{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"117475","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 117475","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104"},{"name":"PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400. - 117590.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-13"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400. - 117590.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-13/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Pollution of Navigable Waters with Garbage [117475. - 117500.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-13/chapter-4/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6.   Effective January 1, 1996.","effective":"1996-01-01","html":"<p>For the purpose of this article the term “garbage” includes any or all of the following:</p><p>(a) Garbage. </p><p>(b) Swill. </p><p>(c) Refuse. </p><p>(d) Cans. </p><p>(e) Bottles. </p><p>(f) Paper. </p><p>(g) Vegetable matter. </p><p>(h) Carcass of any dead animal. </p><p>(i) Offal from any slaughter pen or butcher shop. </p><p>(j) Trash. </p><p>(k) Rubbish. </p><p>( <i>l</i>) Radioactive waste materials. </p><p>(m) Discarded, nonbiodegradable materials including plastics or damaged or broken marine equipment. </p>","text":"For the purpose of this article the term “garbage” includes any or all of the following: (a) Garbage. (b) Swill. (c) Refuse. (d) Cans. (e) Bottles. (f) Paper. (g) Vegetable matter. (h) Carcass of any dead animal. (i) Offal from any slaughter pen or butcher shop. (j) Trash. (k) Rubbish. ( l) Radioactive waste materials. (m) Discarded, nonbiodegradable materials including plastics or damaged or broken marine equipment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/pollution-of-navigable-waters-with-garbage-117475","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}