Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

“Olive oil,” as used in this chapter means the edible oil obtained solely from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea L.) to the exclusion of oils obtained using solvents or reesterification processes and of any mixture with oils of other kinds except in the making of flavored…

The hierarchy for virgin olive oil grades shall be, from highest to lowest, extra-virgin olive oil, virgin olive oil, and virgin olive oil not fit for human consumption, sometimes known as lampante virgin olive oil, which shall be the lowest level of quality among the virgin oliv…

The hierarchy for olive-pomace oil grades shall be, from highest to lowest, olive-pomace oil, refined olive-pomace oil, and crude olive-pomace oil, which is the lowest level of quality among the olive-pomace oils. Olive-pomace oil grades shall be in the following categories: (a) …

Olive oil grades are defined as follows: (a) “Virgin olive oils” are the oils obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions, including thermal conditions, that do not lead to alterations in the oil, and that have not under…

“Flavored olive oil,” as used in this chapter, means extra virgin olive oil, virgin olive oil, or olive oil, that is mixed with a flavoring, or olives that are processed into oil with any fruit, vegetable, herb, nut, seed, or spice and the product resulting from either process co…

“Imitation olive oil,” as used in this chapter, means the mixture of any edible oil artificially colored or flavored to resemble olive oil.

For purposes this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Median of defects” means a calculation of the median score from a panel of tasters that characterizes the negative flavor and odor attributes of virgin olive oil, such as, but not limited to, musty, fusty, win…

Any olive oil and olive-pomace oil labeled for sale shall be consistent with this chapter.

Alpha-tocopherol may be added to refined olive oil, olive oil, refined olive-pomace oil, and olive-pomace oil to restore natural tocopherol lost in the refining process. The concentration of alpha-tocopherol in the final product shall not exceed 200 milligrams per kilogram.

Virgin olive oil not fit for human consumption, sometimes known as lampante virgin olive oil, shall be refined before consumption.

(a) It is unlawful to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, give away, or to possess imitation olive oil in California. (b) This section does not prohibit the blending of olive oil with other edible oils, if the blend is not labeled as olive oil or imitation olive oil, is clearly la…

It is unlawful to prepare, express, mix, or blend olive pomace or meats with any bland fixed oil other than olive oil.

All records of those operating under the provisions of this chapter that concern the amounts of olive oil produced, purchased, or produced and purchased, or the sale, distribution, or sale and distribution of any olive oil, shall be open to inspection upon demand of any agent of …

It is unlawful to reuse any olive oil container, can, or drum for repacking any fixed oil intended to be used for food purposes, except on the premises of the processor or when a consumer fills a clean container from a sanitary olive oil dispenser at a retail outlet.

All olive oil for technical purposes shall be denatured with an odoriferous substance so as to render it unfit for food purposes.

It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale olive oil containing more than 5 percent free fatty acid without first denaturing the oil and making it unfit for human consumption.

The department shall enforce this chapter.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding…

(a) Every city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered, that requires the issuance of a permit as a condition precedent to the construction, alteration, improvement, demolition, or repair of any building or structure, shall require the execution of a permit …

(a) No city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall issue a building permit which does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly…

A city or county may require that the agency of such city or county issuing a building permit inform the assessor of the county of issuance of the final inspection of a property for which a permit has been issued within 15 calendar days of conducting a final inspection.

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is an urgent and statewide public interest in assuring that building contractors comply with the Contractors License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000), Division 3, Business and Professions Code) and provisions o…

A demolition permit shall not be issued by any city, county, city and county, or state or local agency which is authorized to issue demolition permits as to any building or other structure except upon the receipt from the permit applicant of a copy of each written asbestos notifi…

Any city, county, or city and county, which requires the issuance of a permit as a condition precedent to the construction alteration, improvement, demolition, or repair of any building or structure may, if it is satisfied that all conditions of the final or parcel map have been …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 35441 of the Government Code, if an application for a building permit is filed with a county prior to the vote on the incorporation of a new city, and a building permit is subsequently issued by the county prior to the effective date of the incorporati…

Whenever a local ordinance authorizes or requires the furnishing of security in connection with the performance of any act or agreement required as a condition for the issuance of a building permit, the building permit applicant may provide any of the following as such security: …

Security given for faithful performance of an act or agreement pursuant to Section 19835 shall be released immediately upon the performance of the act or final completion and acceptance of the required work and performance of the act, or the legislative body may provide for the p…

(a) The governing body of a local agency may authorize its enforcement agency to contract with or employ a private entity or persons on a temporary basis to perform plan-checking functions. (b) A local agency need not enter into a contract or employ persons if it determines that …

The definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise.

