Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Chemicals known as brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are widely used in California. To meet stringent fire standards, manufacturers add BFRs to a multitude of products, including plastic housing of electronics and comp…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “OctaBDE” means octabrominated diphenyl ether or any technical mixture in which octabrominated diphenyl ether is a predominate congener. (b) “PBDE” means polybrominated diphenyl ether. (c) “PentaBDE” means pentabr…

On and after June 1, 2006, a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product, containing more than one-tenth of 1 percent of pentaBDE or octaBDE, except for products containing small quantities of PBDEs that are prod…

On or before March 1, 2004, the Senate Office of Research shall submit to the President pro Tempore of the Senate and the Senate Environmental Quality Committee recommendations regarding the regulation of PBDE, including relevant findings and rulings by the European Union. (Added…

(a) All mobile food facilities and mobile support units shall meet the applicable requirements in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 113700) to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114250), inclusive, and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 114380), unless specifically exempted fro…

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), all mobile food facilities shall operate in conjunction with a commissary, mobile support unit, or other facility approved by the enforcement agency. (b) (1) This section does not apply to mobile food facilities that operate at communit…

(a) Mobile food facilities shall be cleaned and serviced at least once daily during an operating day. (b) Except as specified in subdivision (c), all mobile food facilities shall report to the commissary or other approved facility on a daily basis. (c) Mobile food facilities that…

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (c), the business name or name of the operator, city, state, ZIP Code, and name of the permitholder, if different from the name of the food facility, shall be legible, clearly visible to consumers, and permanently affixed on the consumer sid…

(a) Except to the extent that an alternative construction standard is explicitly prescribed by this section, construction standards for mobile food facilities that are subject to Part 2 (commencing with Section 18000) of Division 13 shall be governed by that part. (b) Mobile food…

(a) Employee entrance doors to food preparation areas shall be self-closing and kept closed when not in use. (b) The mobile food facility, and all equipment and utensils shall be protected from potential contamination, and kept clean, in good repair, and free of vermin. (c) Durin…

(a) During operation, no food intended for retail shall be conveyed, held, stored, displayed, or served from any place other than a mobile food facility, except for the restocking of product in a manner approved by the enforcement agency. (b) Food preparation counter space shall …

(a) A single operating site mobile food facility is restricted to produce, prepackaged food, and limited food preparation. (b) Notwithstanding Section 113984, a mobile food facility operating within a fully enclosed structure shall not be required to provide a secondary food comp…

Mobile food facilities that operate at community events and that remain fixed during food preparation and its hours of operation may: (a) Include a staffed counter that serves hot and cold beverages and ice that are not potentially hazardous food and that are dispensed from appro…

(a) Mobile food facilities and mobile support units shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 114250, 114256.1, and 114279. A local enforcement agency may exempt a push cart operating outdoors, other than a special purpose commercial modular and coach, as defined by Secti…

Mobile food facilities not under a valid permit as of January 1, 1997, from which nonprepackaged food is sold shall provide handwashing facilities. The handwashing facilities shall be separate from the warewashing sink. (a) The handwashing sink shall have a minimum dimension of n…

(a) Except as specified in subdivisions (b) and (c), a mobile food facility where nonprepackaged food is cooked, blended, or otherwise prepared shall provide a warewashing sink with at least three compartments with two integral metal drainboards. (1) The dimensions of each compar…

(a) Handwashing sinks and warewashing sinks for unenclosed mobile food facilities shall be an integral part of the primary unit or on an approved auxiliary conveyance that is used in conjunction with the mobile food facility. (b) Warewashing sinks for unenclosed mobile food facil…

(a) A food facility shall be operated within 200 feet travel distance of an approved and readily available toilet and handwashing facility, or as otherwise approved by the enforcement agency, to ensure that restroom facilities are available to facility employees whenever the mobi…

The exterior of a mobile food facility and the surrounding area, as relating to the operation of food service, shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)…

(a) Spare tires, related automotive equipment, or special tools relating to the mechanical operation of the mobile food facility shall not be stored in the food preparation or food storage areas. (b) A separate cabinet or drawer shall be installed for the storage of insecticides …

Mobile food facilities that are occupied during normal business operations shall have a clear, unobstructed height over the aisleway portion of the unit of at least 74 inches from floor to ceiling, and a minimum of 30 inches of unobstructed horizontal aisle space. This section sh…

Compressor units that are not an integral part of food equipment, auxiliary engines, generators, and similar equipment shall be installed in an area that is completely separated from food preparation and food storage and that is accessible from outside the unit for proper cleanin…

(a) A first-aid kit shall be provided and located in a convenient area in an enclosed case. (b) Mobile food facilities that operate at more than one location in a calendar day shall be equipped to meet all of the following requirements: (1) All utensils in a mobile food facility …

