California

Public Resources Code - PRC

8,181 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 4209.4 — (a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall establish the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee to provide a public forum to solicit and consider public input on programs and
• § 4209.5 — (a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall establish the Community Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Program to coordinate regional and local efforts with state policies, strategies, and programs for
• § 4210 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Fire protection of the public trust resources on lands in the state responsibility areas remains a vital interest to California.
• § 4211 — For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Habitable Structure” means a building that contains one or more dwelling units or that can be occupied for
• § 4212 — (a) (1) By September 1, 2011, the board shall adopt emergency regulations to establish a fire prevention fee for the purposes of this chapter in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150
• § 4213 — (a) (1) Commencing with the 2011–12 fiscal year, the fire prevention fee imposed pursuant to Section 4212 shall be collected annually by the State Board of Equalization in accordance with the Fee Coll
• § 4213.05 — (a) Commencing with the 2017–18 fiscal year, the fire prevention fee imposed pursuant to Section 4212 shall be suspended, effective July 1, 2017.
• § 4213.1 — (a) (1) The fire prevention fee imposed pursuant to Section 4212 shall be levied upon the owner of a habitable structure identified by the department as located within the state responsibility area, i
• § 4213.2 — If an owner of a property with one or more habitable structures subject to the fire prevention fee imposed pursuant to Section 4212 sells the property, the apportionment of the fire prevention fee may
• § 4214 — (a) Fire prevention fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, as follows: (1) The State Board of Equalization shall retain moneys necessary for
• § 42160 — The definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 42161 — “Metallic discard” means any large metal article or product, or any part thereof, including, but not limited to, metal furniture, machinery, major appliances, electronic products, and wood-burning sto
• § 42162 — “Salvage” means the controlled removal of metallic discards from the solid waste stream at a permitted solid waste facility for the express purpose of recycling or reuse.
• § 42163 — “Recycling residue” means nonhazardous residue or residue treated to be nonhazardous that is a direct result of metals recovery operations for the express purposes of recycling.
• § 42164 — “Solid waste landfill” means a solid waste landfill, as defined in Section 40195.
• § 42165 — “Vehicle” means any device used for transportation.
• § 42166 — “Major appliance” means any domestic or commercial device, including, but not limited to, a washing machine, clothes dryer, hot water heater, dehumidifier, conventional oven, microwave oven, stove, re
• § 42167 — “Materials that require special handling” means all of the following: (a) Sodium azide canisters in unspent airbags that are determined to be hazardous by federal and state law or regulation.
• § 42168 — “Solid waste facility” means a solid waste facility as defined in Section 40194.
• § 42170 — (a) After January 1, 1994, no solid waste facility shall accept for disposal any major appliance, vehicle, or other metallic discard which contains enough metal to be economically feasible to salvage
• § 42171 — The board shall evaluate the use of recycling residue for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material.
• § 42172 — The board shall conduct its evaluation of recycling residue in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Air Resources Board, the state water board, and any other agency
• § 42175 — Materials that require special handling shall be removed from major appliances and vehicles in which they are contained prior to crushing for transport or transferring to a baler or shredder for recyc
• § 42175.1 — (a) Any hazardous material that becomes a hazardous waste when released or removed from any major appliance shall be managed pursuant to Article 10.
• § 42185 — No city or county shall impose any fees, except facility operating fees, state-mandated fees, or fees pursuant to Sections 41901, 41902, 41903, and 43213, or surcharges on the disposal of recycling re
• § 4220 — A person from whom the fire prevention fee is determined to be due under this chapter may petition for a redetermination of whether this chapter applies to that person within 30 days after service upo
• § 4220.1 — If a petition for redetermination is filed after the expiration of the time period specified in Section 4220, the untimely petition may be treated as an administrative protest or claim for refund if t
• § 4221 — A petition for redetermination of the application of this chapter shall be in writing and be sent to the department or its designee.
• § 4222 — If a petition for redetermination of the application of this chapter is filed within the 30-day period, the department shall reconsider whether the fee is due and make a determination in writing.
• § 4222.5 — If a timely petition for redetermination has been filed pursuant to Section 4220, all legal action to collect the fire prevention fee shall be stayed pending the final determination of the department
• § 4223 — Notice of the determination of the department pursuant to Section 4222 shall be served, on the same date, to the board, the State Board of Equalization, and the person who filed the petition.
