning January 1, 2004, to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index, and shall be adjusted each January 1 thereafter to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.

(e) It is unlawful to split or separate into smaller job orders any project for the purpose of evading the cost limitation provisions of this chapter.

(f) All work performed under the job order contract shall be covered by a project labor agreement.

(g) Any change or alteration to a job order shall be in compliance with Section 20118.4.
Cal. PUC § 120103 — California Code / Code puc / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 120103
Section 120103
Status: in_force

The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
Cal. FGC § 8843 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 10 / Section 8843
Section 8843
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to use any trawl net with cod-end mesh less than 7 1/2 inches in length and with a cod end less than 29 meshes long and a circumference of not less than 47 meshes in waters lying between one and three nautical miles from the mainland shore between a line running due west (270° true) from Point Arguello and a line running due south (180° true) from Point Mugu.
Cal. PRC § 4589 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 7 / Section 4589
Section 4589
Status: in_force

(a) The department and board, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the State Water Resources Control Board, shall, commencing December 31, 2019, and annually thereafter, review and submit a report to the Legislature on the trends in the use of, compliance with, and effectiveness of, the exemptions and emergency notice provisions described in Sections 4584 and 4592 of this code and Sections 1038 and 1052 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. The report shall include an analysis of exemption use and whether the exemptions are having the intended effect. The report shall also include recommendations to improve the use of those exemptions and emergency notice provisions, information on the linear distance of road constructed or reconstructed under notices of exemption by individual ownerships, within a representative sample of planning watersheds from each forest practice district as defined in Sections 907 to 909, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, and violations associated with road reconstruction. The report shall include information on the number and type of violations and enforcement actions taken on each notice of exemption and emergency notice. The report shall also contain the number of posttreatment onsite inspections that occur and whether those inspections were attended by a representative of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and a representative of the State Water Resources Control Board. The report submitted on December 31, 2025, shall include recommendations necessary for revisions to diameter limits at stump heights of harvestable trees under subdivisions (j) and (k) of Section 4584, as those subdivisions read on January 1, 2024.

(b) The public shall be provided opportunities to participate in the review and the development of the report.

(c) The report shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(d) (A) This section shall be operative for a period of five years after the effective date of emergency regulations as adopted by the board and as of that date is inoperative.

(B) The board shall notify the Secretary of State when emergency regulations have been adopted.
Cal. RTC § 32470 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 32470
Section 32470
Status: in_force

(a) An officer or employee of the board acting in connection with any law administered by the board shall not knowingly authorize, require, or conduct any investigation of, or surveillance over, any person for nontax administration related purposes.

(b) Any person violating subdivision (a) shall be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, including dismissal from office or discharge from employment.

(c) This section shall not apply with respect to any otherwise lawful investigation concerning organized crime activities.

(d) The provisions of this section are not intended to prohibit, restrict, or prevent the exchange of information where the person is being investigated for multiple violations which include alcoholic beverage tax violations.

(e) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Investigation” means any oral or written inquiry directed to any person, organization, or governmental agency.

(2) “Surveillance” means the monitoring of persons, places, or events by means of electronic interception, overt or covert observations, or photography, and the use of informants.
Cal. PRC § 32573.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 32573.1
Section 32573.1
Status: in_force

(a) The Baldwin Hills, Southern Ballona Creek Watershed, and Upper Dominguez Channel Urban Watershed Improvement Program is hereby established, to be administered by the conservancy for climate change adaptation improvements, to protect, conserve, and restore the health and resilience of the watersheds and communities of the region, in support of the purposes and programs described in Section 32565.5. In implementing this program, the conservancy shall coordinate and collaborate with other state agencies, federal agencies, local entities, and stakeholders.

(b) In implementing this program, notwithstanding Section 32575, the conservancy may test new funding, policy, planning, and implementation approaches with the area covered by an initiative to test new ways of accomplishing the program objectives and goals described in subdivision (a), with the intent of broadening the scope of the initiative to apply to the entire program area.

