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17,661 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 25201.8 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a generator of effluent hazardous waste from dry cleaning operations who treats the waste onsite is not a hazardous waste facility, and is exempt from t
• § 25201.9 — (a) Upon the written request of any person, the department may enter into an agreement with that person pursuant to which the department will perform consultative services for the purpose of providing
• § 25202 — (a) The owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility who holds a hazardous waste facilities permit or a grant of interim status shall comply with the conditions of the hazardous waste facilities pe
• § 25202.5 — (a) With respect to any hazardous waste facility permitted pursuant to Section 25200 or granted interim status pursuant to Section 25200.
• § 25202.6 — The owner of land subject to an easement, covenant, restriction, or servitude, required by the department pursuant to Section 25202.
• § 25202.7 — Any decision of the department pursuant to either Section 25202.
• § 25202.9 — The department shall require, as a permit condition when issuing a permit for an onsite hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility that the generator of the hazardous waste annually cert
• § 25203 — It is unlawful for any person to dispose of a hazardous waste except at a disposal site or facility of an owner or operator who holds a valid hazardous waste facilities permit or other grant of author
• § 25204 — (a) For purposes of this section, “residuals repository” means a hazardous waste facility, or an operational unit at a hazardous waste facility, which meets all of the following requirements: (1) It i
• § 25204.5 — Any action taken by the department pursuant to this article shall be consistent with all applicable regulations adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board, all applicable water quality control
• § 25204.6 — (a) On or before January 1, 1995, the Secretary for Environmental Protection shall develop a hazardous waste facility regulation and permitting consolidation program, after holding an appropriate numb
• § 25204.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a generator conducting a treatment activity that is eligible for operation under a permit-by-rule pursuant to the department’s regulations, a grant of conditional au
• § 25205 — (a) Except as provided in Section 25245.
• § 25205.1 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Board” means the State Board of Equalization.
• § 25205.13 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, for the 1993 reporting period, the deadline for submitting permit-by-rule fixed treatment unit facility-specific notifications and unit-sp
• § 25205.16 — (a) The department shall establish an identification number certification system to annually verify the accuracy of information related to generators, transporters, and facilities authorized to treat,
• § 25205.17 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no facility for any reporting period prior to 1994 shall be a “disposal facility” for purposes of the annual facility fee if that facility had a permit or i
• § 25205.18 — (a) If a facility has a permit or an interim status document which sets forth the facility’s allowable capacity for treatment or storage, the facility’s size for purposes of the annual facility fee pu
• § 25205.19 — (a) If a facility has a permit or an interim status document which sets forth the facility’s type, pursuant to Section 25205.
• § 25205.2 — (a) (1) For purposes of subdivisions (c) and (d), a facility or unit is “small” if 0.
• § 25205.2.1 — (a) (1) The Board of Environmental Safety shall establish, by regulation, a schedule of rates for the fee authorized by Section 25205.
• § 25205.21 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 25205.
• § 25205.22 — (a) On and after January 1, 2022, for hazardous waste imported into this state for purposes of treatment, recycling, or disposal, the operator of the facility receiving the imported hazardous waste sh
• § 25205.23 — Notwithstanding Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 43151) of Part 22 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, at the request of any party contesting any fee imposed pursuant to this chapter or
• § 25205.25 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that changes made to the imposition and administration of the disposal fee, generator fee, and transportable treatment unit fee set forth in Sections 28,
• § 25205.5 — (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a generator of hazardous waste shall pay to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration a generation and handling fee for each generat
• § 25205.5.01 — (a) (1) The Board of Environmental Safety shall establish, by regulation, a schedule of rates for the fee authorized by Section 25205.
• § 25205.5.1 — Notwithstanding Section 25205.
• § 25205.5.3 — (a) (1) The department shall adopt regulations to establish a process for evaluating exemptions from the fee imposed pursuant to 25205.
• § 25205.5.4 — (a) The department may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.
• § 25205.6 — (a) For purposes of this section, “organization” means a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, general partnership, and sole proprietorship.
• § 25205.6.1 — (a) (1) The Board of Environmental Safety shall establish, by regulation, a schedule of rates for the fees authorized by Section 25205.
