Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) Revenue from the fee specified in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 44060 shall be allocated as follows: (1) The revenues generated by six dollars ($6) of the fee shall be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund, and shall be available…

It is the intent of the Legislature that if the impact fee imposed pursuant to Section 6262 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is ruled unconstitutional by an appellate court or the California Supreme Court, or if the state is in any manner prevented by either of those courts from …

The high-polluter repair or removal program shall be designed to repair or remove motor vehicles registered in this state that are subject to an inspection and maintenance program and are producing high levels of emissions as a result of their use in this state. (Amended by Stats…

The repair of high polluters under the program shall be designed to offer repair cost assistance to qualified low-income motor vehicle owners for vehicles that are in need of repairs to obtain a certificate of compliance, as determined by the department. (Amended by Stats. 1995, …

(a) Participation in the high polluter repair or removal program specified in this article and Article 10 (commencing with Section 44100) shall be voluntary and shall be available to the owners of high polluters that are registered in an area that is subject to an inspection and …

(a) The department shall administer the program in accordance with regulations adopted by the department. (b) (1) Nothing in this article shall be construed as superseding or precluding any similar program that is administered by a district, any other public agency, or any other …

(a) The state board shall review and assess the potential cost-effectiveness, in terms of dollars per ton of emissions reduced, of emissions reduction devices that are intended for installation in light-duty motor vehicles and meet the qualifications specified in subdivision (b).…

Territory which has become annexed to a district which has authorized the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter, and which territory shall use the works, shall become subject to the rates and charges imposed by the district for the use and maintenance of the works. (Added by…

Territory which has been withdrawn from a district which has authorized the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter, and which territory continues to use the works, shall remain liable for the payment of its pro rata share of the rates and charges imposed by the district for t…

A city to which any territory has been annexed, whether or not said territory has been withdrawn from a district which has authorized the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter, and which territory continues to use the works, may contract with the district to pay the district…

(a) The department shall not agree to oversee the preparation of, or to review, a preliminary endangerment assessment for property if action is, or may be, necessary to address a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, and the department shall not issue a letter s…

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), any potentially responsible party at a site, or any person who has notified the department of that person’s intent to undertake removal or remediation at a site, shall reimburse the department, pursuant to Chapter 6.66 (commenci…

This article applies only to ice that is intended for human consumption and is sold in packaged form. This article shall not apply to persons, hotels, restaurants, caterers, food service contractors, and theaters that manufacture, sell, or furnish ice solely to, or for, their cus…

The following definitions apply to this article: (a) “Ice” means the product obtained as the result of freezing water by natural, mechanical, or artificial means. (b) “Natural ice” means the product obtained as the result of freezing water by natural means. (Added by Stats. 1995,…

In addition to the requirements of this article, unless ice is otherwise specifically excluded, regulations specifying good manufacturing practices applicable to food generally pursuant to Section 110105 shall be applicable to the manufacture of ice. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 41…

No person shall make ice from, or cut natural ice from, water that does not comply with primary drinking water standards adopted by the department pursuant to Section 116365. No person shall sell or offer for sale for human consumption or food preservation ice made or cut in viol…

Unless water from a public water system, as defined in Section 116275, is used in the manufacture of ice, the manufacturer shall, on a quarterly basis, obtain from an approved laboratory, a bacterial analysis of the water used. The analysis shall be submitted to the department, i…

Any person or entity who manufactures, transports, stores, or sells ice shall comply with all of the following: (a) A room in which ice is manufactured shall be used for no other purpose than the manufacture of ice and the production of refrigeration, and may contain refrigeratio…

(a) Filter beds and any filtering equipment shall be designed to protect ice from contamination and shall be subject to periodic treatment and cleaning. (b) All equipment and utensils used in ice production areas shall be of easily cleanable construction, shall be kept clean and …

In addition to the requirements of this article, ice shall be considered a food subject to all the sanitation requirements applicable to food generally pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 110425), except those provisions that specifically exclude ice. (Added by Stats. …

Any truck, vehicle, or other equipment used for delivery, distribution, or selling ice, shall comply with all of the following: (a) It shall be constructed and maintained to provide adequate and reasonable protection to the ice transported therein. Care shall be taken to prevent …

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) Emission reduction programs based on market principles have the potential to provide equivalent or superior environmental benefits when compared to existing controls at a lower cost to the citizens of California than tradi…

