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CA Health & Safety Code § 118460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use|ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags|Section 118460.

118460.  Every local health officer or registered sanitarian, upon proper demand and notice of his or her authority, may, during business hours, enter any place where wiping rags are used, are kept for sale, or offered for sale, and inspect the wiping rags. No person shall refuse to permit the inspection, or impede or obstruct the officer during the inspection.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118465 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use|ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags|Section 118465.

118465.  On and after July 1, 1975, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any business of laundering, sanitizing, or selling wiping rags unless, in addition to any other permit that may be required, he or she has a valid permit issued by the local health officer pursuant to an ordinance of the local governing body.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118470 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use|ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags|Section 118470.

118470.  A permit to operate any business of laundering, sanitizing, or selling wiping rags shall be issued by the local health officer if the applicant complies with the provisions of this article and any regulations adopted thereunder. The governing body of each city and county shall determine the amount of any fee for the issuance of a permit pursuant to provisions of this article for any business within the territory under its jurisdiction. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the amount necessary to defray the costs of administering this article. The permit for operation shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the business establishment for which the permit is issued. Any permit issued pursuant to this article may be suspended or revoked for any violation of any of the provisions of this article, the regulations adopted thereunder, or any condition of the permit required by the ordinance of the local governing body. Nothing in this article shall preempt local regulation of the business of laundering, sanitizing, or selling wiping rags, and any local governing body may adopt an ordinance containing requirements more restrictive than those contained in regulations adopted pursuant to this article.The local health officer shall issue and serve upon the permit holder a notice setting forth in clear and concise language the act or omission upon which the violation is based, when the permit holder is charged with any violation and shall inform the permit holder of his or her rights to a hearing prior to suspension or revocation. At any time within the 15 days after service of the notice, the permit holder may request a hearing before the local health officer to show cause why his or her permit should not be suspended or revoked. A failure to request a hearing within 15 days shall be deemed a waiver of a right to a hearing.The local health officer may call a hearing for the purpose of investigating any violations of this article.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118475 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use|ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags|Section 118475.

118475.  The local health officer authorized to issue permits to launder, sanitize, or sell wiping rags shall keep a record of suspension or revocation of permits and a register of:(a)  The names and places of business of persons to whom permits are issued. (b)  The date of issue and number of each permit. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118480 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use|ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags|Section 118480.

118480.  Before being sold or offered for sale, each package or parcel of wiping rags shall be plainly marked “sanitized wiping rags,” and in addition it shall be plainly marked with the name and location of the laundry where the rags were laundered and sanitized.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118485 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use|ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags|Section 118485.

118485.  No machinery or appliances used for laundering clothing and articles for personal wear or household use shall be used for laundering soiled rags or soiled cloth material for wiping rags.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118490 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 1 - Articles of Common Use|ARTICLE 4 - Wiping Rags|Section 118490.

118490.  Every person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 2 - Restrooms|ARTICLE 1 - Public Restrooms|Section 118500.

118500.  Every public agency that conducts an establishment serving the public or open to the public and that maintains therein restroom facilities for the public, shall make every water closet for each sex maintained within the facilities available without cost or charge to the patrons, guests, or invitees of the establishment. “Public agency” as used in this section means only the state and any agency of the state and a city, a county, and a city and county.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 2 - Restrooms|ARTICLE 1 - Public Restrooms|Section 118505.

118505.  (a)  Publicly and privately owned facilities where the public congregates shall be equipped with sufficient temporary or permanent restrooms to meet the needs of the public at peak hours. (b)  In conformity with the State Plumbing Code, and except as otherwise provided in this section, standards shall be adopted in order to enforce this section, as follows: (1)  The State Building Standards Commission shall adopt standards with respect to all state-owned or state-occupied facilities where the public congregates and over which it has jurisdiction pursuant to Section 18934.5. (2)  The Office of the State Architect shall adopt standards with respect to all facilities where the public congregates and that are not covered by paragraph (1), unless exempt from coverage pursuant to this section. (c)  The standards adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be published in the State Building Standards Code contained in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (d)  This section shall apply to facilities where the public congregates that commence construction, or that undertake structural alterations, repairs, or improvements exceeding 50 percent of the entire facility, on or after January 1, 1989. (e)  For the purposes of this section, “facilities where the public congregates” means sports and entertainment arenas, stadiums, community and convention halls, specialty event centers, amusement facilities, and ski resorts. For purposes of this section, “facilities where the public congregates” also means specialty event centers in public parks.(f)  This section shall not apply to the following: (1)  Any hotel. For purposes of this section, “hotel” means an establishment in which there exists the relationship of guests and innkeeper between the occupants and the owner or operator of the establishment. The existence of some other legal relationship between the occupants and owner or operator shall be immaterial. (2)  Any restaurant or food facility, as defined in Section 113785. (3)  Any public or private elementary or secondary school facility. (4)  Any qualified historic building, defined as qualifying under provisions in the State Historical Building Code contained in Part 8 (commencing with Section 8-100) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (g)  It is the intent of the Legislature that, in order to ensure that standards are both viable and efficacious, the Office of the State Architect and the State Building Standards Commission hold a series of public meetings with representatives of affected industries and state and local agencies prior to adopting standards under this section. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 2 - Restrooms|ARTICLE 1 - Public Restrooms|Section 118506.

