Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

The district may postpone the commencement dates set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 41855.5 for any category of agricultural waste or crop described if all of the following applies: (a) The district determines that there is no economically feasible alternative means of elimi…

(a) Upon appropriation of moneys pursuant to Provision 1 of Item 3900-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2021, the state board may administer a program to support incentives for alternatives to agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley. (b) The Administrative Proc…

The state board shall promulgate guidelines for the regulation and control of agricultural burning for each of the air basins established by the state board.

The guidelines promulgated by the state board shall be based on meteorological data, the nature and volume of materials to be burned, and the probable effect of such burning on the ambient air quality within the air basins affected.

In adopting such guidelines, the state board shall consider their economic and technical feasibility, including their probable effect on agricultural production in the air basin affected.

The state board shall continuously review the guidelines promulgated under this article, and may modify, repeal, or alter such guidelines if scientific and technological data indicates that such changes are warranted. Before adopting any such changes, the state board shall hold a…

The state board shall adopt and publish a list of orchard and citrus grove heaters which it finds produce no more than one gram per minute of unconsumed solid carbonaceous material. No new orchard or citrus grove heater produced or manufactured shall be sold for use against frost…

No burning shall be conducted for the improvement of land for wildlife or game habitat until the person desiring to conduct such burning obtains from the Department of Fish and Game a written statement certifying that the burning is desirable and proper for the improvement of lan…

A district may issue a permit to authorize agricultural burning on days designated by the state board pursuant to Section 41855 as nonburning days when denial of such a permit would threaten imminent and substantial economic loss. The state board shall require the districts to tr…

Each basinwide coordinating council and district shall, as part of the implementation plans and programs prepared pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 41600), include a component for the regulation and control of agricultural burning pursuant to guidelines adopted by th…

The provisions of this article shall not supersede any rule or regulation of any district, which rule or regulation was in effect for five or more years prior to September 19, 1970.

(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Connelly-Areias-Chandler Rice Straw Burning Reduction Act of 1991. (b) As used in this section: (1) “Sacramento Valley Air Basin” means the area designated by the state board pursuant to Section 39606. (2) “Air pollution c…

Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2001, the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the Department of Food and Agriculture, and in cooperation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Cali…

The Sacramento Valley Basinwide Air Pollution Control Council may impose, and may require that districts within the Sacramento Valley Air Basin collect, a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5) per permit, per year on each permit issued by a district within the Sacramento Valley Air…

The committee shall include nine members appointed by the chairman of the state board as follows: three contractors licensed pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code for sandblasting services, three members from publi…

In developing the standards, the committee shall take into consideration the need to reduce air pollution from all sources and the need to also continue sandblasting operations as a means of corrosion control. The committee shall examine present sandblasting procedures and equipm…

Thirty days after the adoption of air pollution standards for sandblasting operations, the committee shall adjourn. Thereafter, it may meet at least once annually upon the call of the chairman of the committee to review the standards in light of changes in sandblasting technology…

The standards shall be statewide, and no rule or regulation of any district that is applicable to sandblasting operations shall be stricter or less strict than the standards adopted by the state board pursuant to the recommendations of the committee.

The standards, however, shall not supersede any rule or regulation of any district governing permanent sandblasting operations or equipment, which rule or regulation was in effect on January 1, 1974. For purposes of this section, “permanent sandblasting operations or equipment” m…

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (e), no person shall install or maintain any stationary gasoline tank with a capacity of 250 gallons or more which is not equipped for loading through a permanent submerged fill pipe, unless such tank is a pressure tank as described …

A “pressure tank” is a tank which maintains working pressure sufficient at all times to prevent hydrocarbon vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere.

A “vapor recovery system” consists of a vapor gathering system capable of collecting the hydrocarbon vapors and gases discharged and a vapor disposal system capable of processing such hydrocarbon vapors and gases so as to prevent their emission into the atmosphere, with all tank …

A “floating roof” consists of a pontoon-type or double-deck-type roof, resting on the surface of the liquid contents and equipped with a closure seal, or seals, to close the space between the roof edge and tank wall. The control equipment required by this section shall not be use…

(a) The state board shall adopt procedures for determining the compliance of any system designed for the control of gasoline vapor emissions during gasoline marketing operations, including storage and transfer operations, with performance standards that are reasonable and necessa…

Prior to state board certification of a gasoline vapor control system pursuant to Section 41954, the manufacturer of the system shall submit the system to, or, if appropriate, the components of the system as requested by, the Division of Measurement Standards of the Department of…

(a) As soon as possible after the effective date of this section, the State Fire Marshal and the Division of Measurement Standards, after consulting with the state board, shall adopt rules and regulations for the certification of gasoline vapor control systems and components ther…

