{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"25258.5","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 25258.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS [24000. - 28002.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-20"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6.5. Hazardous Waste Control [25100. - 25259.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-20/chapter-6.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 15. Menstrual Products [25258. - 25258.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-20/chapter-6.5/article-15"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 1008, Sec. 2.   (AB 2515)   Effective January 1, 2025.","effective":"2025-01-01","html":"<p>(a) The department shall issue a notice of violation to a person or entity in violation of this article if any of the following occurs:</p><p>(1) The department’s testing or test results submitted as a part of the registration process pursuant to Section <a href=\"/hsc/25258.4\">25258.4</a> indicates that a menstrual product contains regulated PFAS.</p><p>(2) The department determines that a menstrual product contains regulated PFAS after finding PFAS as an ingredient identified on the product’s label.</p><p>(3) The department finds a violation of this article or any rule, regulation, standard, or requirement issued or adopted pursuant to this article.</p><p>(b) A notice of violation shall indicate the nature of the violation and may do any of the following:</p><p>(1) Assess an administrative or civil penalty against a person or entity in violation of this article.</p><p>(2) Require compliance with this article, including requiring the person or entity to cease the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a menstrual product in this state.</p><p>(c) The department may receive reports of alleged violations, including analytical test results, from consumers, businesses, research institutions, persons, entities, and not-for-profit entities, and shall verify those alleged reports through its own independent testing, verification, or inspection.</p>","text":"(a) The department shall issue a notice of violation to a person or entity in violation of this article if any of the following occurs: (1) The department’s testing or test results submitted as a part of the registration process pursuant to Section 25258.4 indicates that a menstrual product contains regulated PFAS. (2) The department determines that a menstrual product contains regulated PFAS after finding PFAS as an ingredient identified on the product’s label. (3) The department finds a violation of this article or any rule, regulation, standard, or requirement issued or adopted pursuant to this article. (b) A notice of violation shall indicate the nature of the violation and may do any of the following: (1) Assess an administrative or civil penalty against a person or entity in violation of this article. (2) Require compliance with this article, including requiring the person or entity to cease the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a menstrual product in this state. (c) The department may receive reports of alleged violations, including analytical test results, from consumers, businesses, research institutions, persons, entities, and not-for-profit entities, and shall verify those alleged reports through its own independent testing, verification, or inspection.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/menstrual-products-25258-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}