118506.  (a) (1) A theater or movie house, grocery store, health facility, convention center, sports arena, auditorium, cultural complex, exhibition hall, library, passenger terminal, permanent amusement park structure, restaurant with an occupancy of at least 60 persons, as determined by the State Fire Marshal, shopping center of more than 25,000 square feet, tourist attraction, or retail store of more than 5,000 square feet shall install and maintain at least one baby diaper changing station if the facility is open to the public. There shall be at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is accessible to women entering a restroom provided for use by women and one that is accessible to men entering a restroom provided for use by men, or at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is accessible to both men and women.(2) This section does not apply to an industrial building or to a nightclub or bar that does not permit anyone who is under 18 years of age to enter the premises. This section also does not apply to a restroom located in a health facility if the restroom is intended for the use of one patient or resident at a time.(b) This section shall not be enforceable by a private right of action.(c) (1) Subdivision (a) applies to all new construction, and, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), to all renovations of bathrooms for which a permit has been obtained, in which the estimated cost of the new construction or renovation is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more. If an entity subject to subdivision (a) is already in compliance with that subdivision at the time of new construction or renovation, additional restrooms equipped with baby diaper changing stations are not required.(2) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a renovation if a local building permitting entity or building inspector determines that the installation of a baby diaper changing station is not feasible or would result in a failure to comply with applicable building standards governing the right of access for persons with disabilities. The permitting entity or building inspector may grant an exemption from the requirements of subdivision (a) under those circumstances.(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Health facility” has the meaning set forth in Section 1250. (2) “Restaurant with an occupancy of at least 60 persons” does not apply to a restaurant if there is a centrally located facility with a baby diaper changing station that is open to the public and located within 300 feet of the entrance to the restaurant.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 755, Sec. 3. (AB 1127) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 2 - Restrooms|ARTICLE 5 - Single-User Restrooms|Section 118600.

118600.  (a) All single-user toilet facilities in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or state or local government agency shall be identified as all-gender toilet facilities by signage that complies with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.(b) During any inspection of a business or a place of public accommodation by an inspector, building official, or other local official responsible for code enforcement, the inspector or official may inspect for compliance with this section.(c) For the purposes of this section, “single-user toilet facility” means a toilet facility with no more than one water closet and one urinal with a locking mechanism controlled by the user.(d) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2017.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 818, Sec. 1. (AB 1732) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative March 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118875 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 1 - California Indoor Clean Air Act of 976|Section 118875.

118875.  This article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 118920) shall be known and may be cited as the California Indoor Clean Air Act of 1976.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118880 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 1 - California Indoor Clean Air Act of 976|Section 118880.

118880.  The Legislature finds and declares that tobacco smoke is a hazard to the health of the general public.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118885 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 1 - California Indoor Clean Air Act of 976|Section 118885.

118885.  Within indoor rooms, indoor chambers, or indoor places of public assembly in publicly owned buildings in which public business is conducted requiring or providing direct participation or observation by the general public there shall be a contiguous area of not less than 50 percent of the total area of the room, chamber, or place designated and posted by signs of sufficient number and posted in locations as to be readily seen by persons within the area, where the smoking of tobacco is prohibited while a public meeting is in progress. A public body, commission, agency, or other entity conducting a public meeting may waive the requirements of this section with respect to its own members, provided that the rights of nonsmoking members are not adversely affected.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118890 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 1 - California Indoor Clean Air Act of 976|Section 118890.

118890.  Every health facility, as defined in Section 1250, and clinic, as defined in Section 1200, shall comply with the following:(a)  Shall make every reasonable effort to assign patients to rooms according to the patient’s individual nonsmoking or smoking preference. (b)  Shall designate and post by signs of sufficient number and posted in locations as to be readily seen by persons within the area, a contiguous area of not less than 20 percent of every cafeteria or other dining area whose occupied capacity is 50 or more persons as a nonsmoking section. (c)  This section shall not prevent any health facility or clinic from banning smoking in any area that it may designate and post by sign or in all areas of the facility or clinic. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118895 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 1 - California Indoor Clean Air Act of 976|Section 118895.

