Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

It is the public policy of this state to require restaurants selling hamburger and imitation hamburger to accurately inform the consumer public of the contents of foods.

This article shall be enforced by the same persons and in the same manner as provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 28690) of Chapter 11 of Division 22.

For purposes of this article the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Asian rice-based noodle” is defined as a rice-based pasta that contains rice powder, water, wheat starch, vegetable cooking oil, and optional ingredients to modify the pH or water activity, or to provide a p…

(a) (1) All manufacturers of Asian rice-based noodles shall place a label on the packaging of Asian rice-based noodles that indicates the date and time that the product first came out of hot holding at temperatures above 135 degrees Fahrenheit and includes a statement that the As…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Eviscerate” or “evisceration” means the processor’s action of removing and discarding the entire intestinal tract, hepatopancreas, and all associated abdominal organs in accordance with this artic…

The department shall issue an order authorizing the evisceration of Dungeness crab or rock crab pursuant to this article if the domoic acid for Dungeness crab or rock crab exceeds the allowable levels for viscera in a specified area, when all of the following criteria exist: (a) …

(a) (1) The department shall only authorize the evisceration of Dungeness crab or rock crab pursuant to this article by a processor that is licensed pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 110460) and that has a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point plan approved by the d…

A physician, surgeon, dentist, veterinarian, naturopathic doctor acting pursuant to Section 3640.7 of the Business and Professions Code, or podiatrist, or pharmacist acting within the scope of a project authorized under Article 1 (commencing with Section 128125) of Chapter 3 of P…

In order to provide a supply of controlled substances as may be necessary to handle emergency cases, any hospital which does not employ a resident pharmacist and which is under the supervision of a licensed physician, may purchase controlled substances on federal order forms for …

Persons who, under applicable federal laws or regulations, are lawfully entitled to use controlled substances for the purpose of research, instruction, or analysis, may lawfully obtain and use for such purposes those substances classified in paragraphs (45) and (46) of subdivisio…

(a) Persons who, under applicable federal laws or regulations, are lawfully entitled to use Schedule I, Schedule II, or both, controlled substances for the purpose of research, instruction, or analysis, may lawfully obtain and use those substances, as defined in this division, fo…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any narcotic controlled substance employed in treating a person with substance use disorder for addiction shall be administered by: (1) A physician and surgeon. (2) A registered nurse acting under the instruction of a physician and surge…

The Legislature finds and declares that the public health interest requires that the people of this state be protected from adulterated shellfish grown and harvested in state waters for sale to the public and for introduction into interstate commerce. This protection is a matter …

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (a) “Shellfish” means native or nonnative bivalve mollusks, which include oysters, rock scallops, clams, and mussels, either fresh or frozen, and either shuck…

(a) The director may declare any area within the jurisdiction of this state to be a closed area if it is determined that shellfish taken from the growing area may be unsafe or unfit for human consumption. (b) The director shall close to the taking of shellfish for a period deemed…

(a) The department shall adopt regulations regarding all of the following: (1) The classification and minimum requirements for growing and harvesting areas, for relaying and depuration procedures, and for aquaculture facilities that are used for the cultivation and production of …

Except as provided in Section 11223, no person shall treat a person with substance use disorder for addiction to a narcotic drug except in one of the following: (a) An institution approved by the State Department of Health Care Services, and where the patient is at all times kept…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11217, a licensed physician and surgeon may treat a person with substance use disorder for addiction in any office or medical facility which, in the professional judgment of the physician and surgeon, is medically proper for the rehabilit…

(a) The director, or the director’s duly authorized agent, shall conduct sanitary surveys of any shellfish growing water as deemed necessary to assure each of the following: (1) Any shellfish grown in the water is safe as an article of food and meets bacteriological, chemical, an…

It is unlawful for any person to engage in commercial shellfish cultivation or the harvesting for human consumption of shellfish from naturally occurring populations, except as provided for in Sections 5670, 7850, 8500, and 15101 of the Fish and Game Code and in regulations adopt…