• § 42230 — The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 42231 — “Compost” means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic wastes that are sources separated from the municipal solid waste stream.
• § 4224 — The order or decision of the department upon a petition for redetermination of the fire prevention fee shall become final 30 days after service upon the petitioner of notice of the determination.
• § 42240 — The Department of General Services and the department, in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the State of California.
• § 42241 — The Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the state’s highway landscape maintenance program.
• § 42241.3 — (a) On or before December 31, 2019, the department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall do both of the following: (1) Identify best practices for each of the Department of Tra
• § 42241.5 — The department may develop a program to increase the use of compost products in agricultural applications.
• § 42243 — The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, co-comp
• § 42243.5 — On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debr
• § 42244 — The department shall evaluate compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material.
• § 42244.5 — On or before January 1, 1994, the board shall evaluate rice straw for use as a solid waste landfill cover material or for use as an extender for currently used cover material.
• § 42245 — Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage slud
• § 42246 — Any procuring agency that prepares a request for bid for commercial fertilizers or soil amendment products shall document its determination that the use of a compost, co-compost, or chemically fixed s
• § 4225 — (a) (1) The fire prevention fee determined to be due by the department pursuant to this article is due and payable at the time it becomes final, and if it is not paid when due and payable, notwithstan
• § 4226 — Written notice required by this article shall be served as follows: (a) The notice shall be placed in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, addressed to the petitioner at his or her address as it appe
• § 4227 — A dispute regarding the fire prevention fee imposed by this chapter shall be resolved pursuant to this article only.
• § 42270 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Consumer” has the same meaning as in Section 113757 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 42271 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), a food facility, for on-premises dining or when using a third-party food delivery platform, shall not provide any single-use foodware accessory or s
• § 42272 — (a) On or before June 1, 2022, a city, county, or city and county shall authorize an enforcement agency to enforce this chapter.
• § 42273 — This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (a) Correctional institutions, which has the same meaning as in Section 7502 of the Penal Code.
• § 42279 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) In November 2016, voters approved Proposition 67, a statewide referendum to uphold Senate Bill 270 (Chapter 850 of the Statutes of 201
• § 4228 — If the department determines that a person is entitled to a refund of all or part of the fire prevention fee paid pursuant to this chapter, the person shall make a claim to the State Board of Equaliza
• § 42280 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Carryout bag” means a bag of plastic, paper, or other material that is provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale fo
• § 42281.2 — (a) On and after January 1, 2025, a store, as defined in Section 42280, shall not provide a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not one of the following: (1) A compostable bag that meets all o
• § 42283 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a store shall not provide, distribute, or sell a carryout bag at the point of sale.
• § 42283.5 — (a) A store, as defined in paragraph (5) of subdivision (f) of Section 42280, shall comply with the same requirements of Section 42283 that are imposed upon a store, as defined in paragraphs (1) to (4
• § 42283.7 — All moneys collected pursuant to this article shall be retained by the store and may be used only for the following purposes: (a) Costs associated with complying with the requirements of this article.
• § 42284 — (a) A retail establishment not specifically required to comply with the requirements of this chapter is encouraged to reduce its distribution of carryout bags.
• § 42285 — (a) A city, a county, a city and county, or the state may impose civil liability on a person or entity that knowingly violated this chapter, or reasonably should have known that it violated this chapt
• § 42287 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), this chapter is a matter of statewide interest and concern and is applicable uniformly throughout the state.
• § 42288 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 42023.
• § 4229 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted on or before January 1, 2031, deletes or extends that da
• § 42290 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) “Manufacturer” means a person who manufactures plastic trash bags for sale in this state.
• § 42290.5 — To encourage waste diversion of polyethylene from California landfills as well as to encourage California’s postconsumer market development, it is the intent of the Legislature that any certification
• § 42291 — (a) Until January 1, 1998, every manufacturer that manufactures plastic trash bags of 0.
• § 42291.5 — For each pound of recycled plastic postconsumer material purchased from a source of recycled plastic postconsumer material in this state for use in the manufacture of plastic trash bags, or other prod
• § 42292 — Each manufacturer shall obtain from its suppliers of recycled plastic postconsumer material for use in the manufacture of plastic trash bags, or other products manufactured with recycled plastic postc
• § 42293 — (a) On or before March 1, 1999, and annually thereafter, each manufacturer subject to this chapter shall submit a report to the board certifying that it has complied with Section 42291 during the prec
• § 42294 — (a) Every wholesaler of plastic trash bags of 1.