(a) Whenever the state board, the Division of Measurement Standards of the Department of Food and Agriculture, or the State Fire Marshal revises performance or certification standards or revokes a certification, any systems or any system components certified under procedures in e…

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the Department of Industrial Relations is the only agency responsible for determining whether any gasoline vapor control system, or component thereof, creates a safety hazard other than a fire hazard. If the division determines th…

To the maximum extent practicable, the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Sections 41956 and 41957 shall allow flexibility in the design of gasoline vapor control systems and their components. The rules and regulations shall set forth the performance standards as to safety…

Certification testing of gasoline vapor control systems and their components by the state board, the State Fire Marshal, the Division of Measurement Standards, and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health may be conducted simultaneously.

(a) Certification of a gasoline vapor recovery system for safety and measurement accuracy by the State Fire Marshal and the Division of Measurement Standards and, if necessary, by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health shall permit its installation wherever required in th…

(a) All vapor control systems for the control of gasoline vapors resulting from motor vehicle fueling operations shall be operated in accordance with the applicable standards established by the State Fire Marshal or the Division of Measurement Standards pursuant to Sections 41956…

(a) All installed systems for the control of gasoline vapors resulting from motor vehicle fueling operations shall be maintained in good working order in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications of the system certified pursuant to Section 41954. (b) Whenever a gasoline v…

(a) Each district which requires the installation of systems for the control of gasoline vapors resulting from motor vehicle fueling operations shall establish a toll free telephone number for use by the public in reporting problems experienced with the systems. Districts within …

The operator of each service station utilizing a system for the control of gasoline vapors resulting from motor vehicle fueling operations shall conspicuously post operating instructions for the system in the gasoline dispensing area. The instructions shall clearly describe how t…

(a) No retailer, as defined in Section 20999 of the Business and Professions Code, shall allow the operation of any gasoline pump from which leaded gasoline is dispensed, or which is labeled as providing leaded gasoline, unless the pump is equipped with a nozzle spout meeting the…

(a) No retailer, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 20999 of the Business and Professions Code, shall, on or after July 1, 1992, allow the operation of a pump, including any pump owned or operated by the state, or any county, city and county, or city, equipped with a nozzle…

The State Fire Marshal, the Division of Measurement Standards, and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health may charge a reasonable fee for certification of a gasoline vapor control system or a component thereof, not to exceed their respective estimated costs therefor. Paym…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 34002 of the Vehicle Code, the state board shall adopt test procedures to determine the compliance of vapor recovery systems of cargo tanks on tank vehicles used to transport gasoline with vapor emission standards which are reasonable and necessary to …

(a) As an alternative to the criminal penalties provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 42400) of Chapter 4 in any case involving a gasoline cargo tank subject to Article 5 (commencing with Section 41950), if it appears that any person has violated any provision of this pa…

Proof of correction shall consist either of a verification pursuant to Section 41972 or of a certification by an authorized representative of one of the following agencies that the alleged violation has been corrected: (a) The state board. (b) The State Fire Marshal. (c) The dist…

(a) Proof of correction by verification shall consist of a verification by the owner or operator of the gasoline cargo tank that the alleged violation has been corrected. The owner or operator shall notify the agency which issued the notice to appear at least 24 hours in advance …

Each day that a gasoline cargo tank, which is the subject of a notice to appear issued pursuant to this article, is operated without correction of such violation subsequent to the date of the notice shall constitute a separate offense subject to the penalties provided in Article …

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), Article 3 (commencing with Section 42400) of Chapter 4 shall apply to any gasoline cargo tank subject to Article 5 (commencing with Section 41950). (b) The other provisions of this article shall not apply to any gasoline cargo tank viola…

The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Incineration has not been used extensively in California as a means of disposal of toxic waste materials, primarily because of the extensive area available for landfill, the low cost of landfill as a method of disposal, and problems wi…

For purposes of this article, “toxic waste” means hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117.

The state board shall, after completing the study referred to in Section 41981, in consultation with the affected districts, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and after public hearings, establish guidelines for t…

(a) This article shall not be construed as preventing any district from establishing permit criteria more stringent than the guidelines specified in Section 41982. (b) This article shall not be construed as limiting the authority of the Department of Toxic Substances Control conc…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Ozone is a harmful air pollutant and lung irritant that has serious health impacts at current levels in outdoor air. The state board has determined that each year exposure to ozone results in significant numbers of prem…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Federal ozone emissions limit for air cleaning devices” means the level of generation of ozone above which the device would be considered adulterated or misbranded pursuant to Section 801.415 of T…