(c) This section shall not be construed as requiring the Legislature to appropriate additional funds.
Cal. FGC § 1203 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 1203
Section 1203
Status: in_force

The release of fish reared in facilities pursuant to this article shall be made in accordance with the policy of the commission.
Cal. FAM § 8812 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 8812
Section 8812
Status: in_force

Any request by a birth parent or birth parents for payment by the prospective adoptive parents of attorney’s fees, medical fees and expenses, counseling fees, or living expenses of the birth mother shall be in writing. The birth parent or parents shall, by first-class mail or other agreed upon means to ensure receipt, provide the prospective adoptive parents written receipts for any money provided to the birth parent or birth parents. The prospective adoptive parents shall provide the receipts to the court when the accounting report required pursuant to Section 8610 is filed.
Cal. PRC § 3413 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 3413
Section 3413
Status: in_force

Between the first of March and the 15th of June in each year, the department shall assess and levy the charges as provided in this article. The assessment shall be made against the person operating the property subject to assessment on the first Monday in March, except that, where the actual operation of any well has changed hands during the period for which the charge is imposed, the charge shall be apportioned to each operator upon the basis of the oil or gas produced during the period, and the lien provided for in Section 3423 shall be a lien against the property of each operator. If the name of the owner is unknown to the department the assessment shall be made against unknown owners.

Clerical errors occurring or appearing in the name of any person whose property is properly assessed and charged, or in the making or extension of any assessment or charge upon the records, which do not affect the substantial rights of the payer, shall not invalidate the assessment or charge.
Cal. BPC § 19266.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3.1 / Article 5.4 / Section 19266.1
Section 19266.1
Status: in_force

The bureau shall adopt any rules and regulations it determines to be necessary to enforce the requirements of this article.
Cal. WAT § 79205.12 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 79205.12
Section 79205.12
Status: in_force

The state, to the greatest extent possible, shall seek matching federal funds to implement this article.
Cal. HSC § 113735 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 113735
Section 113735
Status: in_force

(a) “Approved source” means a food source allowed under Article 3 (commencing with Section 114021) of Chapter 4, or a producer, manufacturer, distributor, or food facility that is acceptable to the enforcement agency based on a determination of conformity with applicable laws, or, in the absence of applicable laws, with current public health principles and practices, and generally recognized industry standards that protect public health.

(b) Any whole uncut fruit or vegetable or unrefrigerated shell egg grown or produced in compliance with all applicable federal, state, or local laws, regulations, and food safety guidelines issued by a regulatory agency shall be deemed to be from an approved source.
Cal. PUC § 2884.6 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 2884.6
Section 2884.6
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall require telephone corporations and providers of information-access telephone services to institute a method of handling subscriber complaints concerning these services, which shall include provision for a waiver of all of the charges for these services for a first occasion of their inadvertent or mistaken use.

(b) Every telephone corporation and provider of information-access telephone services providing messages that constitute harmful matter, as defined in Section 313 of the Penal Code, shall provide for a one-time waiver of all subscriber charges associated with a collect call when the call contains harmful matter and the person making or accepting the call is a minor.
Cal. MVC § 483.6 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 483.6
Section 483.6
Status: in_force

A resolution of issuance may include a clause providing the events of default and the terms and conditions upon which any or all of the revenue bonds then or thereafter issued may become or be declared due and payable prior to maturity, and the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may be waived.
Cal. ELEC § 21454 — California Code / Code elec / Division 21 / Chapter 5 / Section 21454
Section 21454
Status: in_force

This chapter shall become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is approved by the voters and takes effect, and subdivision (b) of Section 4 of Article XXI of the California Constitution, as added by that constitutional amendment, becomes operative.
Cal. FAC § 6465 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 6465
Section 6465
Status: in_force

If, after the treatment or processing, the inspecting officer determines that the pest has been exterminated, the shipment may be released.
Cal. FAC § 10701 — California Code / Code fac / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10701
Section 10701
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 12509 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 12509
Section 12509
Status: in_force

“Exporter” means any person who sells, consigns, or delivers fireworks located within this state for delivery, use, or sale out of this state.
Cal. PRC § 4732 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 4732
Section 4732
Status: in_force

All shares of stock issued by the corporation shall have a par value, and, in addition to other requirements prescribed by law, the articles of incorporation shall set forth all of the following:

(a) That one of the purposes for which the corporation is formed is the protection and development of forest and other renewable natural resources.

(b) The par value of all shares of capital stock of the corporation.

(c) All projects for the protection and development of forests or other renewable natural resources undertaken by the corporation shall, at all times, be subject to the supervision and regulation of the state through the board or other appropriate state authority and subject to the provisions of this article.
Cal. HNC § 6077.6 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 6077.6
Section 6077.6
Status: in_force

A harbor district may by resolution order that all or any of the funds under its control and not necessary for current operating expenses be invested in accordance with Section 53601 of the Government Code.