Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Methamphetamine use and production are growing throughout the state. Properties may be contaminated by hazardous chemicals used or produced in the manufacture of methamphetamine where those chemicals remain and wher…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Authorized contractor” means a person who has been trained or received other qualifications pursuant to Section 25400.40. (b) “Contaminated” or “contamination” means property polluted by a hazardous chemica…

Any term not defined expressly by this article shall have the same meaning as defined in Part 2 (commencing with Section 78000) of Division 45.

(a) Property contaminated by methamphetamine laboratory activity is safe for human occupancy for purposes of this chapter only if the level of methamphetamine on an indoor surface is less than, or equal to, 1.5 micrograms per 100 square centimeters. (b) Except as provided in subd…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a city, county, or city and county shall comply with the uniform regulations and standards established pursuant to this chapter. (b) A local health officer may delegate all or part of the duties specified in this chapter to a designated local ag…

Within 48 hours after receiving notification from a law enforcement agency of potential contamination of property by a methamphetamine or fentanyl laboratory activity, the local health officer shall post a written notice in a prominent location on the premises of the property. At…

Within five working days after receiving a notification from a law enforcement agency of known or suspected contamination of a property by a methamphetamine or fentanyl laboratory activity, or upon notification from the property owner, the local health officer shall inspect the p…

(a) Upon completing an inspection pursuant to Section 25400.19, the local health officer shall immediately determine whether the property is contaminated. (b) If the local health officer determines the property is contaminated, the local health officer shall take the actions spec…

(a) No later than 10 working days after the date when a local health officer determines that property is contaminated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25400.20, the local health officer shall do all of the following: (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the property …

(a) A property owner who receives an order issued pursuant to Section 25400.22 that property owned by that person is contaminated by a methamphetamine or fentanyl laboratory activity, a property owner who owns property that is the subject of an order posted pursuant to subdivisio…

(a) A property owner who receives an order issued pursuant to Section 25400.22 that property owned by that person is contaminated by a methamphetamine or fentanyl laboratory activity, or a property owner who owns property that is the subject of an order posted pursuant to subdivi…

(a) If a local health officer determines that property that has been the subject of a PSA report has been remediated in accordance with this chapter, or if the local health officer makes the determination specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 25400.26, the loca…

Until a property owner subject to Section 25400.25 receives a notice from a local health officer pursuant to Section 25400.27 that the property identified in an order requires no further action, all of the following shall apply to that property: (a) Except as otherwise required i…

(a) (1) If a property owner does not initiate or complete the remediation of property in compliance with an order issued by a local health officer pursuant to this chapter, the city or county in which the property is located may, at its discretion, take action to remediate the co…

A local health officer shall establish a written plan consistent with this chapter outlining the procedures to be followed for conducting the remediation to property for purposes of this chapter. The procedures shall comply with this article and any regulations adopted pursuant t…

The PSA work plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: (a) The physical location of the property. (b) A summary of the information obtained from law enforcement, the local health officer, and other involved local agencies. The summary shall include a discus…

After a preliminary site assessment is completed in accordance with the PSA work plan, a PSA report shall be prepared and submitted to the local health officer. The PSA report shall be thorough and specific in reporting findings and recommendations and shall include all of the fo…

The PSA work plan and PSA report shall be signed and notarized by the contractor responsible for the completion of the preliminary site assessment and by a certified industrial hygienist for sufficiency and completeness.

(a) A person shall not perform a preliminary site assessment or any remediation work pursuant to this chapter, including a decontamination, demolition, or disposal, unless the person has completed all of the following: (1) Initial training pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragrap…

(a) A property owner who does not provide a notice or disclosure required by this chapter is subject to a civil penalty in an amount of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000). A property owner shall also be assessed the full cost of all harm to public health or to the environment r…

(a) A property owner who receives an order issued by a local health officer pursuant to Section 25400.22, or a property owner who owns property that is the subject of a notice posted pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 25400.22, is liable for, and shall pay all of the followin…

(a) If the registered owner of a mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle, in or about which methamphetamine or fentanyl laboratory activity occurred, does not take the action required by subdivision (b) of Section 25400.25, within 30 days, as required by the order …