(a) Except on a mobile food facility that only utilizes the water for handwashing purposes, a water heater or an instantaneous heater capable of heating water to a minimum of 120ºF, interconnected with a potable water supply, shall be provided and shall operate independently of t…

All commissaries and other approved facilities servicing mobile support units, mobile food facilities, and vending machines shall meet the applicable requirements in this part and any of the following to accommodate all operations necessary to support mobile support units, mobile…

(a) Mobile support units shall be subject to plan review and be approved by the enforcement agency. Requirements shall be based on proposed method of operation and number of mobile food facilities serviced. (b) Mobile support units shall meet all applicable requirements of this p…

(a) (1) An enforcement agency, district attorney, county counsel, city attorney, or city prosecutor may bring an action to enjoin the violation, or threatened violation, of this part or the regulations adopted pursuant to this part, in the superior court in the county where the v…

(a) Whenever the enforcement agency determines that a violation or threatened violation of this part or the regulations adopted pursuant to this part has resulted, or is likely to result, in a release of medical waste into the environment, the agency may issue an order to the res…

(a) In order to carry out the purpose of this part, any authorized representative of the enforcement agency may do any of the following: (1) Enter and inspect a facility for which a medical waste permit or registration has been issued, for which a medical waste permit or registra…

(a) No person shall, transport, store, treat, dispose, or cause the treatment or disposal of medical waste in a manner not authorized by his or her permit or registration, this part, or the regulations adopted pursuant to this part. (b) Any person who stores, treats, disposes, or…

(a) Any person who intentionally makes any false statement or representation in any application, label, tracking document, record, report, permit, registration, or other document filed, maintained, or used for purposes of compliance with this part that materially affects the heal…

Research records, in a personally identifying form, developed or acquired by any person in the course of conducting research or a research study relating to HIV or AIDS shall be confidential, and these confidential research records shall not be disclosed by any person in possessi…

Confidential research records may be disclosed in accordance with the prior written consent of the research subject with respect to whom the research record is maintained, but only to the extent, under the circumstances, to the persons, and for the purposes the written consent au…

(a) Confidential research records shall be protected in the course of conducting financial audits or program evaluations, and audit personnel shall not directly or indirectly identify any individual research subject in any report of a financial audit or program evaluation. To the…

Notwithstanding Section 121080, whether or not the research subject, with respect to whom any confidential research record is maintained, gives prior written consent, the content of the confidential research record may be disclosed in any of the following situations: (a) To medic…

The content of any confidential research record shall be disclosed to the research subject, the legal representative of the research subject if the research subject is a minor, or the personal representative of a deceased research subject to whom the record pertains, thirty (30) …

(a) No confidential research record may be compelled to be produced in any state, county, city or other proceeding in order to initiate or substantiate any criminal charge or charges against a research subject, or to conduct an investigation of a research subject, unless a court …

Prior to participation of an individual in a research study relating to HIV or AIDS, both of the following requirements shall be met: (a) The informed consent of each research subject shall be obtained in the method and manner required by Section 46.116, (a) and (b), of Part 46 o…

(a) Any person who negligently discloses the content of any confidential research record, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 121125, to any third party, except pursuant to this chapter, shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred d…

In the event that the participation of an individual in a research study is disclosed, the information shall not be used to determine the employability or insurability of the research subject. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Nothing in this chapter shall preclude disclosure of information in order to further research efforts, including, but not limited to, the publication, dissemination, or sharing of raw data, statistics, or case studies, so long as no confidential research records concerning any re…

For purposes of this chapter: (a) “AIDS” means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. (b) “Disclosed” means to disclose, release, transfer, disseminate, or otherwise communicate all or any part of any confidential research record orally, in writing, or by electronic means to any per…

A swap meet operator may permit a vendor to offer animals for sale at a swap meet provided the local jurisdiction has adopted standards for the care and treatment of those animals during the time that the animals are present at the swap meet and transported to and from the swap m…

Any ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 122370 shall, at a minimum, require the swap meet vendor to do all of the following: (a) Maintain the facilities used for the keeping of animals in a sanitary condition. (b) Provide proper heating and ventilation for the facilities used f…

(a) (1) A swap meet vendor who offers animals for sale at a swap meet in a local jurisdiction that has not adopted an ordinance authorizing that sale, is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). (2) A swap meet vendor who violates par…

This chapter shall not apply to the following: (a) Events held by 4-H Clubs, Junior Farmers Clubs, or Future Farmers Clubs. (b) The California Exposition and State Fair, district agricultural association fairs, or county fairs. (c) Stockyards with respect to which the Secretary o…