Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

All funds recovered pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the state account. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)

(a) Any person who violates this chapter, or rules, regulations, or orders in effect adopted pursuant to this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for …

(a) Any person who intentionally or through gross negligence violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or who fails or refuses to comply with a cease and desist order or other order of the department issued thereunder, and that ac…

Subdivision (a) of Section 115060 and other provisions of this chapter relating to licensing and the enforcement thereof shall become effective only upon execution of an agreement pursuant to Section 115120. Section 115080 shall become operative on July 1, 1962. (Added by Stats. …

The Legislature of the State of California hereby ratifies and approves that certain agreement designated as the “Agreement between the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the State of California for Discontinuance of Certain Commission Regulatory Authority and Responsibil…

The provisions of said agreement are as follows: Article I Subject to the exceptions provided in Articles II, III, and IV, the Commission shall discontinue, as of the effective date of this Agreement, the regulatory authority of the Commission in the State under Chapters 6, 7, an…

The Legislature of the State of California hereby enacts and ratifies the agreement set forth in Section 115255 and designated as the “Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact,” entered into pursuant to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended by th…

The provisions of the Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact are as follows: Article 1. Compact Policy and Formation The party states hereby find and declare all of the following: (A) The United States Congress, by enacting the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Polic…

Notwithstanding Section 115255, authority for on-highway routing and enforcement relating to low-level radioactive waste shall, pursuant to other provisions of law, remain with the Department of the California Highway Patrol for low-level radioactive waste generated from, and shi…

(a) The department may not issue a license to dispose of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to this chapter, or renew a license that has been issued by the department pursuant to this chapter, unless the department determines that the siting, design, operation, and closure of t…

Notwithstanding Section 115255, authority for rail transportation routing and enforcement relating to low-level radioactive waste shall remain with the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to the Public Utilities Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 201) of Division 1 of the Publ…

The department shall adopt regulations specifying the modes of transportation which are most protective of public health and the environment which shall be used by generators to transport low-level radioactive waste within the state. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effect…

(a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning: (1) “Federal act” means the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 7401 et seq.) as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-549), and as the Clean Air Act may be further amended. (2) “Per…

The department may establish a program to enable the state to receive federal approval to implement and enforce emission standards for radionuclides pursuant to Section 112 of the federal act (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 7412). The department may regulate federal facilities pursuant to this…

If the state receives federal approval to implement and enforce emission standards for radionuclides pursuant to Section 115271.2, the department shall be responsible for the control of emissions of radionuclides into the air. However, nothing in this article shall be construed i…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the regulations found in Subpart H (commencing with Section 61.90) of, and in Subpart I (commencing with Section 61.100) of, Part 61 of Subchapter C of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations and Appendixes B, D, and E o…

In implementing this chapter, the department, consistent with other requirements imposed by this chapter to protect public health and safety, shall promote the reduction of low-level radioactive waste generated, both in volume and radioactivity, by encouraging waste reduction pra…

The district board may do all of the following: (a) Purchase supplies and other personal property. (b) Employ necessary labor. (c) Acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, in the name of the district, any lands, rights-of-way, easements, or other real property necessary f…

Every sale of real property made pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2855 shall be made at such place within the district as the district board shall specify, and such real property shall be sold to the highest bidder at public auction, after notice of sale is published once a…

The district board may borrow money in any fiscal year, which shall not exceed the anticipated revenue of that fiscal year and which shall be repaid in the same fiscal year. Such money shall be borrowed upon such other terms as the board shall fix; provided, that interest shall n…

Any nuisance may be abated in any action or proceeding by any remedy provided by this article or any other law. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 465.)

Whenever a nuisance exists upon any property, either in the district or in territory not in the district but so situated with respect to the district that pests from the territory migrate into, or otherwise encroach upon, the district, the district board may notify in writing the…

The notice required by Section 2857 shall include all of the following: (a) State the finding of the district that a public nuisance exists on the property and the location of the nuisance on the property. (b) Direct the owner or party in possession to abate the nuisance within a…

If the property is owned by a person who is not a resident of the district, and is not in charge or possession of any person, and there is no tenant or agent of the owner upon whom service can be made, who can after diligent search be found; or if the owner of record of the prope…

Before complying with the requirements of the notice, the owner or party in possession may appear at a hearing before the board at a time and place fixed by the board and stated in the notice. At the hearing the district board shall determine whether the initial finding as set fo…

Any judicial review of administrative procedure provided for in this chapter shall be pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 465.)