• § 42295 — Each supplier, manufacturer, and wholesaler required to provide a certification or any information pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to audit by the board.
• § 42296 — (a) If any supplier provides a manufacturer with false or misleading information, the board, within 30 days of determining that fact, shall refer the false or misleading information to the Attorney Ge
• § 42297 — (a) The board may adopt such regulations as it determines are necessary to more specifically define terms for purposes of the chapter and to otherwise implement this chapter.
• § 42298 — A plastic bag that is labeled with a term specified in subdivision (a) of Section 42357 and that meets the current ASTM standard specified for that term, as defined in Section 42356, is exempt from th
• § 42300 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Recycling rigid plastic packaging containers saves landfill space, reduces energy consumption, and preserves natural resources.
• § 42301 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Container manufacturer” means a company or a successor company that sells any rigid plastic packaging container subject to this chap
• § 42310 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every rigid plastic packaging container sold or offered for sale in this state shall, on average, meet one of the following criteria: (a) Be made from 25
• § 42310.1 — (a) Until January 1, 1997, the criteria specified in Section 42310 shall not apply to any rigid plastic packaging container that is manufactured for use with food or cosmetics, as defined in subdivisi
• § 42310.2 — (a) On or before July 1, 1994, as part of the regulations required to be adopted pursuant to Section 42325, the board shall adopt regulations to carry out the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivis
• § 42310.3 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 42310, a manufacturer is in compliance with this chapter if the manufacturer demonstrates through its own actions, or the actions of another company under the same corporat
• § 42320 — Any entity required to make a certification pursuant to this chapter may be audited by the board.
• § 42321 — If any entity provides the board with a false or misleading certificate pursuant to this chapter, the board, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the provider of the false or misle
• § 42321.5 — (a) A container manufacturer who sells a rigid plastic packaging container to a manufacturer and who submits a certification to the manufacturer, for purposes of this chapter, shall not provide any fa
• § 42322 — (a) Any violation of this chapter is a public offense punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
• § 42323 — Proprietary information included in part of a report or certificate submitted to the board pursuant to this chapter shall not be made available to the general public.
• § 42325 — The board shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter.
• § 42326 — In developing the regulations required by Section 42325, the board shall consult with representatives of the manufacturers affected by this chapter, with representatives of environmental organizations
• § 42327 — The board may expend funds from the Integrated Waste Management Account to implement this chapter, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
• § 42330 — (a) The board shall grant a waiver from the postconsumer material content requirement of subdivision (a) of Section 42310, but not from any other requirement of Section 42310, if the board finds one o
• § 42340 — The following rigid plastic packaging containers are exempt from this chapter: (a) Rigid plastic packaging containers produced in or out of the state which are destined for shipment to other destinati
• § 42345 — Any extension of time for manufacturers to comply with Section 42310, beyond that which is granted pursuant to Section 42310.
• § 42350 — (a) For the purposes of this section, “degradable” means all of the following: (1) Biodegradation, photodegradation, chemodegradation, or degradation by other natural degrading processes, as defined b
• § 42355 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Littered plastic products have caused and continue to cause significant environmental harm and have burdened local governments with signifi
• § 42355.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of the state that environmental marketing claims, whether explicit or implied, should be substantiated by competent and reliable evi
• § 42355.51 — (a) A person shall not offer for sale, sell, distribute, or import into the state any product or packaging for which a deceptive or misleading claim about the recyclability of the product or packaging
• § 42356 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “ASTM” means the ASTM International.
• § 42356.1 — (a) If an ASTM standard specification specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 42356 is subsequently revised, the department shall review the new ASTM standard specification as follows
• § 42356.2 — The department may adopt an existing standard different from an ASTM standard specification, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 42356, if all the following conditions are met:
• § 42357 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), a person shall not sell or offer for sale a product in this state that is labeled with the term “compostable” or “home compostable” unless, at the time of
• § 42357.5 — (a) A manufacturer of a compostable plastic bag meeting an ASTM standard specification specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 42356 or Section 42356.