• § 25205.7 — (a) (1) A person who applies for, or requests, any of the following shall enter into a written agreement with the department pursuant to which that person shall reimburse the department, pursuant to A
• § 25206.1 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) “Direct costs” means the costs to the department of processing applications, responding to requests, or providing othe
• § 25206.2 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the department shall comply with this article when recovering costs for processing applications, responding to requests, or providing other services, for whi
• § 25206.3 — The department shall take all of the following actions with regard to the tracking of indirect costs: (a) Ensure that pro rata costs are allocated appropriately to all departmental activities, so that
• § 25206.4 — The department shall establish rates for indirect costs that are specific to each program and shall review and update the indirect cost rates based upon increases or decreases in the amounts of grants
• § 25207 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Small agriculture-related operations need an appropriate and economic means of disposing of banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural
• § 25207.1 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Banned or unregistered agricultural waste” means a hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117, including an extremely hazardous wa
• § 25207.10 — (a) A county implementing a collection program pursuant to this article shall charge a fee to eligible participants to cover the county’s costs of implementing the program, including, but not limited
• § 25207.11 — The collection program shall require, when economically feasible, that the banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes which are collected are recycled.
• § 25207.12 — (a) Any eligible participant who submits banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes for collection in a program established pursuant to this article is exempt from the fees and reimbursemen
• § 25207.13 — For purposes of complying with the manifest requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 25160, a county which collects banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes pursuant to this article sha
• § 25207.2 — (a) A county may develop and establish a collection program for the collection of banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes, which shall be implemented and operated pursuant to this articl
• § 25207.3 — A participating county shall conduct a survey to identify all eligible participants in the county, within 180 days after the county elects to implement this article, to assess the amount, kind, and co
• § 25207.4 — If a county implements a collection program that includes collection sites for the dropoff of banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes by eligible participants, the county shall, upon sel
• § 25207.5 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), for purposes of this article, all eligible participants who transport banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes which are identified in the surve
• § 25207.6 — All eligible participants shall handle banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes that are transported pursuant to Section 25207.
• § 25207.7 — The county shall act as the operator of the designated site for the collection of the wastes and shall comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 25160 as the operator of that facility, a
• § 25207.8 — The banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes transported from the collection site shall be transported by a registered hazardous waste transporter to an offsite hazardous waste disposal f
• § 25207.9 — A report regarding any transportation accident involving banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes that are transported pursuant to a collection program shall be submitted to the departmen
• § 25208 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the Toxic Pits Cleanup Act of 1984.
• § 25208.1 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Discharges of liquid hazardous wastes or hazardous wastes containing free liquids into lined or unlined ponds, pits, and lagoons pose a serious threa
• § 25208.10 — For purposes of performing the functions and duties provided for in this article, and because of the urgency in protecting the public, the state board and regional boards may, during the 1984–85 fisca
• § 25208.11 — This article shall not be construed to limit or abridge the powers and duties granted to the department pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 78000) of Division 45 or
• § 25208.12 — Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320) of, Article 3 (commencing with Section 13330) of, and Article 4 (commencing with Section 13340) of, Chapter 5 of Division 7 of the Water Code applies to any a
• § 25208.13 — (a) If the regional board determines that certain mining wastes have properties so that the wastes do not pollute or threaten to pollute the waters of the state when discharged into a surface impoundm
• § 25208.14 — Not later than January 1, 1987, the state board shall provide the Legislature with a report containing information regarding the number of applications for exemption which are filed pursuant to Sectio
• § 25208.15 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, an in-ground sump, used by a pest control operator licensed under Section 11705 of the Food and Agricultural Code, or used by a local or state
• § 25208.16 — (a) A person may apply to the regional board for an exemption from subdivision (c) of Section 25208.
• § 25208.17 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (g), a person specified in subdivision (h) is exempt from filing the report required by Section 25208.
• § 25208.2 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Active life of the facility” means that period of time when the facility has the potential to adversely affect the waters of the sta
• § 25208.3 — (a) The state board shall, by emergency regulation, adopt a fee schedule that assesses a fee upon any person discharging any liquid hazardous wastes or hazardous wastes containing free liquids into a
• § 25208.4 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless the person was granted an exemption pursuant to subdivision (b) on or before December 31, 1987, pursuant to Section 25208.
• § 25208.5 — (a) Unless granted an exemption pursuant to subdivision (c) or Section 25208.
• § 25208.6 — When a regional board determines that a surface impoundment is polluting, or threatens to pollute, the waters of the state or that hazardous waste constituents are migrating from that surface impoundm
• § 25208.7 — (a) The regional board shall make at least one inspection per year of all facilities with surface impoundments, and shall regularly review monitoring data, as necessary, to ensure that all surface imp
• § 25208.8 — A person who receives a notice from a regional board pursuant to Section 25208.
