California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

• Section 108100.
  This chapter shall be known as the California Hazardous Substances Act.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 108105.
  Unless the provisions or the context otherwise requires, these definitions, rules of construction, and general provisions shall govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats....
• Section 108110.
  The term “art or craft material” means any raw or processed material or manufactured product marketed or being represented by the manufacturer, repackager or retailer...
• Section 108115.
  “Department” means the State Department of Health Services.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 108120.
  As used in this chapter, “federal act” means the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (74 Stats. 372; 15 U.S.C., Sec. 1261, et seq.).(Added by Stats. 1995,...
• Section 108125.
  The term “hazardous substance” means:(a)  Any substance or mixture of substances that (1) is toxic, (2) is corrosive, (3) is an irritant, (4) is a...
• Section 108130.
  The term “hazardous substance” shall not apply to any of the following:(a)  Foods, drugs, or cosmetics subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...
• Section 108135.
  The term “hazardous substance” shall apply to any article that is not itself an economic poison within the meaning of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and...
• Section 108140.
  The term “human carcinogen” means any substance listed as a human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.The term “potential human carcinogen” means...
• Section 108145.
  The term “toxic” shall apply to any substance, other than a radioactive substance, that has the capacity to produce personal injury or illness to man...
• Section 108150.
  The term “toxic substance causing chronic illness” means any of the following:(1)  Human carcinogens. (2)  Potential human carcinogens. (3)  Any substance included in the list...
• Section 108155.
  “Highly toxic” means any substance that falls within any of the following categories:(a)  Produces death within 14 days in half or more than half of...
• Section 108160.
  If the department finds that available data on human experience with any substance indicate results different from those obtained on animals with the dosages or...
• Section 108165.
  “Corrosive” means any substance which in contact with living tissue will cause destruction of tissue by chemical action; but shall not refer to action on...
• Section 108170.
  “Irritant” means any substance not corrosive within the meaning of Section 108165 that on immediate, prolonged, or repeated contact with normal living tissue will induce...
• Section 108175.
  “Strong sensitizer” means a substance that will cause on normal living tissue through an allergic or photodynamic process a hypersensitivity that becomes evident on reapplication...
• Section 108180.
  The term “extremely flammable” shall apply to any substance that has a flashpoint at or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, as determined by the Tagliabue open-cup...
• Section 108185.
  “Radioactive substance” means a substance that emits ionizing radiation.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 108190.
  “Label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container of any substance or, in the case of an article that...
• Section 108195.
  The term “immediate container” does not include package liners.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 108200.
  The term “misbranded hazardous substance” means a hazardous substance (including a toy or other article intended for use by children, that is a hazardous substance,...
• Section 108205.
  The term “banned hazardous substance” means either:(a)  Any toy, or other article intended for use by children, that is a hazardous substance, or that bears...
• Section 108210.
  (a)  An article may be determined to present an electrical hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its...
• Section 108215.
  The department, by regulation, shall exempt from subdivision (a) of Section 108205 (1) articles such as chemical sets, that by reason of their functional purpose...
• Section 108220.
  Proceedings for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of regulations pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 108205 and Section 108215 shall be in the manner prescribed...
• Section 108225.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no substance or article shall be deemed to violate any provision of this chapter except Article 6 (commencing...

Last modified: October 22, 2018