CHAPTER 3. Administration [14530. - 14549.9.]

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2.

§§ 14530–14549.9 · 35 sections

§ 14530 This division shall be administered by the department. Notwithstanding Section 607, the department may, for organizational purposes, create a new division,…
§ 14530.1 There is hereby created within the department a recycling financial analysis and policy development unit, to develop, analyze, consolidate, and evaluate…
§ 14530.2 The Division of Recycling shall be administered by an assistant director who is appointed by the Governor. The appointment shall be exempt from civil service.
§ 14530.5 (a) For purposes of entering into contracts for consulting, promotional, or advisory services necessary to implement this division, the requirements of…
§ 14530.6 Upon the request of the department, the Attorney General shall represent the department and the state in litigation concerning affairs of the department.
§ 14531 A payment made pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, a handling fee payment, refund value payment, processing fee payment, or processing…
§ 14536 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the director shall adopt, amend, or repeal all rules and regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with…
§ 14536.1 Notwithstanding Section 14536, if the department determines that it is necessary to adopt or amend regulations to implement Section 14575, the department may…
§ 14536.3 A traffic officer, as defined in Section 625 of the Vehicle Code, or a peace officer, as specified in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code, may enforce this…
§ 14536.5 (a) In carrying out the division, the department may solicit and use all expertise available in other state agencies and where an existing state agency…
§ 14536.7 For purposes of Section 12024.13 of the Business and Professions Code, the department shall notify the Department of Food and Agriculture of any changes to…
§ 14537 The department shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all of its dealings, and these books, records, and accounts are subject to an annual audit…
§ 14537.1 The department shall, to the extent feasible, make efforts to streamline and consolidate forms used by wineries who are also distributors to both register as…
§ 14537.5 The department shall provide on its internet website information that enables consumers to identify the geographic location of all points of redemption for…
§ 14538 (a) (1) The department shall certify an operator of a recycling center pursuant to this section. (2) The department shall review whether an application for…
§ 14539 (a) (1) The department shall certify processors pursuant to this section. (2) The department shall review whether an application for certification or renewal…
§ 14539.5 (a) The department shall certify dropoff and collection programs pursuant to this section. The director shall adopt, by regulation, requirements and standards…
§ 14540 The department may review and verify all applications for certification of recycling centers and processors, and may conduct a comprehensive field…
§ 14541 (a) The department may issue a certificate pursuant to an initial or renewal application for certification as probationary, and the department may issue any…
§ 14541.5 Any certification or registration granted by the department is a privilege and not a vested right or interest.
§ 14543 (a) In order to stimulate the increased use of glass cullet in making new glass beverage containers in the state, the department shall create the Recycled…
§ 14544 (a) In order to facilitate increased recycling of empty glass beverage containers in the state, the department shall create the Increased Recycling of Empty…
§ 14545 (a) In order to facilitate transportation of empty glass beverage containers from throughout the state to glass processing facilities utilizing rail…
§ 14547 (a) (1) Between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024, inclusive, the total number of plastic beverage containers filled with a beverage sold by a beverage…
§ 14548 (a) For purposes of this section, “thermoform plastic container” means a plastic container, such as a clamshell, cup, drinking cup, pod, tub, lid, box, tray,…
§ 14549 (a) Every glass container manufacturer shall report to the department each month, by a method as determined by the department, the amount of total tons of new…
§ 14549.1 (a) In order to improve the quality and marketability of empty beverage containers collected for recycling in the state by curbside recycling programs or…
§ 14549.2 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Certified entity” means a recycling center, processor, or dropoff or collection…
§ 14549.3 (a) On or before March 1 of each year, a manufacturer of a beverage sold in a plastic beverage container subject to the California Redemption Value, pursuant…
§ 14549.4 The department shall study and develop a system or process to address the issue of glass contamination to improve the quality of glass material collected.
§ 14549.5 On or before April 1, 2004, and annually thereafter, or more frequently as determined to be necessary by the department, the department shall review and, if…
§ 14549.6 (a) The department, consistent with Section 14581 and subject to the availability of funds, shall annually pay a total of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000)…
§ 14549.7 (a) In order to develop California markets for glass beverage containers collected for recycling in the state, the department may, subject to the availability…
§ 14549.8 (a) The department shall determine eligibility for a market development payment described in Section 14549.2 based on current market conditions and shall…
§ 14549.9 (a) A beverage manufacturer may agree with one or more beverage manufacturers to submit a consolidated report, in lieu of individual reports, with aggregated…