Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) A person who violates a provision of this part or a regulation adopted pursuant to this part shall, if convicted, be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year in a county jail or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both the imprisonment and fine…

Upon conviction of any violation of this part, or any regulation adopted pursuant to this part, the court may require, as a condition of probation under Section 1203.1 of the Penal Code, that the defendant pay to the department the reasonable costs incurred by the department in i…

One-half of all fines collected by any court or judge for any violation of any provision of this part shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

“State board,” or “State Board of Public Health,” as used in this chapter, means the State Department of Health Services. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

“Meat or meat products” as used in this chapter, means any meat or meat product or poultry or poultry product that is not subject to the inspection of the Bureau of Meat Inspection or the Bureau of Poultry Inspection of the Department of Food and Agriculture, or of the Meat Inspe…

“Food product,” as used in this chapter, includes any fish or fish product, meat or meat product, or any other food product. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The operation of noncommercial canning centers by community canning centers, schools, churches, other organizations, or housewives who pack hermetically sealed canned food products for their own consumption and do not sell the canned food, is exempt from the licensing provisions …

In lieu of a license, a permit to operate a canning center shall be issued without cost by the department upon the submission of evidence as the department requires to show that the persons operating the center are qualified and that the center is properly equipped and meets all …

Food products that do not require the use of a pressure cooker but necessitate acidulation and pH determinations come within this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

No act that is unlawful under Part 5 (commencing with Section 109875), relating to the adulterating, mislabeling, misbranding, false advertising, and sale of foods, is lawful by reason of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Clean toilet rooms in good repair shall be provided and conveniently located and accessible for use by employees during all hours of operation. The number of toilet facilities required shall be in accordance with applicable local building and plumbing ordinances. Toilet tissue sh…

(a) Food facilities located within amusement parks, stadiums, arenas, food courts, fairgrounds, and similar premises shall not be required to provide toilet facilities for employee use within each food facility if approved toilet facilities are located within 200 feet in travel d…

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Radiation Control Law. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

It is the policy of the State of California, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health and safety, to institute and maintain a regulatory program for sources of ionizing radiation so as to provide for: (a) compatibility with the standards and regulatory pr…

It is the purpose of this chapter to effectuate the policies set forth in Section 114965 by providing for programs to: (a) Effectively regulate sources of ionizing radiation for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety. (b) Promote an orderly regulatory pat…

Rules and regulations adopted under this chapter shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and Sections 25733 and 114920 of this code. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effectiv…

The Radiation Control Fund is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. All moneys, including fees, penalties, interest earned, and fines, collected under Sections 107100, 107160, 114872, 115045, 115065, and 115080, Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 107115) of Ch…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Resources Agency. (b) “Ionizing radiation” means gamma rays and X-rays; alpha and beta particles, high-speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other nuclear particles; but not sound or radio waves, or visible, in…

The Commission on Emergency Medical Services is hereby created in the California Health and Human Services Agency. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 275, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)

The commission shall consist of 19 members appointed as follows: (a) One full-time physician and surgeon, whose primary practice is emergency medicine, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules from a list of three names submitted by the California Chapter of the American Colleg…

At the discretion of the appointing power or body, a member of the commission may be reappointed or may continue to serve if he or she no longer continues to function in the capacity which originally qualified him or her for appointment. However, where Section 1799.2 requires tha…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the terms of the members of the commission shall be three calendar years, commencing January 1 of the year of appointment. No member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms; provided, however, that a term or part of a ter…

The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual, necessary, traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

The commission shall select a chairperson from its members and shall meet at least quarterly on the call of the director, the chairperson, or three members of the commission. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

(a) Except as provided in Section 18075.7, all manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, truck campers, and floating homes shall be subject to the provisions of this code for the purposes of titling and registration. (b) The department may adopt and amend, as necessary…

Manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, and floating homes sold or used within this state shall be subject to annual registration with the department and payment of registration fees prescribed by Section 18114 except as follows: (a) Manufactured homes, mobilehomes, …

(a) Floating homes subject to real property taxation pursuant to Section 229 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be subject to registration and titling by the department only at the time of sale, resale, or transfer of title. (b) Ownership registration and title to a floating …

Unless installed on a foundation system pursuant to Section 18551, any manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach used as an office at a manufacturer's, distributor's, or dealer’s established place of business is subject to registration by the department and shall be repo…

On and after January 1, 1986, every truck camper may, at the owner’s request, be registered with the department at the time of sale, resale, or transfer of title. The department shall issue certificates of title and registration cards for any truck camper registered under this pa…

(a) Manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, or truck campers owned or leased by the United States, by any foreign government, by a consul or other official representative or any foreign government, by the state, by a political subdivision of the state, or by any city…

Commencing July 1, 1981, the department shall administer the annual licensing and taxation of all manufactured homes and mobilehomes not subject to local property taxation pursuant to Part 13 (commencing with Section 5800) of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and not in…

All manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach license fees collected by the department pursuant to Section 18115 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 699, Sec. 2.5. Effective September 15, 1992.)

On or after the first day of January and the first day of July of each year, the department shall report to the auditor of each county the address at which each manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach has situs within the county on which license fees under this article…

The department shall implement property tax postponement programs on behalf of eligible mobilehome owners, as provided by law. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1051, Sec. 11.5.)

“Pest,” as used in this chapter, includes any plant, animal, insect, fish, or other matter or material, not under human control, which is offensive to the senses or interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life, or which is detrimental to the agricultural industry of the Stat…

As used in this chapter, “public nuisance” includes, but is not limited to, both of the following: (a) Any breeding place or place of growth of a pest for which a district may be initiated under Section 2822, which exists by reason of any use made of the land on which it is found…

This chapter is supplemental to any other provision of law relating to the abatement of pests or nuisances. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

“District,” as used in this chapter, means any pest abatement district formed pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to any law which it supersedes. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Any person who restrains, hinders, obstructs, or threatens any officer or employee of a district in the performance of that person’s duties as an officer or employee, or any person who interferes with any work done by, or under the direction of, the district, is guilty of a misde…

In case of a dispute between governmental agencies on the need, or the methods and materials to be used, to abate or prevent a public nuisance under this chapter, the matter shall be subject to appeal to the State Director of Health Services within 10 days from the date the dispu…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), every pest abatement district employee who handles, applies, or supervises the use of any pesticide for public health purposes, shall be certified by the state department as a vector control technician in at least one of the fo…

The Legislature finds and declares that it is necessary and essential that redevelopment agencies be authorized to make long-term, low-interest loans through qualified mortgage lenders to finance residential construction in order to encourage investment and upgrade redevelopment …

The Legislature further finds and determines that a program to provide residential construction financing would accomplish the following: (a) Facilitate increasing the supply of urban housing and ease the housing shortage that exists in many parts of the state. (b) Encourage Cali…

The Legislature further finds and declares that the construction and rehabilitation of residences intended for occupancy primarily by persons and families of low or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093, is properly included within redevelopment plans whether or not such c…

It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to strengthen the vitality and promote the completion of urban redevelopment for the general public benefit. The construction of federally assisted housing for low- and moderate-income households is not a primary purp…

The definitions set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Chapter 1 of this part shall govern the construction of this chapter. Additionally, as used in this chapter: (a) “Construction loan” means a loan to finance residential construction under this chapter, whet…