Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

Sponges shall not be used in contact with cleaned and sanitized or in-use food-contact surfaces. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)

Except for hot oil cooking or filtering equipment, “V” type threads shall not be used on food-contact surfaces. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)

Cutting or piercing parts of can openers shall be readily removable for cleaning and for replacement. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)

Lubricants shall be applied to food-contact surfaces that require lubrication in a manner that does not contaminate food or food-contact surfaces. Equipment shall be reassembled after lubrication so that food contact surfaces are not contaminated. Only approved food grade lubrica…

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this part, neither the department nor any city, county, city and county air pollution control district, or air quality management district shall require the enclosure of an open-air barbecue or outdoor wood-burning oven if the enforcement …

Vending machines shall meet all applicable requirements of this part and shall comply with the following: (a) Each vending machine or machine location shall have posted in a prominent place a sign indicating the owner’s name, address, and telephone number. (b) Wet storage of prep…

The Legislature finds and declares that the public health interest requires that the people of this state be protected from excessive and improper exposure to ionizing radiation. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish standards of education, training, and experience for p…

The Legislature finds and declares that the public health interest requires that increased steps be taken to ensure the accuracy of mammograms, including increased inspections and calibration of equipment, competency requirements for radiologic technologists, accreditation of mam…

The department may establish reasonable criteria to evaluate the performance of programs and services that are described in the county contract for alcohol and other drug services. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 33. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

The department may do all of the following: (a) Review and conduct evaluation studies of service delivery to clients in programs receiving state allocated funds. (b) Conduct investigative reporting. (c) Disseminate evaluation studies, reports, articles, and other reference docume…

For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health. (b) “Emergency department” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 128700. (c) “General acute care hospital” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (a) of Sec…

(a) The department, in collaboration with the State Department of Health Care Services, may contract, or develop and administer a capacity data solution to collect, aggregate, and display information about the availability of beds in specified entities. The development of the cap…

(a) The department may contract for any purpose to implement this chapter. (b) This chapter shall be implemented subject to an appropriation and the availability of funds for this purpose. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 999, Sec. 3. (AB 177) Effective September 30, 2024.)

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Propane Storage and Handling Safety Act. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Propane storage system” or “system” means any tank or collection of tanks or other vessels that are intended or used for the commercial purpose of storing more than 18,000 gallons of propane. …

Prior to January 1, 1996, the State Fire Marshal in conjunction with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board shall, after public hearings, adopt by reference the 1992 edition of the NFPA 58 Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquified Petroleum Gasses, or as this…

The State Fire Marshal, in cooperation with the Department of Industrial Relations as appropriate, shall do all of the following: (a) Prior to January 1, 1997, inspect and certify the safety of all propane storage systems existing on January 1, 1995. (b) Adopt regulations setting…

The Department of Industrial Relations shall on or before January 1, 1996, develop a propane storage system inspection training curriculum and certification program for inspectors who are authorized to inspect propane storage system pressure vessels. The training curriculum shall…

Any requirements adopted as provisions of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.) shall supersede this measure. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Any costs incurred by state agencies or departments pursuant to this article, that are not funded through fees pursuant to Section 13244.5, shall be funded from existing resources. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

In administering the EMS system, the local EMS agency, with the approval of its medical director, may designate and contract with hospitals or other entities approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency pursuant to Section 1798.105 to provide medical direction of preh…

(a) In rural areas, as determined by the authority, where the use of a base hospital having a basic emergency medical service special permit pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1277 is precluded because of geographic or other extenuating circumstances, a local EMS agency, in o…

The base hospital shall supervise prehospital treatment, triage, and transport, advanced life support or limited advanced life support, and monitor personnel program compliance by direct medical supervision. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 17.)

The base hospital shall provide, or cause to be provided, EMS prehospital personnel training and continuing education in accordance with local EMS policies and procedures. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 18.)

The medical director of the local EMS agency may approve an alternative base station, as defined in Section 1798.53, to provide medical direction to advanced life support or limited advanced life support personnel for an area of the local EMS system for which no qualified base ho…

An agency may accept financial or other assistance from any public or private source, for the agency’s activities, powers, and duties, and expend any funds so received for any of the purposes of this part. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

An agency may borrow money or accept financial or other assistance from the state or the federal government or any other public agency for any redevelopment project within its area of operation, and may comply with any conditions of such loan or grant. An agency may borrow money …

“Bonds” means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations issued by an agency pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 33640) of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

An agency may invest any money held in reserves or sinking funds, or any money not required for immediate disbursement, in property or securities in which savings banks may legally invest money subject to their control. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

If an agency ceases to function, any surplus funds existing after payment of all its obligations and indebtedness shall vest in the community. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1665.)

In connection with the issuance and sale of preliminary loan notes, secured by a requisition agreement with the United States of America, the agency may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees the powers or duties it deems proper. (Added by renumbering Section 33604 by…

An agency shall adopt an annual budget containing all of the following specific information, including all activities to be financed by the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund established pursuant to Section 33334.3: (a) The proposed expenditures of the agency. (b) The proposed …

A county may require a community redevelopment agency to reimburse the county for any expenses incurred by the county in performing any of the services required to be performed by the county for the redevelopment agency pursuant to Sections 33670, 33675, and 33676 for a project a…

(a) (1) This section shall apply to each redevelopment project area that, pursuant to a redevelopment plan which contains the provisions required by Section 33670, is either: (A) adopted on or after January 1, 1994, including later amendments to these redevelopment plans; or (B) …

(a) This section shall apply to a redevelopment plan amendment for any redevelopment plans adopted prior to January 1, 1994, that increases the limitation on the number of dollars to be allocated to the redevelopment agency or that increases, or eliminates pursuant to paragraph (…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a redevelopment agency may make payments from tax increment funds to an affected taxing entity that is a state water supply contractor in accordance with both of the following requirements: (1) The payment shall not exceed the amoun…

(a) All acts and proceedings heretofore or hereafter taken under color of law by a charter city meeting the criteria of subdivision (g) and its redevelopment agency in a county with a population over 4,000,000 with respect to a reimbursement agreement executed pursuant to Section…

The board of supervisors of a county may vacate or abandon easements for sewage or drainage purposes whenever it determines that they are no longer required for public use. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

A district may issue bonds as provided in this part. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

A district may issue bonds to raise money for any of the purposes stated in Section 6512 hereof. (Amended by Stats. 1944, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 53.)

By order entered in its minutes, when in its judgment it is advisable, the board may and shall, upon a petition of a majority of the qualified electors residing in the district, call an election and submit to the electors of the district the question whether bonds shall be issued…

The order calling the election may submit as one proposal the question of issuing bonds to make all of the outlays, or so many of them as may be selected, or the order may submit at the election as separate questions the issuance of bonds for any of the outlays singly or in combi…

If, at the election, two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor of the issuance of bonds, the board may issue and dispose of the bonds as proposed in the order calling the election. (Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1874.)

Bonds issued by the district under the provisions of this part shall be of such denomination or denominations as the board determines. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 736.)

The bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the treasurer and bear interest at a rate not exceeding 8 percent per annum, payable semiannually in like lawful money. The interest for the first year may be payable in one installment at the end of…

No bonds shall be payable in installments, but each shall be payable in full on the date specified therein by the board, which need not be an anniversary of the date of the bond. The board may provide that any bond issued by the district may be subject to call and retirement prio…