Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

Any food is adulterated if any one of the following conditions exist: (a) If any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted therefrom. (b) If any substance has been substituted wholly or in part therefor. (c) If damage or inferiority has been conceale…

Any food is adulterated if it is confectionery and any one of the following conditions exist: (a) It has partially or completely embedded therein any nonnutritive object, provided that this subdivision shall not apply in the case of any nonnutritive object if, in the judgment of …

Any food is adulterated if it bears or contains any color additive that is unsafe within the meaning of Section 110445. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any food is adulterated if it is wine and any one of the following conditions exists: (a) It contains lead in concentrations exceeding 150 parts per billion, or in excess of a more stringent tolerance as may be established by federal law or regulation, unless it can be shown by t…

Any food is adulterated if it is fresh meat and it contains any preservative or other chemical substance not approved for use in fresh meat by the department, the United States Department of Agriculture, or the Department of Food and Agriculture of this state. (Added by Stats. 19…

Any food is adulterated if it is chopped or ground beef or hamburger unless it is composed of voluntary striated muscle of fresh beef that does not contain any substance that is not approved by the department and unless it has a total fat content that is not in excess of 30 perce…

Any food is adulterated if it is pork sausage or breakfast sausage and it has a total fat content that is in excess of 50 percent by weight. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

A dietary supplement, food, or beverage is not adulterated by the inclusion of cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabinol (CBN) isolate derived from industrial hemp, as defined in Section 11018.5, as long as the hemp product does not contain any other cannabinoid or synthetic cannabinoid an…

The methods of analysis used in determining the fat content of products described in Sections 110605 and 110610 shall be those prescribed by the current issue of “Official and Tentative Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists,” and the supplements t…

It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale any food that is adulterated. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

It is unlawful for any person to adulterate any food. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

It is unlawful for any person to receive in commerce any food that is adulterated or to deliver or proffer for delivery any such food. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

While any regulation relating to a substance referred to in Section 110080, 110085, or 110090 is in effect, any food bearing or containing a substance in accordance with the regulation shall not be considered to be adulterated. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective Ja…

The director, with the assistance of the Department of Food and Agriculture, and in cooperation with the federal Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency, shall identify those pesticides most likely to leave residue in processed foods. (Added by Stats. 199…

Whenever the director has been notified by the Director of Food and Agriculture pursuant to Section 12582 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the director shall immediately notify the processor, if known, by telephone, with immediate written confirmation, and take appropriate acti…

This article does not prohibit the addition of fluorine or fluorine compounds to water intended for sale to the public as bottled water for domestic use in the manner and to the extent as may be approved by the department. The label of the bottled water shall, however, satisfy al…

Any food intended for export shall not be deemed to be adulterated within the provisions of this part if it satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) It accords to the specifications of the foreign purchaser. (b) It is not in conflict with the laws of the importing country…

(a) The Attorney General, any district attorney, or any city attorney to whom the department reports any violation of this chapter shall begin appropriate proceedings in the proper court. (b) Before any alleged violation of this chapter is reported to the Attorney General, a dist…

The department is not required to institute proceedings under this chapter for minor violations of this chapter, if the department believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. …

When the state asserts a violation of this chapter, the state need not negate any exemption or exception from the requirements of this chapter in any pleading, or in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. The burden of proof with respect to any exemption or exception rests upon…

(a) Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 112160 and subdivision (e) of Section 112180, or when a violation is asserted pursuant to Section 112240, when the department asserts a violation of this chapter, all affected persons shall be afforded an opportunity for an a…

In lieu of administrative proceedings pursuant to Section 112265, the department may proceed under Section 119940. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

A person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within the department and who is aggrieved by a final decision or order is entitled to judicial review pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

All regulations applicable to this chapter, and currently in effect at the time this chapter takes effect, shall remain in effect until the department adopts regulations pursuant to Section 112165. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Controlled substance analog” has the same meaning as described in Section 11041. (b) “Controlled substance checking” means the process of identifying, analyzing, or testing a substance, …

Notwithstanding any other law, it is not a violation of this division for a controlled substance checking service provider to do any of the following solely for the purpose of providing controlled substance checking services: (a) Receive voluntarily provided samples of substances…

Notwithstanding Section 11306, in operating a controlled substance checking service, personally identifiable information may be collected from a service user providing a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog to a controlled substance checking service provider only…

(a) A program, employee, contractor, volunteer, owner, or other person acting in the good faith provision of controlled substance checking services and acting in accordance with established protocols shall not be subject to any of the following: (1) Detention, arrest, or prosecut…

(a) An individual possessing a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog who is engaged in obtaining controlled substances checking services from a controlled substance checking service provider pursuant to this section shall not be subject to any criminal or civil pe…

Utilizing a controlled substance checking service shall not serve as the basis for, or a fact contributing to the existence of, reasonable suspicion or probable cause for a law enforcement officer to conduct a search or seizure. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 701, Sec. 2. (AB 2136) E…

(a) A government agency, controlled substances checking service provider, or agent thereof, shall not collect, maintain, use, or disclose any personal information relating to an individual from whom the agency receives a controlled substance or controlled substance analog for che…

“Public swimming pool,” as used in this article, means any public swimming pool, bathhouse, public swimming and bathing place and all related appurtenances. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Except as provided in Section 116033, “lifeguard service,” as used in this article, means the attendance at a public swimming pool, during periods of use, of one or more lifeguards who possess, as minimum qualifications, current certificates from an American Red Cross or YMCA of …

(a) The construction standards as set forth in this article and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall not apply to any artificially constructed swimming facility in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, including, but not limited to, a manmade lake or swimming l…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), persons providing aquatic instruction, including, but not limited to, swimming instruction, water safety instruction, water contact activities, and competitive aquatic sports, at a public swimming pool shall possess current certificates …

The department has supervision of sanitation, healthfulness, and safety of public swimming pools. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (a) In California, drowning is the leading cause of death for children 4 years of age and younger, the second leading cause of death for children 5 to 14 years of age, inclusive, and the third leading cause of death for te…

Every person proposing to construct a public swimming pool shall file a copy of the plans therefor, prior to construction, with the local health officer having jurisdiction for approval. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Every person operating or maintaining a public swimming pool must do so in a sanitary, healthful and safe manner. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Every public swimming pool, including swimming pool structure, appurtenances, operation, source of water supply, amount and quality of water recirculated and in the pool, method of water purification, lifesaving apparatus, measures to insure safety of bathers, and measures to ins…

(a) Lifeguard service shall be provided for any public swimming pool that is of wholly artificial construction and for the use of which a direct fee is charged. For all other public swimming pools, lifeguard service shall be provided or signs shall be erected clearly indicating t…

(a) The State Department of Education, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, shall issue best practices guidelines related to pool safety at K–12 schools. (b) Guidelines promulgated pursuant to this section that relate to the use or placement of automated ex…

(a) On or after January 1, 1987, for public swimming pools in any common interest development, as defined in Section 4100 or 6534 of the Civil Code, that consists of fewer than 25 separate interests, as defined in Section 4185 or 6564 of the Civil Code, the person operating each …

(a) “Public swimming pool,” as used in this section, means any public swimming pool defined in Section 116025 that is owned or operated by the state or any local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, any city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, o…

(a) “Public swimming pool,” as used in this section, means any swimming pool operated for the use of the general public with or without charge, or for the use of the members and guests of a private club, including any swimming pool located on the grounds of a hotel, motel, inn, a…

Except as provided in Section 18930, the department shall make and enforce regulations pertaining to public swimming pools as it deems proper and shall enforce building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to public swimming pools; provided, that no r…