• § 42357.6 — (a) For purposes of this section, “plastic food container product” means a product made of plastic that includes a tray, clamshell container, or other receptacle and that is used, or intended to be us
• § 42358 — (a) A city, a county, or the state may impose civil liability in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation of this chapter, one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the second violati
• § 42358.5 — This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 2013.
• § 42360 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Plastic does not biodegrade into elements or compounds commonly found in nature like other organic materials, but, instead, upon exposure t
• § 42361 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Person” means an individual, business, or other entity.
• § 42362 — On and after January 1, 2020, a person shall not sell or offer for promotional purposes in this state any personal care products containing plastic microbeads that are used to exfoliate or cleanse in
• § 42363 — Section 42362 shall not apply to a person that sells or offers for promotional purposes a personal care product containing plastic microbeads in an amount less than 1 part per million (ppm) by weight.
• § 42364 — (a) A person who violates or threatens to violate Section 42362 may be enjoined in any court of competent jurisdiction.
• § 42366 — This chapter does not alter or diminish any legal obligation otherwise required in common law or by statute or regulation, and this chapter does not create or enlarge any defense in any action to enfo
• § 42370 — This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Sustainable Packaging for the State of California Act of 2018.
• § 42370.1 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Beverage container” has the same meaning as defined in Section 14505.
• § 42370.2 — (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2021, the department shall adopt regulations to establish a process, and develop criteria, for determining the types of food service packaging that are reusable, recycl
• § 42370.3 — (a) The department shall develop a list of approved types of food service packaging that may be used by food service facilities and publish the list on its internet website within 90 days of the Offic
• § 42370.4 — (a) On and after the date the list of approved types of food service packaging is published pursuant to Section 42370.
• § 42370.5 — (a) In order to ensure compliance with this chapter, a food service facility shall provide, upon request by the department, reasonable and timely access, as determined by the department, to contracts,
• § 42370.6 — (a) The Department of General Services or any state agency that is entering into a contract or agreement or amending an existing contract or agreement with a food service facility shall ensure that th
• § 42370.7 — This chapter does not preempt the authority of a city, county, or city and county to adopt and enforce additional takeout food packaging ordinances, regulations, or policies that are more restrictive
• § 42372 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Hosted rental” means a house, apartment, or other livable space where the person providing sleeping accommodations is a pe
• § 42390 — (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Manufacturer” means a person who manufactures expanded polystyrene loosefill packaging material for sale in this state.
• § 42395 — (a) For purposes of this chapter, “reusable” or “refillable” or “reuse” or “refill,” in regard to propane cylinders means a cylinder that satisfies all of the following: (1) Explicitly designed and ma
• § 42395.1 — On and after January 1, 2028, only reusable or refillable propane cylinders shall be sold or offered for sale in this state.
• § 42395.2 — The department shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter with an effective date of January 1, 2028.
• § 42400 — The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 42401 — “Retreaded tire” means any tire that utilizes an existing casing for the purpose of vulcanizing new tread to such casing which meets all performance and quality standards specified in the Federal Moto
• § 42410 — The board shall evaluate current state and federal quality standards for retreaded tires and identify the obstacles for an increased market for retreads.
• § 42411 — The Department of General Services and the board, in consultation with representatives of the California retreading industry, shall adopt specifications for the purchase of retreaded tires by the Stat
• § 42412 — On or before July 1, 1991, and to the extent that existing stock shall be utilized first, all tires for use on state vehicles issued for short-term use through Fleet Administration shall, at the next
• § 42413 — Emergency vehicles, as defined in Section 165 of the California Vehicle Code are exempt from this provision.
• § 42414 — The number of retreaded tires purchased annually by the Department of General Services during each fiscal year shall be tabulated and forwarded to the board by August 31 every year.
• § 42415 — The board, in consultation with the Department of General Services, shall perform a study to determine if the retreads, procured by the Department of General Services, have met all quality and perform
• § 42416 — On or before July 1, 1991, the board shall, in consultation with the retreading industry, develop a procedure to estimate the number of retreads sold in California.
• § 42420 — This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022.
• § 42420.1 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Brand” means a trademark, including both a registered trademark and an unregistered trademark, a logo, a name, a sym
• § 42420.2 — The department, acting in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 11340) to Article 8 (commencing with Section 11350), inclusive, of the Administrative Procedure Act, as set forth in Chapte
• § 42420.3 — (a) The department may adjust, through regulations adopted by the department, the minimum required collection sites, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 42422.