• § 25208.9 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 25189, any person who is required to file a hydrogeological assessment report with a regional board pursuant to Section 25208.
• § 25209 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Hazardous waste discharged into land treatment units may migrate beyond the treatment zone of the land treatment unit and thereby threaten the public
• § 25209.1 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Discharge” means to place or dispose hazardous wastes in a land treatment unit.
• § 25209.10 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The long-term economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture is critical to the future of the state, and it is in the interest of
• § 25209.11 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Agricultural drainage water” means surface drainage water or percolated irrigation water that is collected by subsur
• § 25209.12 — The state board, in consultation, as necessary, with other appropriate state agencies, shall adopt or amend emergency regulations that establish minimum requirements for the design, construction, oper
• § 25209.13 — (a) A person who intends to operate a solar evaporator shall, before installing the solar evaporator, file a notice of intent with the regional board, using a form prepared by the regional board.
• § 25209.14 — (a) A person operating a solar evaporator shall submit to the regional board, in April and October of every year, all of the following information: (1) Bimonthly waterflow data taken immediately prior
• § 25209.15 — (a) The regional board, consistent with its existing statutory authority, shall inspect any solar evaporator that is authorized to operate pursuant to Section 25209.
• § 25209.16 — (a) For the purposes of Chapter 3.
• § 25209.17 — Any solar evaporator operating under a valid written notice of authority to operate issued by the regional board pursuant to this article, including any facility operating pursuant to Article 9.
• § 25209.18 — (a) A person operating a solar evaporator pursuant to a valid notice of authority to operate shall, consistent with subdivision (f) of Section 25209.
• § 25209.19 — Within 30 days of an action or failure to act by a regional board pursuant to this article, an aggrieved person may petition the state board to review that action or failure to act.
• § 25209.2 — (a) Except as provided in Section 25209.
• § 25209.3 — Except as provided in Section 25209.
• § 25209.4 — (a) Except as provided in Section 25209.
• § 25209.5 — The liner, leachate collection and removal, groundwater monitoring, and vadose zone monitoring systems required by Sections 25209.
• § 25209.6 — Land treatment of soil contaminated only with non-RCRA hazardous waste which has been excavated as part of a removal or remedial action at any hazardous substance release site is exempt from the requi
• § 25209.7 — (a) Every owner or operator of a land treatment unit subject to this article shall pay an annual fee to the department which shall be equivalent to 2 percent of the land disposal fee due under Section
• § 25210 — It shall be unlawful, on or after January 1, 1979, to use a nonbiodegradable toxic chemical in a chemical toilet, recreational vehicle, or waste facility of a vessel as the term vessel is defined in t
• § 25210.1 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Halocarbon chemicals” means chemical compounds which contain carbon, and one or more halogens, and which may include hydro
• § 25210.10 — (a) For purposes of this article, “general purpose lights” means lamps, bulbs, tubes, or other electric devices that provide functional illumination for indoor residential, indoor commercial, and outd
• § 25210.12 — Notwithstanding Article 8 (commencing with Section 25180), a person who violates this article shall not be subject to any criminal penalties imposed pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 2518
• § 25210.2 — (a) It is unlawful to sell or distribute in commerce a product that contains bronopol, dowicil, formalin, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, paraformaldehyde, para-dichlorobenzene, benzene, toluene, xylene
• § 25210.5 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Notwithstanding Section 25117.
• § 25210.6 — (a) On or before December 31, 2005, the department shall adopt regulations specifying the best management practices for a person managing perchlorate materials.
• § 25210.7 — On and after the effective date of the regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 25210.
• § 25210.9 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (e), (f), and (g), on and after January 1, 2010, a person shall not manufacture general purpose lights for sale in this state that contain levels of hazardous su
• § 25211 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) “Certified appliance recycler” means a person or entity engaged in the business of removing and properly managing mate
• § 25211.1 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person, other than a certified appliance recycler, shall not remove materials that require special handling from a major appliance.
• § 25211.2 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person who transports, delivers, or sells discarded major appliances to a scrap recycling facility shall provide evidence that he or she is a certified app
• § 25211.3 — A certified appliance recycler, and any person who is not a certified appliance recycler who is subject to subdivision (b) of Section 25211.
• § 25211.4 — (a) On and after January 1, 2008, a person wishing to operate as a certified appliance recycler, except a person having a certification issued before January 1, 2008, until that certification expires,
• § 25211.5 — The department may adopt any regulations determined necessary to implement and enforce this article.
