Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

Whenever a building permit is issued for the construction of a new swimming pool or spa, the pool or spa shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) (1) The suction outlets of the pool or spa for which the permit is issued shall be equipped to provide circulation throughout…

Whenever a building permit is issued for the remodel or modification of an existing swimming pool, toddler pool, or spa, the permit shall require that the suction outlet or suction outlets of the existing swimming pool, toddler pool, or spa be upgraded so as to be equipped with a…

(a) The Legislature encourages a private entity, in consultation with the Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch of the department, to produce an informative brochure or booklet, for consumer use, explaining the child drowning hazards of, possible safety measures f…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Pet dealer” has the same meaning as Section 122125. (b) “Public animal control agency or shelter” has the same meaning as defined in Section 122354.5. (c) “Purchaser” has the same meaning as defined in Section 12…

A person, pet dealer, or business that sells a dog, cat, or rabbit to a purchaser located in California shall provide a written notice to the purchaser or recipient of the dog, cat, or rabbit that states all of the following: (a) The original source of the dog, cat, or rabbit, in…

(a) A contract entered into on or after January 1, 2026, to transfer ownership of a dog, cat, or rabbit to a purchaser that is offered, negotiated, brokered, or otherwise arranged by a person, pet dealer, or business while the purchaser is located in California is void as against…

(a) A person, pet dealer, or business shall not offer a contract that contains a term that violates Section 122226 or 122227. (b) A person, pet dealer, or business who offers a contract that contains a term that violates Section 122226 or 122227 may be sued in any court of compet…

This article does not limit a contract for the transfer of ownership of an animal to or by a governmental agency or the transfer of ownership of a guide, signal, or service dog, as defined in Section 54.1 of the Civil Code. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 477, Sec. 1. (AB 506) Effecti…

This article does not apply to a public animal control agency or shelter. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 477, Sec. 1. (AB 506) Effective January 1, 2026.)

Nothing in this article shall be construed as amending the requirements of Article 1, 2, 3, or 4 of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 477, Sec. 1. (AB 506) Effective January 1, 2026.)

(a) Any tenant who is displaced or subject to displacement from a residential rental unit as a result of an order to vacate or an order requiring the vacation of a residential unit by a local enforcement agency as a result of a violation so extensive and of such a nature that the…

(a) The relocation benefits required by this article shall be paid by the owner or designated agent to the tenant within 10 days after the date that the order to vacate is first mailed to the owner and posted on the premises, or at least 20 days prior to the vacation date set for…

When seeking reimbursement under an optional local program intended to advance relocation payments to displaced tenants when the owner fails, neglects, or refuses to pay relocation payments to displaced tenants pursuant to the provisions of this article, the local code enforcemen…

The relocation payment shall be made available by the owner or designated agent to the tenant in each residential unit and shall be a sum equal to two months of the established fair market rent for the area as determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant…

(a) Any owner or designated agent who does not make timely payment as specified in Section 17975.1 shall be liable to the tenant for an amount equal to 112 times the relocation benefits payable pursuant to Section 17975.2. (b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply when relocation benef…

(a) No relocation benefits pursuant to this article shall be payable to any tenant who has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate, as determined by the local enforcement agency, nor shall any relocation benefits be payable to a ten…

(a) If the owner or designated agent fails, neglects, or refuses to pay relocation payments to a displaced tenant or a tenant subject to displacement, except in the situations described in Section 17975.4, the local enforcement agency may advance relocation payments as specified …

Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 17975.1 and subdivision (a) of Section 17975.5, if there are fewer than 10 days between the first posting and mailing of the order to vacate and the vacation date, and if the local enforcement agency advances relocation benefits to any t…

The remedies under this article are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies available under federal, state, or local law. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 473, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

Any order by a local agency that requires a tenant’s displacement and is issued to an owner, designated agent, or tenant, shall be accompanied by a summary of the provisions of this article. Failure to provide a summary shall not relieve any person of the obligations imposed by t…

While it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to provide an expedient means by which to provide relocation funds to tenants, nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the rights available to owners, designated agents, or tenants under any other prov…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this article shall apply only to the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 696, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)

