California Administrative Code

No advertisement shall represent or imply, by means of the term “Going Out of Business,” “Selling Out,” “Closing Out,” “Liquidating,” or any term of similar import, that the advertiser is going out of business, or is disposing of all or a portion of a stock of merchandise, unless…

Any guarantee or any advertisement of a guarantee which provides for adjustment on a pro-rata basis shall be deemed false and misleading unless the guarantee and/or the advertisement conspicuously and clearly discloses this fact and the basis on which the guarantee will be prorat…

On and after January 1, 2015, all flexible polyurethane foam in the form of slabs, blocks, or sheets, or which is shredded (loose or packaged), except polyurethane foam which cannot reasonably be expected to be used in or as an article of furniture or in or as a mattress, that is…

(a) Upholstered furniture conforming to the requirements of Section 1374(a) and 1374(b) of these regulations shall have a label permanently attached to the article, in plain view, stating the following: (b) Upholstered articles conforming to Section 1374(a) but which may not conf…

All photographs or photographic or videotape recordings required by these rules shall be identified by indicating thereon the day, number of the race and the name of the association at which the race is held.

No person shall cut, mutilate, alter or change any photofinish photograph, film patrol photo, photographic or videotape recording for the purpose of deceit or fraud of any type.

All associations shall preserve all photographic or videotape recordings of all races for at least 90 days after the close of their meeting. Upon request of the Board the association shall furnish the Board with a clear positive print of the photographic recording of any race or …

The association shall maintain a viewing room for the purpose of projecting the photographic recording of races, or the videotape screening of the races, for viewing by jockeys, trainers, owners, and other interested persons authorized by the stewards.

No association shall grant an exclusive concession to any vendor of feed, racing supplies or racing services.

The association shall prohibit the sale, offering for sale, or giving away of any racing selection sheet, or other racing prediction which is required to be filed with the Board pursuant to the provisions of Section 19664 of the Business and Professions Code, upon the premises of…

The Board may direct the association to publish in the program any information and notices to the public as it deems necessary.

The association shall provide within its grounds adequate office space for use by the Board and its employees and shall provide such necessary office furniture and utilities as may be required for the conduct of the Board's business at such association's meeting.

The association shall furnish the Board with a daily report of its attendance, pari-mutuel handle, license fee, commissions, and the names of all Cal-bred winners, all horses claimed and the claimants thereof, and any other information the Board may require.

(a) Definitions for use in Article 23 in Division 1 in Title 4 of the California Code of Regulations and Chapter 6 in Division 9 of the Business and Professions Code. (1) “Applicant” shall mean any person or entity who submits to the Department an application for a license. (2) “…

(a) A protest by an individual or organization shall be limited to one signatory. A signatory for an organization shall be an individual authorized to act on behalf of the organization. (b) A protest made by an individual or organization shall state the grounds for the protest, w…

(a) A protest made by a public agency or governing body shall be filed with the Department within the protest period, which begins at the time the application is filed and ends thirty (30) calendar days after any of the following occurs, whichever is later: (1) The posting of not…

(a) If a hearing has been set pursuant to Title 4 California Code of Regulations section 146.1(m), any accepted protests made by individuals or organizations who did not request a hearing or who made an untimely request for a hearing shall be deemed withdrawn. (b) If no request f…

No person required to be licensed shall participate or attempt to participate in a race meeting without holding a valid license authorizing that participation. (a) A person acting in any capacity within the restricted area of an inclosure, simulcast facility or auxiliary stabling…

(a) A licensed premises shall not be in a location that requires persons to pass through a business that sells alcohol or tobacco or a private residence to access the licensed premises. (b) A licensed premises shall not be in a location that requires persons to pass through the l…

Except as allowed pursuant to article 2 of chapter 8, a licensee shall not sublet or allow another person to conduct operations in any area designated as the licensed premises for the licensee's commercial cannabis activity.

(a) A provisional licensee shall comply with all laws applicable to a licensee holding an annual license of the same type. (b) A provisional license does not create a vested right in the holder to renewal of the provisional license or issuance of an annual license. (c) A provisio…

(a) Until June 30, 2022, the Department may, in its sole discretion, issue a provisional license to a commercial cannabis business if: (1) The applicant submits a complete application, in accordance with section 15002, and the required application fee to the Department on or befo…

(a) To timely renew a provisional license, the provisional licensee shall comply with the requirements of section 15020. (b) For provisional license renewals from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, in addition to the requirements of section 15020, a provisional licensee must al…

(a) If at any point a licensee loses access to the track and trace system for any reason, the licensee shall prepare and maintain comprehensive records detailing all commercial cannabis activities that were conducted during the loss of access. (b) The licensee shall not initiate …

(a) The license shall review the information recorded in the track and trace system at least once every 30 calendar days to ensure its accuracy, including, at a minimum: (1) Reconciling on-hand inventory of cannabis and cannabis product with the records in the track and trace sys…

(a) Licensees shall accept or reject, in whole, shipments of cannabis or cannabis products. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), partial shipments of cannabis or cannabis products shall be rejected in the following circumstances: (1) If a licensee receives a shipment containing ca…