Any recurrence of the nuisance may be deemed to be a continuation of the original nuisance. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 911, Sec. 53. Effective September 7, 1984.)

If the nuisance is not abated within the time specified in the notice or an order following the hearing, the district board may abate the nuisance. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 911, Sec. 54. Effective September 7, 1984.)

The cost of abating a nuisance shall be repaid to the district by the owner of the property. However, the owner shall not be required to pay for the costs unless, either prior to or subsequent to the abatement by the district, a hearing is held by the district board, at which the…

When any nuisance is found to exist on any property subject to the control of any state or local agency, the district shall notify the state or local agency of the existence of the nuisance. Sections 2858, 2860, 2861, 2861.5, and 2862 shall govern the contents of the notice and t…

Upon the failure of the property owner or the person in possession of the property to pay the district for all sums expended by the district in abating a nuisance or preventing its recurrence, or upon the failure to pay all civil penalties, the costs or penalties, or both, shall …

A copy of the filed and recorded lien may be given to the county assessor and tax collector, who, upon receipt of the lien, shall add the amount of the lien to the next regular tax bill levied against the parcel for district purposes. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 911, Sec. 59. Ef…

If the county assessor and the tax collector assess property and collect taxes for the district, a certified copy of the lien shall be filed with the county auditor on or before August 10th. The descriptions of the parcels reported shall be those used for the same parcels on the …

The county auditor shall enter each lien on the county tax roll opposite the parcel of land. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 911, Sec. 61. Effective September 7, 1984.)

The amount of the lien shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency, as provided for ordinary county taxes. All laws applicable …

The lien provisions of this article do not apply to the property of any county, city, district, or other public corporation. However, the governing body of the county, city, district, or other public corporation shall repay to a district the amount expended by the district upon a…

Any amounts collected by a county on account of a lien authorized by this article, other than the amounts requested to be paid into the county general fund pursuant to Section 29304 of the Government Code, shall be paid to the district. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 911, Sec. 63. …

The Legislature finds that unabated outbreaks of mosquitoes pose a serious threat to the public health and safety. The Legislature further finds that public agencies, including pest abatement districts, must be prepared to abate extraordinary outbreaks of mosquitoes. The Legislat…

A pest abatement district may adopt an ordinance to fix an emergency mosquito abatement standby charge pursuant to the provisions of Article 5.1 (commencing with Section 2315) of Chapter 5, except to the extent that the provisions of that article conflict with the provisions of t…

All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicabl…

(a) A person shall not dispose of human remains unless both of the following have occurred: (1) There has been obtained and filed with a local registrar a death certificate, as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 102775). (2) There has been obtained from a local regist…

(a) If the certificate of death is properly executed and complete, the local registrar of births and deaths shall issue a permit for disposition that, in all cases, shall specify any one of the following: (1) The name of the cemetery where the remains shall be interred. (2) Buria…

(a) A permit for disposition for the purpose of removing cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains from the place of cremation, hydrolysis, or interment shall include a description of the final place of disposition sufficient to identify the place and shall be issued by the lo…

(a) Upon the presentation of a certificate of death properly executed and completed in accordance with the policies and procedures of the county coroner in which the death occurred that are not in conflict with state law, the permit for disposition required by Sections 103050, 10…

The body of any person whose death occurs in this state, or whose body is found in the state, or that is brought in from outside the state, shall not be temporarily held pending disposition more than eight calendar days after death, unless a permit for disposition is issued by th…

Except when a permit is not required to be issued pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 103050, the permit shall accompany the body to its destination, where, if within this state, it shall be delivered to the person in charge of the place of interment. (Amended by Stats. 2006, …