“Indebtedness” means any obligations incurred by a redevelopment agency prior to July 1, 1978, the payment of which is to be made in whole or in part out of taxes allocated to the agency pursuant to Section 33670 and includes: (a) Bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, o…

“Indebtedness” also means a loan from the Local Agency Indebtedness Fund pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 16496) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code for the purpose of making payments of principal or interest with respect to inde…

“Payment” means any payment of principal or interest payable with respect to indebtedness payable from taxes allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 33670, which is as defined in Section 33801 or 33802, including redemption payments and any administrative costs associate…

“Persons and families of low or moderate income” has the same meaning as defined in Section 50093.

The Legislature finds and declares that the security of millions of dollars of indebtedness incurred prior to July 1, 1978, and dependent upon taxes allocated pursuant to Section 16 of Article XVI of the California Constitution and subdivision (b) of Section 33670 for its securit…

The Legislature further finds and declares that unless supplemental sources of revenue for the payment of such indebtedness can be established, a substantial portion of such indebtedness will not be repaid, which will include the default of bonds and the breach of contractual obl…

The Legislature further finds and declares that such defaults and breach of contracts may result in lengthy and costly legal actions against public agencies for the impairment of contractual rights.

The Legislature further finds and declares that there is a need to establish a flexible procedure to enable legislative bodies to obtain necessary supplemental revenues to pay the incurred indebtedness because the need for state funds for such purpose will be decreased and becaus…

The Legislature further finds and declares that certain properties within the boundaries of redevelopment project areas established pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law have increased in value and have received and will continue to receive special benefits from redevelopme…

The Legislature further finds and declares that the establishment of special assessments on the properties so specially benefited from the activities described in Section 33814 is the most equitable method for providing supplemental revenues to be used to pay the indebtedness.

It is the purpose of this chapter to authorize and provide for the establishment of special assessment areas within redevelopment project areas and for the levy of special assessments on properties within such special assessment areas to obtain supplemental revenues to be used fo…

A special assessment area may include any or all property within a project area as the project area existed on July 1, 1978, established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 33300) of this part, and may, but need not be, coterminous with such project area; however, only…

Special assessment areas wholly within redevelopment project areas may be established and special assessments levied within such special assessment areas pursuant to this chapter.

When, in the opinion of the governing board of an agency, it is determined that there will be insufficient tax revenues allocated to the agency to pay its incurred indebtedness, the agency shall file with the legislative body a report.

The report shall contain all of the following: (a) The total amount of outstanding indebtedness incurred by the agency with respect to the project area containing the special assessment area, a listing of the different kinds of indebtedness incurred together with the amount of de…

Copies of contracts, agreements, and other documents specified in subdivision (e) of Section 33822 shall be made available to the public at the time the report is filed with the legislative body.

The agency shall notify the Department of Housing and Community Development within five days following the filing of a report with the legislative body pursuant to Section 33821.

After the receipt of the report, the legislative body may adopt a resolution of intention to form a special assessment area and to levy special assessments on properties located therein to provide supplemental revenues for the purpose of making payments on the indebtedness when d…

The resolution of intention shall: (a) Describe the exterior boundaries of the special assessment area. (b) Include the estimated annual amounts needed to be levied on the properties within such area for the purpose of making such payments and the period during which such special…

The resolution shall contain a notice of the time and place at which any person may appear before the legislative body and object to the formation of the special assessment area and the levy of special assessments therein. The hearing shall be held not less than 30 days after the…

The notice shall contain all of the following: (a) A statement of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing on the resolution of intention and report of the agency. (b) A statement of the total estimated payments of principal and interest and other payments required. (c) The am…