A physician treating a person with substance use disorder for addiction may not prescribe for or furnish to the person with substance use disorder more than any one of the following amounts of controlled substances during each of the first 15 days of that treatment: (a) Eight gra…

The director, or the director’s duly authorized agent, may, at any reasonable hour of the day, do any of the following: (a) Enter and inspect any facility or area used for cultivation, production, depuration, processing, transporting, or sale of shellfish. (b) Obtain samples of w…

It is unlawful for any person to take, sell, offer, or hold for sale any shellfish from an area declared by the director to be unsuitable for harvesting for human consumption, without complying with all regulations adopted by the department to ensure that the shellfish have been …

After 15 days of treatment, the physician may not prescribe for or furnish to the person with substance use disorder more than any one of the following amounts of controlled substances during each day of the treatment: (a) Four grains of opium. (b) Two grains of morphine. (c) Thr…

It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer, or hold for sale any shellstock or shucked shellfish that has not been harvested from a growing area which has been certified by the department or that has not been purified in accordance with Section 112170.

It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer, or hold for sale any shellstock or shucked shellfish that has not been handled and packaged in accordance with specifications under this chapter, and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.

At the end of 30 days from the first treatment, the prescribing or furnishing of controlled substances, except medications approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the purpose of narcotic replacement treatment or medication-assisted treatment of substance use diso…

It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer, or hold for sale any shellfish where the facilities for packaging and handling of the shellfish do not comply with regulations adopted by the department under this chapter.

It is unlawful for any person to operate a shellfish plant engaged in the handling and packaging of shellfish, either shucked or in the shell, without a valid certificate issued by the department for each plant or place of business.

It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer, or hold for sale any shellstock or shucked shellfish without a label that bears a valid certificate number and is in compliance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 110290) of Part 5.

It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer, or hold for sale any shellfish not in a container bearing a valid certificate number from a state or a nation whose shellfish certification program conforms to the then current Manual of Recommended Practice for Sanitary Control of th…

In any case in which a person is taken into custody by arrest or other process of law and is lodged in a jail or other place of confinement, and there is reasonable cause to believe that the person is addicted to a controlled substance, it is the duty of the person in charge of t…

The provisions of Sections 112210 and 112215, with respect to labeling requirements, shall not apply to any of the following: (a) Shellstock held in dry storage under refrigerated conditions not for shipment or sale. (b) Shellstock sold on premises when the sale is the ultimate p…

Any shellfish that are held or offered for sale at retail or for human consumption, and that have not been handled and packaged in accordance with the specifications fixed by the department under this chapter, or that are not in a certified container as provided in Sections 11221…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician and surgeon who is registered with the federal Attorney General pursuant to Section 823(g) of Title 21 of the United States Code may provide treatment for addiction pursuant to this federal law.

The director may suspend or revoke any certificate issued pursuant to this chapter for any violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

The department shall charge and collect a fee for each certificate issued. The amount of the fee shall be established by regulation.

Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, if convicted, be subject to imprisonment for not more than six months in the county jail or a fine of not less than one hundr…

One-half of all fines collected by any court or judge for any violation of any provision of this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.

(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.

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.

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.

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.

No veterinarian shall prescribe, administer, or furnish a controlled substance for himself or any other human being.

A prescription written by a veterinarian shall state the kind of animal for which ordered and the name and address of the owner or person having custody of the animal.

(a) No prescription is required in case of the sale of controlled substances at retail in pharmacies by pharmacists to any of the following: (1) Physicians. (2) Dentists. (3) Podiatrists. (4) Veterinarians. (5) Pharmacists acting within the scope of a project authorized under Art…

No prescription is required in case of sales at wholesale by pharmacies, jobbers, wholesalers, and manufacturers to any of the following: (a) Pharmacies as defined in the Business and Professions Code. (b) Physicians. (c) Dentists. (d) Podiatrists. (e) Veterinarians. (f) Other jo…