• § 25212 — (a) Materials that require special handling that are contained in major appliances shall not be disposed of at a solid waste facility and shall be removed from major appliances in which they are conta
• § 25213 — (a) To implement subdivision (c) of Section 25212, the department shall, based on reasonably available information, develop a statewide list of appliance recyclers, used appliance dealers, solid waste
• § 25214 — The department shall make information available upon request regarding the implementation of this article, including, but not limited to, the list of persons notified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Se
• § 25214.1 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Body piercing jewelry” means any part of jewelry that is manufactured or sold for placement in a new piercing or a mucous memb
• § 25214.1.5 — (a) This article does not do any of the following: (1) Affect a duty or other requirement otherwise imposed under federal or state law.
• § 25214.10 — (a) For purposes of this section, “electronic device” has the same meaning as a “covered electronic device,” as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463 of the
• § 25214.10.1 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Electronic device” means a video display device, as defined in Section 42463 of the Public Resources Code, with a screen s
• § 25214.10.2 — A regulation adopted pursuant to this article may be adopted as an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 25214.11 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment.
• § 25214.12 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authorized official” means a representative of a manufacturer or supplier who is authorized pursuant to the laws of
• § 25214.13 — (a) Except as provided in Section 25214.
• § 25214.14 — A package or a packaging component is exempt from the requirements of Section 25214.
• § 25214.15 — (a) A package or packaging component qualifies for an exemption pursuant to Section 25214.
• § 25214.16 — (a) On and after January 1, 2006, each manufacturer or supplier shall furnish a certificate of compliance to the purchaser of a package or packaging component, even when the purchaser is also a suppli
• § 25214.17 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the department, pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.
• § 25214.18 — If the department determines that other substances contained in packaging should be added as regulated metals to the list set forth in subdivision ( l ) of Section 25214.
• § 25214.19 — This article does not do the following: (a) Affect a duty or other requirement imposed under federal or state law.
• § 25214.2 — (a) For jewelry that is not children’s jewelry, a person shall not manufacture, ship, sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes such jewelry for retail sale or promotional purposes in th
• § 25214.20 — (a) The provisions of this article are severable, and if a court holds that a phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this article is invalid, or that its applicability to a person or circumstance i
• § 25214.21 — The department may enforce the requirements of this article pursuant to its authority to enforce this chapter under all applicable provisions of law.
• § 25214.22 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person who offers for retail sale or for promotional purposes a product in a package or in a packaging component that includes a regulated metal shall not
• § 25214.22.1 — A manufacturer or supplier of a package or packaging component who knowingly and intentionally offers for sale or for promotional purposes a package or packaging component in violation of this article
• § 25214.23 — (a) For the purpose of administering and enforcing this article, an authorized representative of the department, upon obtaining consent or after obtaining an inspection warrant pursuant to Title 13 (c
• § 25214.24 — (a) When taking an action authorized pursuant to Section 25214.
• § 25214.26 — The department may adopt regulations to implement this article, as deemed necessary to further the purposes of this article.
• § 25214.3 — (a) Except as provided in Sections 25214.
• § 25214.3.1 — (a) A manufacturer or supplier of jewelry that is sold, offered for sale, or offered for promotional purposes shall prepare and, at the request of the department, submit to the department no more than
• § 25214.3.2 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person who sells jewelry at retail or offers jewelry for retail sale shall not be subject to an administrative or civil penalty for a violation of this art
• § 25214.3.3 — A manufacturer or supplier of jewelry who knowingly and intentionally manufactures, ships, sells, offers for sale, or offers for promotional purposes jewelry containing lead or cadmium in violation of
• § 25214.3.4 — A manufacturer or supplier of jewelry who knowingly and with intent to deceive, falsifies any document or certificate required to be kept or produced pursuant to this article is subject to a fine of n
• § 25214.3.5 — (a) This article does not limit, supersede, duplicate, or otherwise conflict with the authority of the department to fully implement Article 14 (commencing with Section 25251), including the authority
• § 25214.4 — (a) The test methods for determining compliance with this article shall be conducted using the EPA reference methods 3050B, 3051A, or 3052, as specified in EPA Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,
• § 25214.4.1 — In addition to the requirements of Section 25214.
• § 25214.4.2 — The department may adopt regulations to implement this article, including, but not limited to, adopting regulations that modify the testing protocols specified in Sections 25214.
• § 25214.4.3 — (a) Lead plumbing monitoring and compliance testing shall be undertaken by the department, as a part of the department’s ongoing program for reducing toxic substances from the environment.
