Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

“Advertise” means an announcement publicly with any sign, card, or notice, or by any other means, on which appears a person’s name or business name style offering to sell or transfer fireworks or pyrotechnic devices, or to cause a person’s name or business name style to be includ…

“Agricultural and wildlife fireworks” means fireworks designed and intended by the manufacturer to be used to prevent damage to crops or unwanted occupancy of areas by animals or birds through the employment of sound or light, or both. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109…

“Flammable liquid” means any liquid whose flashpoint is 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or less, when tested pursuant to Standard D56-70 of the American Society for Testing and Materials. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 868.)

“Dangerous fireworks” includes all of the following: (a) Any fireworks which contain any of the following: (1) Arsenic sulfide, arsenates, or arsenites. (2) Boron. (3) Chlorates, except: (A) In colored smoke mixture in which an equal or greater amount of sodium bicarbonate is inc…

“Emergency signaling device” means a pyrotechnic device designed and intended by the manufacturer to be used as such and which provides a reasonable degree of safety to the user and does not create a fire hazard when used according to the label of instructions. (Repealed and adde…

“End fuse” means a fuse inserted into any fireworks or pyrotechnic device at the end as distinguished from the side of such item. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“Exempt fireworks” means any special item containing pyrotechnic compositions which the State Fire Marshal, with the advice of the State Fire Advisory Board, has investigated and determined to be limited to industrial, commercial, agricultural use, or religious ceremonies when au…

“Exporter” means any person who sells, consigns, or delivers fireworks located within this state for delivery, use, or sale out of this state. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“Fire nuisance” means anything or any act which increases, or may cause an increase of, the hazard or menace of fire, or which may obstruct, delay, or hinder, or may become the cause of any obstruction, delay, or hindrance, to the prevention or extinguishment of fire. (Repealed a…

“Fireworks” means any device containing chemical elements and chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere and producing audible, visual, mechanical, or thermal effects which are useful as pyrotechnic devices or for entertainment. The term “…

“Fireworks kit” means any assembly of materials or explosive substances, which is designed and intended by the seller to be assembled by the person receiving such material or explosive substance and when so assembled would come within the definition of fireworks in Section 12511.…

“Importer” means any person who for any purpose does any of the following: (a) Brings fireworks into this state or causes fireworks to be brought into this state. (b) Procures the delivery or receives shipments of any fireworks into this state. (c) Buys or contracts to buy firewo…

“Issuing authority” means any person who has the responsibility of evaluating the application for, and issuing, the permits required by Section 12640. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“Label of registration” means the label of registration of the State Fire Marshal. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“License” means any nontransferable authorization granted by the State Fire Marshal to engage in any activity regulated by this part. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“Licensee” means any person 21 years of age or older holding a fireworks license issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 12570). (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“Manufacturer” means any person who manufactures, makes, constructs, fabricates, or produces any fireworks or pyrotechnic devices, but does not include any person who assembles or fabricates any sets or mechanical pieces for public displays of fireworks, or persons operating with…

“Model rocket” means a toy or educational device that weighs not more than 1500 grams, including the engine and any payload, that is propelled by a model rocket motor, and that conforms to the definition of “model rocket” in the 2013 edition of the “NFPA 1122: Code for Model Rock…

“Model rocket motor” means a rocket propulsion device using commercially manufactured solid propellant, that does not require mixing by the user, and that conforms to the definition of “model rocket motor” in the 2012 edition of the “NFPA 1125: Code for the Manufacture of Model R…

“Package” includes any case, container, or receptacle, used for holding fireworks, which is closed or sealed by tape, cordage, or by any other means. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“Permit” means the nontransferable permission granted by the public agency having local jurisdiction to a licensee for the purposes of establishing and maintaining a place where fireworks are manufactured, constructed, produced, packaged, stored, sold, exchanged, discharged, or u…

“Person” means any person, copartnership, organization, firm, corporation, association, or any combination thereof, or any city, county, city and county, and state, and shall include any of their employees and authorized representatives. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 11…