• § 42420.4 — (a) (1) A program operator shall include as a collection site under its stewardship program any entity that offers in writing to participate in the stewardship program, complies with all applicable st
• § 42421 — (a) No later than 180 days after the effective date of this chapter, individual producers shall provide to the department, in a form and manner established by the department, a list of covered batteri
• § 42421.2 — (a) Producers may establish one or more stewardship organizations composed of producers to develop and implement a covered battery recycling program.
• § 42422 — Within 12 months of the effective date of the regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 42420.
• § 42422.1 — A stewardship plan for covered batteries shall include all of the following: (a) The names of producers, as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 42420.
• § 42422.3 — (a) A program operator shall review its stewardship plan at least every five years after the stewardship plan approval, and determine whether revisions to the plan are necessary.
• § 42422.4 — (a) In preparing a stewardship plan pursuant to Section 42422.
• § 42422.5 — (a) (1) At least 150 days before submitting a stewardship plan to the department, a program operator shall submit its entire proposed stewardship plan to the Department of Toxic Substances Control for
• § 42422.6 — (a) Within 12 months of the approval of the stewardship plan, the department pursuant to Section 42422.
• § 42423 — (a) No later than 90 days before a budget is submitted to the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the department and the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall notify each program operator o
• § 42423.1 — Each producer shall, either individually or through a stewardship organization, pay all administrative and operational costs associated with establishing and implementing the stewardship program in wh
• § 42424 — (a) A program operator shall keep board minutes, books, and records that clearly reflect the activities and transactions of the program operator.
• § 42424.1 — A program operator shall annually submit to the department, in the form and manner, and by the date, determined by the department, an annual report, which the department shall make publicly available
• § 42424.4 — (a) No later than 120 days after the date the department receives the annual report submitted by a program operator pursuant to Section 42424.
• § 42425 — (a) Within 24 months of the effective date of regulations pursuant to Section 42420.
• § 42425.1 — (a) The department may impose an administrative civil penalty on a producer, program operator, stewardship organization, manufacturer, distributor, retailer, importer, recycler, or collection site tha
• § 42425.2 — (a) Upon a written finding that a producer, program operator, stewardship organization, manufacturer, distributor, retailer, importer, recycler, or collection site has not met a material requirement o
• § 42425.3 — (a) A producer, program operator, stewardship organization, manufacturer, distributor, retailer, importer, recycler, or collection site shall do both of the following: (1) Upon request, provide the de
• § 42425.4 — After the time for judicial review under Section 11523 of the Government Code has expired, the department may apply to the small claims court or superior court, depending on the jurisdictional amount
• § 42426 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), an action specified in subdivision (b) that is taken by a program operator that relates to any of the following is not a violation of the Cartwright Act (Cha
• § 42427 — (a) This chapter preempts all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, and other laws adopted by a city, county, city and county, municipality, or local agency on or after January 1, 2023, regarding ste
• § 42428 — If another state implements a covered battery recycling program, a program operator may, consistent with the requirements of this chapter, collaborate with that state to conserve resources necessary t
• § 42440 — For the purposes of this chapter, “lead-acid battery” means any battery which is primarily composed of both lead and sulfuric acid, with a capacity of six volts or more, and which is used for any of t
• § 42441 — “Recycled lead-acid battery” means any lead-acid battery which contains a minimum percentage of postconsumer recovered lead.
• § 42442 — On or before January 1, 1991, all lead-acid batteries purchased by any state agency for, and, at the next required installation of a battery in, an automobile or light truck owned or operated by the s
• § 42443 — The number of recycled lead-acid batteries purchased each year by the Department of General Services shall be tabulated and forwarded to the board on or before March 31 of each year.
• § 42450 — (a) The board may conduct a study on the disposal and recyclability of household batteries, taking into account any studies completed or underway elsewhere, including, but not limited to, any studies
• § 42450.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Automobile dismantler” has the same definition as in Section 220 of the Vehicle Code.
• § 42451 — (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act of 2006.
• § 42452 — For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) “Consumer” means a purchaser or owner of a rechargeable battery.
• § 42453 — (a) (1) On and after July 1, 2006, every retailer shall have in place a system for the acceptance and collection of used rechargeable batteries for reuse, recycling, or proper disposal.