• § 25214.5 — For purposes of this article, “mercury-containing motor vehicle light switch” means any motor vehicle light switch found in the hood or trunk of a motor vehicle that contains mercury.
• § 25214.6 — Any mercury-containing motor vehicle light switch removed from a motor vehicle is subject to Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 66273.
• § 25214.7 — The department shall do all of the following: (a) Coordinate with local agencies to provide technical assistance to businesses engaged in the dismantling or crushing of motor vehicles concerning the s
• § 25214.8 — On or before January 1, 2004, the department shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on both of the following: (a) The success of efforts to remove mercury-cont
• § 25214.8.1 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Once mercury is released into the environment it can change to methyl mercury, a highly toxic compound.
• § 25214.8.10 — This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021.
• § 25214.8.11 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Act” means the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021.
• § 25214.8.11.2 — (a) (1) (A) On or before September 30, 2022, and on or before September 30 of each year thereafter until September 30, 2028, each manufacturer shall, in accordance with this section, individually, or
• § 25214.8.11.4 — (a) On or before March 1, 2022, a manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, shall contract with or retain a qualified third party to develop and implement a convenient, cost-effective, and efficient pr
• § 25214.8.11.5 — A qualified third party selected by a manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, to develop and implement the program shall do all of the following: (a) Collect, handle, and arrange for the appropriate
• § 25214.8.11.6 — (a) On or before June 1, 2022, the qualified third party shall provide to the department for review and approval the plan developed by the qualified third party to carry out the program elements ident
• § 25214.8.12 — (a) A manufacturer that fails to have a plan submitted by the qualified third party approved by the department pursuant to Section 25214.
• § 25214.8.13 — (a) (1) (A) Subject to paragraph (2), each manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, shall do all of the following: (i) Collect, handle, and arrange for the appropriate management of out-of-service mer
• § 25214.8.13.5 — (a) No later than July 1, 2023, and no later than July 1 of each year thereafter until July 1, 2028, the qualified third party shall conduct an annual survey of the groups listed in subdivision (c) of
• § 25214.8.14 — (a) A wholesaler that distributes new thermostats and that has a physical location in the state shall act as a collection location for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats.
• § 25214.8.15 — A contractor who installs heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning components and who removes a mercury-added thermostat shall take the out-of-service mercury-added thermostat to a location that is
• § 25214.8.16 — A person who demolishes a building shall remove any mercury-added thermostats from the building before demolition in accordance with all applicable statutes and regulations, and take the out-of-servic
• § 25214.8.17 — The department shall repeal Chapter 24 (commencing with Section 66274.
• § 25214.8.18 — (a) The collection, handling, storage, and management of out-of-service mercury-added thermostats pursuant to this act shall be performed in compliance with this chapter and its implementing regulatio
• § 25214.8.19 — (a) Unless otherwise provided in this article, the obligations imposed by this article shall remain in effect until January 1, 2030.
• § 25214.8.2 — On and after January 1, 2006, a person shall not sell, offer to sell, or distribute for promotional purposes in this state, a mercury-added thermostat, unless the mercury-added thermostat meets either
• § 25214.8.3 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), on or after July 1, 2006, a person shall not sell, offer to sell, or distribute for promotional purposes in this state, any of the following new or refurbish
• § 25214.8.4 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) to (e), inclusive, and Section 25214.
• § 25214.8.5 — (a) A product containing a mercury switch or a mercury relay is exempt from subdivision (a) of Section 25214.
• § 25214.8.6 — On or after January 1, 2008, a person shall not sell, offer to sell, or distribute for promotional purposes in this state, a mercury diostat or a new or refurbished oven or gas range containing a merc
• § 25214.9 — (a) The requirements and other provisions of Chapter 8.
• § 25215 — This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act of 2016.
• § 25215.1 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Board” means the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
• § 25215.11 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter that existing and future lead-acid battery recycling, resale, refurbishing, and reuse operations that are in compliance with state and
• § 25215.15 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person shall dispose, or attempt to dispose, of a lead-acid battery at a solid waste facility or on or in any land, surface waters, watercourses, or marin
• § 25215.2 — (a) A dealer shall accept from a person at the point of transfer a used lead-acid battery of a type listed in paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 25215.
• § 25215.25 — (a) (1) A California battery fee shall be imposed on a person for each replacement lead-acid battery of a type listed in paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 25215.