Not later than December 31, 1998, the state board shall adopt, by regulation, a statewide program to commence in 1999 that does all of the following: (a) Provides for the creation, exchange, use, and retirement of light-duty vehicle mobile source emission reduction credits. The c…

(a) The state board, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the department shall harmonize the requirements and implementation of this program with the motor vehicle inspection program and other programs contained in this chapter, particularly the provisions relating to gross poll…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the program shall also do both of the following: (a) Authorize the Department of Motor Vehicles, at the request of persons engaged in the purchase and retirement of vehicles under the program, to send notices to vehicle owners who are c…

(a) Funds shall be available to the state board from the High Polluter Repair or Removal Account created pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 44091. Those funds shall be used to perform the rulemaking, vehicle testing, and other technical work necessary to achieve the objective…

(a) The regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 44101 shall include a plan to guide the execution of the first two years of the program, to assess the results, and to formulate recommendations. The plan shall also verify whether the light-duty vehicle scrapping…

The regulations shall specify that the program shall be operated as a privately operated program under the oversight of a state agency to be designated by the Governor. In consultation with the districts and interested parties, the state oversight agency shall be responsible for …

The program shall include provisions for monitoring and preventing all forms of tampering or other forms of cheating, and shall effectively address “avoidance vehicles” such as nonregistered vehicles and vehicles lacking a sufficient inspection and maintenance history. If fraud i…

The program shall discourage tampering and other forms of cheating, and effectively address “avoidance vehicles,” such as nonregistered vehicles and vehicles lacking a sufficient inspection and maintenance history. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 929, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996…

The program shall include appropriate means to solicit vehicle owners, including mass mailings, media advertising, news coverage, and direct mail to owners of candidate vehicles, and may include high-emitting vehicles based on smog check or remote sensing or high-emitter profile …

The program shall ensure that vehicle purchase transactions are convenient to vehicle owners, including advance screening to reasonably assure that vehicles qualify for the program. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 929, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Vehicle disposal under the program shall be consistent with appropriate state board guidance and provisions of the Vehicle Code dealing with vehicle disposal and parts reuse, and shall do both of the following: (a) Allow for trading, sale, and resale of the vehicles between licen…

The state board shall develop standards for the certification and use of emission reduction credits to ensure that the credits are real, surplus, and quantifiable after accounting for program uncertainties. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 929, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Emission reductions achieved from retired vehicles shall be quantified as follows: (a) Vehicle emissions shall be based on either direct testing, statistical sampling, or emission modeling methods. Sampling of a statistically significant portion of the vehicles may be used to est…

(a) The director may initiate removal or remedial action pursuant to this part unless these actions have been taken, or are being taken properly and in a timely fashion, by any responsible party. (b) A responsible party who fails, as determined by the department in writing, to co…

(a) At least 30 days before initiating removal or remedial actions, the department shall make a reasonable effort to notify the persons identified by the department as potentially responsible parties and shall also publish a notification of this action in a newspaper of general c…

“Health officer,” as used in this article, means the health officer appointed by a county board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101000, by the governing body of a city pursuant to Section 101460, by the governing body of a city and county, or by a local health district board p…

The department, upon the request of a health officer, may authorize the local health department of a city, county, city and county, or local health district to enforce this part, and the regulations adopted pursuant to this part that pertain to retail food establishments, as defi…

The department may revoke any authorization made pursuant to this article, if it determines, after a hearing conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code that the local health department authorized pursu…

A local health department that is authorized by the department to enforce this part may make inspections, take samples, make laboratory examinations, impose and remove embargoes, hold informal hearings, certify facts to the district attorney, and institute proceedings for the for…

For the purposes of this article, the health officer and his or her deputies shall have the same powers and authority as an inspector of the Bureau of Food and Drug of the department. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

When an examination or analysis made pursuant to this part shows that any provision of this chapter has been violated, written notice of that fact together with a copy of the findings shall be furnished to each party from whom the sample was obtained, or who issued the product gu…

The health officer shall set a time for an informal hearing, at which the parties may be heard before him or her or his or her representatives. A notice in writing shall be served upon the interested parties at least 15 days prior to the hearing. The informal hearing shall be pri…

If the examination or analysis is found to be correct, or if any party fails to appear after notice has been duly given, the health officer may certify the facts found to the district attorney of the county. No publication shall be made until after the hearing is concluded. (Adde…

This article shall not be construed as repealing, either directly or by implication, any of the existing sections of this chapter, but shall be construed as constituting an alternative method of enforcing this part. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 199…