• § 42454 — On and after July 1, 2006, it is unlawful for a retailer to sell a rechargeable battery to a consumer unless the retailer complies with this chapter.
• § 42456 — (a) On or before July 1, 2007, and each July 1 thereafter, the department shall survey battery handling or battery recycling facilities, or both, for the data required for subdivision (b).
• § 42457 — This chapter shall become inoperative on September 30, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.
• § 42460 — This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003.
• § 42461 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The purpose of this chapter is to enact a comprehensive and innovative system for the reuse, recycling, and proper and legal disposal of co
• § 42461.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the changes made by this act of the 2011–12 Regular Session of the Legislature to subdivision (h) of Section 42461, subdivision (g) of Section 42476, and su
• § 42463 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) “Account” means the Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Account cr
• § 42464 — (a) On and after January 1, 2005, or as otherwise provided by Section 25214.
• § 42464.2 — CDTFA shall collect the covered electronic waste recycling fee and the covered battery-embedded waste recycling fee pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law (Part 30 (commencing with Section 5500
• § 42464.3 — CalRecycle and DTSC may share information provided pursuant to this article with CDTFA, upon request, as necessary to administer and enforce the covered electronic waste recycling fee and covered batt
• § 42464.4 — (a) The covered electronic waste recycling fee and the covered battery-embedded waste recycling fee shall be due and payable quarterly on or before the last day of the month following each calendar qu
• § 42464.6 — (a) CDTFA shall not accept or consider a petition for redetermination of fees determined under this chapter if the petition is founded upon the grounds that an item is or is not a covered electronic d
• § 42464.8 — Notwithstanding Section 55381 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, CDTFA may disclose the name, address, account number, and account status of a person registered with CDTFA to collect and remit the cove
• § 42465 — On and after the date specified in subdivision (a) of, and paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of, Section 42464, a person shall not sell a new or refurbished covered electronic device to a consumer in t
• § 42465.1 — On and after January 1, 2005, or as specified otherwise in Section 25214.
• § 42465.2 — (a) On or before July 1, 2005, or as specified otherwise in Section 25214.
• § 42465.3 — A manufacturer of a covered electronic device, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, shall comply with the notification requirements of subdivision (d) o
• § 42466.1 — (a) On and after January 1, 2026, a person shall not sell or offer for sale in this state a new or refurbished covered electronic device, as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision
• § 42466.2 — (a) A manufacturer of a “covered electronic device,” as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, shall send a notice in accordance with the schedule specified
• § 42467 — (a) On or before July 1, 2027, and at least once annually thereafter, each manufacturer of a covered electronic device, as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42
• § 42472 — (a) The imposition of a covered electronic waste recycling fee is a matter of statewide interest and concern and is applicable uniformly throughout the state.
• § 42473 — The Legislature declares that the imposition of a covered electronic waste recycling fee would not result in the imposition of a tax within the meaning of Article XIII A of the California Constitution
• § 42474 — (a) Civil liability in an amount of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per offense may be administratively imposed by CalRecycle for each sale of a covered electronic device for which a
• § 42474.5 — Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter and all regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter may be enforced by DTSC pursuant to Chapter 6.
• § 42475 — (a) CalRecycle shall administer and enforce this chapter in consultation with DTSC.
• § 42475.2 — (a) CalRecycle and DTSC may each adopt regulations to implement and enforce this chapter as emergency regulations.
• § 42475.3 — CalRecycle, in collaboration with DTSC, shall convene a covered electronic waste working group comprised of representatives from manufacturers of covered electronic devices and other interested partie
• § 42475.4 — (a) CalRecycle shall annually establish, and update as necessary, statewide recycling goals for covered electronic waste.
• § 42476 — (a) (1) The Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Account is hereby established in the Integrated Waste Management Fund.
• § 42476.5 — A person who exports covered electronic waste, or a covered electronic device intended for recycling or disposal, to a foreign country, or to another state for ultimate export to a foreign country, sh
• § 42476.6 — Section 42476.
• § 42477 — (a) On July 1, 2004, or as specified otherwise in Section 25214.
• § 42478 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), on July 1, 2004, or as specified otherwise in Section 25214.
• § 42479 — (a) (1) For covered electronic waste, resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, collected for recycling