Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

Any drug or device is misbranded if any word, statement, or other information required by or under this part to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed on the label or labeling with conspicuousness, as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices i…

(a) Any drug is misbranded unless its label bears, to the exclusion of any other nonproprietary name except the applicable, systematic chemical name or the chemical formula, all of the following information: (1) The established name of the drug, if any. (2) If it is fabricated fr…

Any drug subject to Section 111470 is misbranded unless the manufacturer, packer, or distributor of the drug includes, in all advertisements and other descriptive matter issued or caused to be issued by the manufacturer, packer, or distributor with respect to that drug, a true st…

Any drug subject to Section 111470 is misbranded unless the established name of the prescription drug or prescription drug ingredient is printed on the label prominently and in type at least half as large as that used for the proprietary name or designation on the label, labeling…

Any drug or device is misbranded unless its labeling bears all of the following information: (a) Adequate directions for use. (b) Such adequate warnings against use in pathological conditions or by children where its use may be dangerous to health. (c) Adequate warning against un…

(a) The department may adopt regulations relating to brand name or generic mifepristone or any drug used for medication abortion by including brand name or generic mifepristone or any drug used for medication abortion within, or excluding brand name or generic mifepristone or any…

Any drug is misbranded if it purports to be a drug that is recognized in an official compendium and it is not packaged and labeled as prescribed in the official compendium. The method of packaging, however, may be modified with the consent of the department. (Added by Stats. 1995…

Any drug or device is misbranded if the department determines that the drug or device is liable to deterioration, unless it is packaged in that form and manner and its label bears a statement of the precautions, as the department, by regulation, may require as necessary for the p…

Any drug or device is misbranded if its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any drug is misbranded in any of the following cases: (a) It is an imitation of another drug. (b) It is offered for sale under the name of another drug. (c) The contents of the original package have been, wholly or partly, removed and replaced with other material in the package. …

(a) Any foreign dangerous drug that is not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or that is obtained outside of the licensed supply chain regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration, California State Board of Pharmacy, or State Department of P…

Any drug or device is misbranded if it is dangerous to health when used in the dosage, or with the frequency or duration prescribed, recommended, or suggested in its labeling. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any drug is misbranded if it is a color additive, intended for use in or on drugs for the purpose of coloring only and its packaging and labeling fail to conform to the packaging and labeling requirements adopted pursuant to Section 110090. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6.…

A drug or device is misbranded if a trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another person, or any likeness of the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another person, has been placed on the drug or device, or upo…

A drug or device is misbranded if it was manufactured in this state in an establishment not duly licensed as provided in this part. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

A drug or device is misbranded if it was manufactured in an establishment not duly registered with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare of the United States. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any drug is misbranded if its packaging or labeling is in violation of an applicable regulation issued pursuant to Section 108685 or 108700. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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

It is unlawful for any person to misbrand any drug or device. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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

It is unlawful for any person to alter, mutilate, destroy, obliterate, or remove the label or any part of the labeling of any drug or device if the act results in the drug or device being misbranded. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any drug or device intended for export shall not be deemed to be misbranded under 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. (c) It i…

A drug or device is deemed misbranded under the laws of this state if it is subject to regulations issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration relating to tamper-resistant packaging, as set forth in Parts 200, 211, 314, and 800 of Volume 21 of the Code of Federal Reg…

The following drugs or devices, that are intended for use by man, shall be sold only upon a written prescription of a practitioner licensed by law to prescribe the drug or device, or upon an oral prescription of the licensee that is reduced promptly to writing and filed by the ph…

The act of selling a drug or device contrary to Section 111470 shall be deemed to be an act that results in the drug or device being misbranded while held for sale. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) A drug or device sold by filling or refilling a written or oral prescription of a practitioner licensed to prescribe the drug or device shall be exempt from the labeling requirements of Sections 111335, 111340, 111355, 111360, 111365, 111375, 111380, 111385, 111395, 111415, a…

The department may, by regulation, remove any drug or device subject to Sections 111350 and 111550 from the requirements of Section 111470, when the requirements are not necessary for the protection of the public health. Any drug removed from the prescription requirements of the …

(a) A drug or device that is subject to Section 111470 is misbranded if at any time prior to dispensing, its label fails to bear the statement “Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription,” or “Caution: state law prohibits dispensing without prescription,” or “…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to relieve any person from any requirement prescribed by or under authority of law with respect to drugs now included or that may hereafter be included within the classification stated in Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) or in…

A physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian may personally furnish his or her own patient with drugs as are necessary in the treatment of the condition for which he or she attends the patient provided that the drug is properly labeled to show all the information required in…

For purposes of Section 111510, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Distributor” means any corporation, person, or other entity, not engaged in the manufacture of a legend drug product, who distributes for resale and distribution a legend drug product under the label of t…

(a) No legend drug in solid dosage form may be manufactured or distributed for sale in this state unless it is clearly marked or imprinted with a code imprint identifying the drug and the manufacturer or distributor of the drug. Manufacturers or distributors who only repack an al…

If any place or portion of a place for which a license is issued is deemed by the department to be in an unsanitary condition, the department shall give written notification to the licensee of the condition, stating in particular the matters found to be unsanitary. (Added by Stat…

Upon failure of the licensee to correct the situation within a designated time the department shall prohibit the licensee from using the place or specified portion until such time as it is restored to a sanitary condition. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January…

Every licensee shall keep an accurate record of receipts and withdrawals of articles of food, and the department shall have free access to these records at any time. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

When requested by the department or an agent thereof, any licensee shall within a reasonable time submit a report setting forth in itemized particulars the quantity of food products held by him or her in cold storage. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1…

Every person who plants, cultivates, harvests, dries, or processes any plant of the genus Lophophora, also known as peyote, or any part thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year or the state prison. (Amended by Stats. 1976…

Equipment for cooling and heating food and for holding cold and hot food shall be sufficient in number and capacity to ensure proper food temperature control during transportation and operation as specified in Section 113996. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective Janua…

(a) A thermometer shall be provided for each refrigeration unit. (b) The thermometer shall be located to indicate the air temperature in the warmest part of the unit and, except for vending machines, shall be affixed to be readily visible. (c) Except as specified in subdivision (…

(a) Except for vending machines, an accurate, easily readable, metal probe thermometer suitable for measuring the temperature of food shall be readily available on the premises of each food facility holding potentially hazardous food. (b) A food temperature measuring device with …

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), equipment, a cabinet used for the storage of food, or a cabinet that is used to store cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, laundered linens, and single-use articles shall not be in any of the following locations: (1) In locker roo…

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), all permanent food facilities that wash, rinse, soak, thaw, or similarly prepare foods shall be provided with a food preparation sink. (1) The food preparation sink shall have a minimum dimension of 18 inches by 18 inches in length and …

Dollies, pallets, racks, and skids used to store and transport large quantities of prepackaged foods received from a supplier in a cased or overwrapped lot shall be designed to be moved by hand or by conveniently available hand trucks or forklifts. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2…

Beverage tubing and cold-plate beverage cooling devices shall not be installed in contact with stored ice intended to be used for food or beverages. This section shall not apply to cold plates that are constructed integrally with an ice storage bin. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23,…

(a) Equipment that is fixed because it is not easily movable shall be installed so that it is: (1) Spaced to allow access for cleaning along the sides, behind, and above the equipment. (2) Spaced from adjoining equipment, walls, and ceilings a distance of not more than one millim…

Liquid waste drain lines shall not pass through an ice machine or ice storage bin. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)