Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

All wholesale jobbers, wholesalers, and manufacturers, mentioned in this division shall keep, in a manner readily accessible, the written orders or blank forms required to be preserved pursuant to federal law relating to the production, importation, exportation, manufacture, comp…

The written orders or blank forms shall be preserved for at least three years after the date of the last entry made.

The taking of any order, or making of any contract or agreement, by any traveling representative or employee of any person for future delivery in this state, of any controlled substance constitutes a sale within the meaning of this division.

Within 24 hours after any purchaser in this state gives any order for a controlled substance classified in Schedule II to, or makes any contract or agreement for purchases from or sales by, an out-of-state wholesaler or manufacturer of any controlled substances for delivery in th…

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.

(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…

The Legislature finds and declares that radioactive contamination of the environment may subject the people of the State of California to unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation unless it is properly controlled. It is therefore declared to be the policy of this state that the …

As used in this article the following terms have the meanings described in this section. (a) “Department” means the State Department of Health Services. (b) “Environment” means all places outside the control of the person responsible for the radioactive materials. (c) “Field trac…

No person shall bury, throw away, or in any manner dispose of radioactive wastes within the state except in a manner and at locations as will result in no significant radioactive contamination of the environment.

The department may, by written order, prohibit the disposal of radioactive wastes by any person when, upon investigation, it has determined that the disposal violates Section 114715.

The department may, by written order, prohibit the storage, packaging, transporting, or loading of radioactive wastes if there is a reasonable likelihood that the activities will result in significant radioactive contamination of the environment.

The person to whom an order has been issued pursuant to Section 114720 or 114725 may appeal the order of the department to any court of competent jurisdiction.

The department may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the storage, packaging, transporting, loading, or disposal of radioactive wastes in violation of any written order issued by the department pursuant to Section 114720 or 114725. The court may, if it…

The department shall maintain surveillance over the storage, packaging, transporting, and loading of radioactive material within this state regardless of the material’s ultimate destination. In carrying out its duties under this section, the department may enter into an agreement…

No person shall operate a nuclear reactor, nuclear fuel reprocessing plant, or other installation, as defined by the department, that could, as a result of routine operations, accident, or negligence, significantly contaminate the environment with radioactive material, without fi…

No person shall conduct any field tracer study unless detailed plans of the study have been approved by the department. In reviewing proposed field tracer studies, the department shall consider at least the following elements: (a) That there is shown to be a substantial public in…

The department shall monitor radioactive materials in the environment, including radioactive materials in media such as air, milk, food, and water in locations and with a frequency as the department may deem necessary to determine radiation exposure to the people of the state fro…

The department shall, at least once per month, make public to news media the results of its monitoring of radioactive materials.

Any regulations relating to radioactive material cargo, including, but not limited to, packing, marking, loading, handling, and transportation, shall be reviewed and made compatible with the federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Department of Transportation Docket N…

The department, utilizing available funds and in cooperation with the Department of Fish and Game and the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, shall do all of the following: (a) Cooperate with any federal agency that conducts monitoring of marine life or ocean waters, or…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the dumping of radioactive waste, including the scuttling of radioactive nuclear submarines, into the Pacific Ocean, could adversely affect the California coastal zone. (b) The California Coastal Commission, in cooperation when appropri…

Each privately owned and publicly owned public utility operating a nuclear powerplant with a generating capacity of 50 megawatts or more shall establish a system of offsite radiation monitoring devices as specified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to Regulatory Guide…

The information transmitted to the radiation monitoring displays in the technical support center or emergency operating facility of a nuclear powerplant shall be simultaneously transmitted to the Office of Emergency Services State Warning Center.

The funds expended by privately owned utilities complying with this article shall be allowed for ratemaking purposes by the Public Utilities Commission. Publicly owned utilities shall include funds expended complying with this article in their rates.

In no event shall a plant operator be required to spend more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in capital outlay for a nuclear powerplant site in complying with this article.

Nothing in this article shall require powerplant modifications or the conduct of operations that may be in conflict with conditions of the license to operate issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or with other activities authorized by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or t…

Failure to comply with this article shall not constitute the basis for an action in a court of law or in an administrative proceeding to enjoin or prevent the operation or start-up of a nuclear facility.

For the purposes of this article the term “radioactive materials” shall include any material or combination of materials that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation.

(a) The department, with the assistance of the Office of Emergency Services, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall, with respect to any fissile radioactive material coming within the definitio…

Regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 114820 may be enforced, within their respective jurisdictions, by any authorized representatives of the department, the Division of Industrial Safety of the Department of Industrial Relations, the Public Utilities Commissi…

It is the legislative intention in enacting this article that the regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this article shall apply uniformly throughout the state, and no state agency, city, county, or other political subdivision of this state, including a chartered city…

A violation of any regulation adopted by the department pursuant to Section 114820 is a misdemeanor.

(a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that multiple use should be made of all public water within the state, to the extent that multiple use is consistent with public health and public safety. (b) Except as provided in this article, recreational uses shall not,…

All water supply reservoirs of a public agency, whether heretofore or hereafter constructed, shall be open for recreational use by the people of this state, subject to the regulations of the department.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall control the construction of this article: (a) “Multiple use” includes domestic, industrial, agricultural, and recreational uses. (b) “Public agency” means the state or any city, other than a chartered city, co…

(a) In San Diego County, recreational uses shall not, with respect to a reservoir in which water is stored for domestic use, include recreation in which there is bodily contact with the water by any participant, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The water…

(a) In the Modesto Reservoir, recreational uses shall not include recreation in which any participant has bodily contact with the water, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The water subsequently receives complete water treatment, in compliance with all app…

Recreational activity in which there is bodily contact with the water by any participant shall continue to be allowed in Nacimiento Reservoir in accordance with all of the following requirements : (a) Any agency that removes water from the reservoir for domestic use shall comply …

(a) Recreational activity in which there is bodily contact with the water by any participant is allowed in the Sly Park Reservoir provided that all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The water shall receive complete water treatment, including coagulation, flocculation…

(a) In the Canyon Lake Reservoir, recreational uses shall not include recreation in which any participant has bodily contact with the water, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The water subsequently receives complete water treatment, in compliance with all…

(a) In the Bear Lake Reservoir, recreational uses shall not include recreation in which any participant has bodily contact with the water, unless all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The water subsequently receives complete water treatment, in compliance with all ap…

The public agency operating any water supply reservoir that is open for recreational use pursuant to this article may charge a use fee to cover the cost of policing the area around the reservoir, including the cost of providing the necessary sanitary facilities and other costs in…

This article does not apply to terminal reservoirs for the supply of domestic water.

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Public beach” means any beach area used by the public for recreational purposes that is owned, operated, or controlled by the state, any state agency, any local agency, or any private person i…

(a) The department shall, by regulation and in consultation with the board, local health officers, and the public, establish, maintain, and amend as necessary, minimum standards for the sanitation of public beaches, including, but not limited to, the removal of refuse, as it dete…