(a) Each licensee who cultivates cannabis for harvest, processes cannabis, creates nonmanufactured cannabis products, or packages cannabis or nonmanufactured cannabis products for retail sale must ensure that: (1) Tools and utensils used to process cannabis, create nonmanufacture…

For purposes of Business and Professions Code section 26039.6(a)(1), possession on a licensed premises of a pesticide product that is not labeled in accordance with 40 CFR part 156.10(a)(3) (rev. 12/12/2008), incorporated herein by reference, renders all cannabis and cannabis pro…

Every licensee, in order to maintain his qualifications for any license held by him, must have been regularly engaged in the occupation for which the license was issued for no less than 21 working or racing days during the term of the license. Should a licensee not be so engaged …

Every licensee, in order to maintain his qualifications for any license held by him, shall be familiar with and knowledgeable of the rules including all amendments thereto. Every licensee is presumed to know the rules.

The racing officials are strictly responsible to the Board for the performance of their respective duties, and they shall promptly report to the Board or its stewards, any violation of the rules and regulations of the Board coming to their attention or of which they have knowledg…

Every racing official is subject to prior approval by the Board before being eligible to act as a racing official at a race meeting. At the time of making application for a racing license the association shall nominate the racing officials other than the racing officials appointe…

The stewards have general authority and supervision over all licensees and other persons attendant on horses, and also over the inclosures of any recognized meeting. The stewards are strictly responsible to the Board for the conduct of the race meeting in every particular.

Should any case occur which may not be covered by the Rules and Regulations of the Board or by other accepted rules of racing, it shall be determined by the stewards in conformity with justice and in the interest of racing.

A licensed retailer shall sell and deliver cannabis goods only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time and 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

(a) The licensed distributor shall ensure that the batch size from which the sample is taken meets the requirements of this division. (b) A licensed distributor or an employee of the licensed distributor shall be physically present to observe the laboratory employee obtain the sa…

(a) A licensed distributor shall store a batch on its licensed premises until it either: (1) Passes regulatory compliance testing as described in subsection (b); or (2) If it fails regulatory compliance testing as described in subsection (d), a corrective action plan for remediat…

(a) A distributor licensee shall at all times carry and maintain commercial general liability insurance in the aggregate in an amount no less than $2,000,000 and in an amount no less than $1,000,000 for each loss. (b) A distributor licensee shall maintain the insurance required i…

(a) A licensed distributor shall be able to account for all inventory and provide that information to the Department upon request. (b) To account for inventory, a licensed distributor shall ensure all batches of cannabis or cannabis products are stored in accordance with section …

Where a vacancy occurs among the racing officials the stewards shall fill the vacancy immediately. Such appointment is effective until the vacancy is filled in accordance with the rules.

(a) No person under the age of 21 years old shall be in a commercial vehicle or trailer transporting cannabis or cannabis products; and (b) Only a licensee, an employee of the licensed distributor, or security personnel who meets the requirements of section 15045 shall be in a ve…

(a) Prior to transporting cannabis or cannabis products, a licensed distributor shall generate a shipping manifest through the track and trace system for the following activities: (1) Regulatory compliance testing and sampling; (2) Sale of cannabis or cannabis products to a licen…

(a) A licensed distributor transport only licensee may transport cannabis or cannabis products between licensees; however, they shall not transport any cannabis or cannabis products except for immature cannabis plants, seeds, and trade samples to a licensed retailer or licensed m…

(a) In addition to cannabis goods, a licensed retailer may sell only cannabis accessories and the branded merchandise of any licensee. Licensed retailers may provide customers with promotional materials. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a licensed retailer or licensed microbus…

(a) Cannabis goods for inspection and sale shall only be displayed in the retail area. (b) Cannabis and cannabis products may be removed from their packaging and placed in containers to allow for customer inspection. The containers shall not be readily accessible to customers wit…

A licensed retailer shall not make any cannabis goods available for sale or delivery to a customer unless: (a) The cannabis goods were received by the licensed retailer from a licensed distributor or licensed microbusiness authorized to engage in distribution; (b) The licensed re…

(a) The following requirements apply when a licensed testing laboratory transports cannabis or cannabis products samples: (1) While transporting cannabis or cannabis products samples, a licensed testing laboratory employee shall ensure the cannabis or cannabis products are not vi…

At any time the stewards may order an examination of any horse within the inclosure, by such persons as they see fit, and may order the examination of any ownership papers, certificates, documents or eligibility, contracts or leases pertaining to such horse, and they may require …

(a) For the purposes of this section, “customer return” means a customer's return of cannabis goods that were purchased from a licensed retailer, back to the licensed retailer from whom the cannabis goods were purchased. (b) A licensed retailer may accept customer returns of cann…

(a) A licensed retailer shall not provide free cannabis goods to any person. A licensed retailer shall not allow individuals who are not employed by the licensed retailer to provide free cannabis goods to any person on the licensed premises. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in…