(a) In the case of an elected district board, the directors may be elected by divisions if a majority of the voters voting upon the question are in favor of the question at a general district or special election. Conversely, in the case of a district that has an elected district …

In the case of a district board elected by election divisions, the district board shall adjust the boundaries of the election divisions before November 1 of the year following the year in which each decennial federal census is taken. If at any time between each decennial federal …

(a) Before circulating any petition pursuant to Section 6591, the chief petitioners shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for the proposal. The notice shall be published pursuant to…

(a) Sections 100 and 104 of the Elections Code shall govern the signing of the petition and the format of the petition. (b) A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts. The chief petitioner or petitioners shall file the petition, together with all count…

(a) Within 30 days after the date of filing a petition, the secretary of the district board shall cause the petition to be examined and shall prepare a certificate of sufficiency indicating whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of signers. (b) The secretary shall…

For contracts for the cleanup of hazardous substances released into the environment carried out by the department pursuant to this part or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20, the department shall, wherever feasible, at least partially incorporate fixed-pri…

For cleanups of hazardous substances released into the environment carried out or overseen by the department pursuant to this part or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20, the department shall do both of the following: (a) Establish performance milestones to…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Wave Pool Safety Act. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 335, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Nonswimmer” means a person who is a weak or inexperienced swimmer or a person who cannot swim. (b) “Patron” means a swimmer or nonswimmer using a wave pool. (c) “Rest period” means a period of time that the…

On and after January 1, 2009, a wave pool in this state shall comply with all of the following: (a) (1) A wave pool operator shall provide a United States Coast Guard-approved Type II or Type III lifevest that is free and available for use by a nonswimmer or a child under 48 inch…

The following definitions apply for purposes of this article: (a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health. (b) “Wave basin” means an artificially constructed body of water within an impervious water containment structure incorporating the use of a mechanical devi…

(a) A wave basin shall be subject to regulation as a permanent amusement ride under the Permanent Amusement Ride Safety Inspection Program (Part 8.1 (commencing with Section 7920) of Division 5 of the Labor Code), and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health may inspect and…

(a) There is hereby created the Licensed Mental Health Service Provider Education Program within the Department of Health Care Access and Information. (b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Licensed mental health service provider” means a ps…

An account shall be created within the Mental Health Practitioner Education Fund and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in that account shall be used solely to fund grants, consistent with this article, to repay educational loans for applicants who meet all of the fol…

There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Mental Health Practitioner Education Fund. The moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be available for expenditure by the Department of Health Care Access and Information for purposes of this article.…

(a) In order to better implement the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.) and this chapter, the California State University shall do all of the following: (1) Facilitate the establishment, composition, and function of system…

(a) (1) In order to better implement the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.) and this chapter, the California State University shall establish a systemwide Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Implementati…

To ensure that each California State University campus has the funding necessary to comply with this chapter, the California State University shall do all of the following: (a) Require each campus with Native American remains or cultural items to identify and estimate, on or befo…

In alignment with the policy established pursuant to Section 8028.7 and consistent with the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.), the California State University shall, in consultation with California Indian tribes, develop …

As used in this article: (a) “Subordinated loan” means a deferred payment mortgage loan, which is a second trust deed used in connection with other financing from the agency for the purpose of making the development of housing feasible where it would not be feasible without such …

The agency shall accept applications from housing sponsors for subordinated loans for rental housing developments upon which construction commences on or after January 1, 1983. Not less than 20 percent of the units in the rental housing development shall be made available on a pr…

The agency shall determine the manner in which subordinated loans are to be repaid. Potential methods of repayment may include, but not be limited to: (a) An interest payment of 3 percent to be made from the positive cash flows of the project before payment to any other equity in…

The agency shall make loans to finance the construction or rehabilitation of congregate housing for the elderly in an aggregate amount of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000). The loans shall be made from the proceeds of bonds authorized pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 5135…

An application by a housing sponsor for financing under this article shall include a plan for the provision of direct services, as defined by Section 50062.5, and for support services, as defined by Section 50062.5. The plan shall be reviewed by the local Adult Day Health Care Pl…