“Public display of fireworks” means an entertainment feature where the public or a private group is admitted or permitted to view the display or discharge of dangerous fireworks. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“Pyrotechnic compositions” means any combination of chemical elements or chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“Pyrotechnic device” means any combination of materials, including pyrotechnic compositions, which, by the agency of fire, produce an audible, visual, mechanical or thermal effect designed and intended to be useful for industrial, agricultural, personal safety, or educational pur…

“Pyrotechnic operator” means any licensed pyrotechnic operator, who by examination, experience, and training, has demonstrated the required skill and ability in the use and discharge of fireworks as authorized by the license granted. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“Retailer” means any person who, at a fixed place of business, sells, transfers, or gives fireworks to a consumer or user. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

“Safe and sane fireworks” means any fireworks that have been approved by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and that have been carefully examined and tested by the State Fire Marshal and determined by the State Fire Marshal that the fireworks meet and are in com…

“Salesman” means any person who, as an employee of a manufacturer or wholesaler, solicits, accepts, or receives an order for fireworks for a licensee or permittee. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

The policy of the State of California shall be that research involving the derivation and use of human embryonic stem cells, human embryonic germ cells, and human adult stem cells, including somatic cell nuclear transplantation, shall be reviewed by a stem cell research oversight…

(a) The department shall establish and maintain an anonymous registry of embryos that are available for research. The purpose of this registry is to provide researchers with access to embryos that are available for research purposes. (b) The department may contract with the Unive…

“Sell” means any arrangement between two or more persons as a result of which there is a transfer of property for a consideration. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

(a) A physician and surgeon or other health care provider delivering fertility treatment shall provide his or her patient with timely, relevant, and appropriate information to allow the individual to make an informed and voluntary choice regarding the disposition of any human emb…

“Special effects” means articles containing any pyrotechnic composition manufactured and assembled, designed, or discharged in connection with television, theater, or motion picture productions, which may or may not be presented before live audiences and any other articles contai…

(a) A person may not knowingly, for valuable consideration, purchase or sell embryonic or cadaveric fetal tissue for research purposes pursuant to this chapter. (b) For purposes of this section, “valuable consideration” does not include reasonable payment for the removal, process…

“Wholesaler” means any person, other than an importer, exporter, or manufacturer selling only to wholesalers, who sells fireworks to a retailer or any other person for resale. It also includes any person who sells dangerous fireworks to public display permittees. (Added by Stats.…

“Within this state” means within all territory within the boundaries of this state. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

(a) Up to four regional dialysis centers with up to two in the northern and up to two in the southern part of the state, shall be established for the treatment of persons suffering from chronic uremia. Each center shall be located in a metropolitan area and shall have an affiliat…

The dialysis centers shall be designed primarily to provide lifesaving dialysis services to approximately 30 patients in each center. Funds shall be provided for developing home dialysis treatment services for approximately 20 patients in each center and the necessary specialized…

The dialysis centers shall also serve to provide training for medical and nursing personnel who will carry out dialysis services in other communities in the state. The dialysis centers may also work in close cooperation with other medical specialists who are seeking ways to devel…

The director shall appoint a review committee, upon nomination of the represented party, not to exceed nine members, at least four of whom shall be physicians, including at least one physician specializing in kidney transplantation and at least two physicians specializing in pedi…

The dialysis centers may also receive and make use of any outside source of funds that may become available from federal, voluntary, philanthropic, or other sources in order to augment state funds. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)

No resident of this state shall be denied treatment in any of the regional dialysis centers because of his or her place of residence, so long as he or she is able to transport himself to the center. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The funds that are provided by the state shall only be expended for the construction and equipment of the regional dialysis centers; equipment for and development of, home dialysis services; training of personnel and other expenses incident to the activation of the regional cente…

The department succeeds to and is vested with the duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the Department of Benefit Payments with respect to the payment of grants to and audit responsibility for regional dialysis centers under this chapter and…

The department shall have possession and control of all records, papers, equipment, and supplies held for the benefit or use of the Director of Benefit Payments in the performance of his or her duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction that are vested in the de…