• § 25215.3 — (a) A person who manufactures a lead-acid battery and is not subject to the jurisdiction of the state may agree in writing with the importer of that lead-acid battery to pay the manufacturer battery f
• § 25215.35 — (a) Until April 1, 2022, a manufacturer battery fee of one dollar ($1) shall be imposed on a manufacturer of lead-acid batteries for each lead-acid battery it sells at retail to a person in California
• § 25215.45 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the lead-acid battery fees imposed pursuant to Sections 25215.
• § 25215.47 — (a) The return required to be filed pursuant to Section 55040 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be prepared and filed by the person required to register with the board, in the form prescribed by
• § 25215.48 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 55381 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration may disclose the name, address, account number, and accou
• § 25215.5 — (a) Lead-acid battery fees collected pursuant to this article shall be managed as follows: (1) The board shall retain moneys necessary for the payment of refunds and reimbursement of the board for exp
• § 25215.51 — (a) The department shall establish a Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Facility Investigation and Cleanup Program, or LABRIC Program, which shall be responsible for identifying areas of the state that are e
• § 25215.56 — (a) Any manufacturer battery fees remitted pursuant to this article shall, subject to subdivision (b) of Section 25215.
• § 25215.59 — If the state loans money from the General Fund to the Toxic Substances Control Account for the cleanup of lead contamination in the state, the following shall apply: (a) Money from the Lead-Acid Batte
• § 25215.65 — On and after July 1, 2017, a manufacturer shall place a recycling symbol consistent with the requirements of Section 103(b)(1) of the Federal Mercury Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act
• § 25215.72 — One million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) shall be loaned from the California Tire Recycling Management Fund to the board for implementing the collection of the California battery fee and
• § 25215.74 — (a) The board may prescribe, adopt, and enforce regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this article, including, but not limited to, registration, collections, reporting, notices
• § 25215.75 — This article shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
• § 25215.8 — (a) A person shall not manufacture, sell, or install a wheel weight in California that contains more than 0.
• § 25215.82 — (a) Any person who violates or threatens to violate the provisions of this article may be enjoined in any court of competent jurisdiction.
• § 25216 — For the purposes of this article, “batteries” means primary or secondary batteries, including nickel-cadmium, alkaline, carbon-zinc, and other batteries generated as non-RCRA waste similar in size to
• § 25216.1 — (a) Any collection location or intermediate collection location that receives, or any person that transports, spent batteries, as defined in this article, is exempt from the requirements of this chapt
• § 25216.2 — (a) (1) This article does not apply to batteries that are disposed of on or into the land, water, or air.
• § 25216.3 — (a) For purposes of this section, “spent dry cell battery containing zinc electrodes” means an alkaline or zinc-carbon battery, that meets all of the following conditions: (1) It is an enclosed device
• § 25217 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Consolidation location” means a location to which recyclable latex paint or oil-based paint initially collected at a collectio
• § 25217.1 — No person shall dispose of, or attempt to dispose of, liquid latex paint or oil-based paint in the land or into the waters of the state unless authorized by applicable provisions of law.
• § 25217.2 — (a) Recyclable latex paint may be accepted at any location, including, but not limited to, a permanent household hazardous waste collection facility in accordance with subdivision (b), if all of the f
• § 25217.2.1 — (a) A location that accepts recyclable latex paint pursuant to Section 25217.
• § 25217.3 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 25160 and 25163, a person may transport paint collected in accordance with this article without the use of a manifest or obtaining registration as a hazardous waste hauler
• § 25217.4 — (a) A person may recycle recyclable latex paint at a facility which is not authorized by the department pursuant to the applicable hazardous waste facilities permit requirements of Article 9 (commenci
• § 25218 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Residential households that generate household hazardous waste and very small quantity generators that generate small amounts of haz
• § 25218.1 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Curbside household hazardous waste collection program” means a collection service authorized by a public agency that
• § 25218.10 — The department and the California Integrated Waste Management Board shall jointly develop and maintain a data base of all household hazardous waste collection events, facilities, and programs within t
• § 25218.11 — (a) On or before March 31, 1996, the department shall develop a separate and distinct regulatory structure for the permitting of permanent household hazardous waste facilities that conduct the activit
• § 25218.11.5 — A quality assurance plan prepared and implemented by a public agency, or its contractor, shall meet the following conditions: (a) The public agency, or its contractor, shall design the quality assuran
• § 25218.12 — (a) A public agency, or its contractor, may conduct a materials exchange program as a part of its household hazardous waste collection program if the public agency, or its contractor, does all of the