118895.  Within every publicly owned building open to the general public for the primary purpose of exhibiting any motion picture, stage drama, music recital, or any other performance, with the exception of any indoor sporting event, signs shall be posted in sufficient number and in locations as to be readily seen by persons within the area, that shall designate that the smoking of tobacco is prohibited in any area other than that commonly known as the lobby. This prohibition shall not apply except during those times when the building is actually open to the public.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 1 - California Indoor Clean Air Act of 976|Section 118900.

118900.  Within every restaurant in a publicly owned building serving food or alcoholic beverages in rooms whose occupied capacity is 50 or more persons there shall be designated and posted by signs of sufficient number and posted in locations as to be readily seen by persons within the area, a contiguous area of not less than 20 percent of the serving area where the smoking of tobacco is prohibited.(a)  This section shall not apply to banquet rooms in use for private functions. (b)  This section shall not apply to premises under lease as a restaurant for the time as the lessee of record on January 1, 1977, has a lease as the operator of the restaurant. (c)  As used in this section, “restaurant” means any place designated as a restaurant by Section 28522. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118905 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 1 - California Indoor Clean Air Act of 976|Section 118905.

118905.  Any person may apply for a writ of mandate to compel compliance by any public entity that has not complied with the requirements of this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 118920) for the designating or posting of nonsmoking areas or areas where the smoking of tobacco is prohibited. If judgment is given for the applicant, he or she may recover all reasonable costs of the suit, including reasonable attorney fees, reasonableness to be determined by the court.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118910 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 1 - California Indoor Clean Air Act of 976|Section 118910.

118910.  (a) The Legislature declares its intent not to preempt the field of regulation of the smoking of tobacco products. A local governing body may ban completely the smoking of tobacco products, or may regulate smoking of tobacco products in any manner not inconsistent with this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 118920) or any other provision of state law.(b) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.(c) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.(Amended by Stats. 2016, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 7, Sec. 18. (SB 5 2x) Effective June 9, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118915 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 1 - California Indoor Clean Air Act of 976|Section 118915.

118915.  (a)  Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person shall smoke any tobacco product in any retail food production and marketing establishment, as defined in Section 28802, during the hours the establishment is open to the public. (b)  The provisions of subdivision (a) shall not apply to that portion of an establishment subject to Section 118900 nor to an area of an establishment set aside for employee smoking and not open to the public. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118920 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 2 - Smoking in Private and Public Transportation|Section 118920.

118920.  (a)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the United States Surgeon General’s 1986 Report on the Health Consequences of Involuntary Smoking conclude all of the following: (1)  Involuntary smoking is a cause of disease, including lung cancer, in healthy nonsmokers. (2)  The children of parents who smoke compared with the children of nonsmoking parents have an increased frequency of respiratory infections, increased respiratory symptoms, and slightly smaller rates of increase in lung function as the lungs mature. (3)  The simple separation of smokers and nonsmokers within the same air space may reduce, but does not eliminate, the exposure of nonsmokers to environmental tobacco smoke. (b)  The Legislature further finds and declares the following: (1)  Nonsmokers have no adequate means to protect themselves from the damage inflicted upon them when they involuntarily inhale tobacco smoke. (2)  Regulation of smoking in public places is necessary to protect the health, safety, welfare, comfort, and environment of nonsmokers. (c)  It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to eliminate smoking on public transportation vehicles. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 118925 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Indoor Air Quality|ARTICLE 2 - Smoking in Private and Public Transportation|Section 118925.

118925.  (a) (1) It is unlawful for any person to smoke a tobacco product in any vehicle of a passenger stage corporation, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) except to the extent permitted by federal law, in any aircraft except to the extent permitted by federal law, on a public transportation system, as defined by Section 99211 of the Public Utilities Code, or in any vehicle of an entity receiving any transit assistance from the state.(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, “smoke” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.(B) For purposes of this subdivision, “tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.(b) It is unlawful for any person to smoke any plant product other than a tobacco product in any vehicle of a passenger stage corporation, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) except to the extent permitted by federal law, in any aircraft except to the extent permitted by federal law, on a public transportation system, as defined by Section 99211 of the Public Utilities Code, or in any vehicle of an entity receiving any transit assistance from the state.(Amended by Stats. 2016, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 7, Sec. 19. (SB 5 2x) Effective June 9, 2016.)