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Humane Care of Animals

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Scientific and educational activities involving animals should recognize that animals may contribute to learning, research, and advances in human and animal health, while requiring humane, respectful, and ethically justified care and use.

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Regulations governing the humane use of animals should include requirements for appropriate shelter, food, sanitation, recordkeeping, and humane treatment, while supporting authorized scientific, educational, diagnostic, and research purposes and prohibiting any rule that compels animals to be provided for research, demonstration, diagnosis, or experimentation.

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The department is authorized to inspect premises where animals are kept for experimental or diagnostic purposes to determine compliance with applicable humane care and use regulations, and this inspection authority may be exercised only by department employees and may not be delegated to another person or agency.

Repeal of Requirement for Obtaining an Extremely Hazardous Waste Disposal Permit

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Offsite storage, treatment, transportation, and disposal of extremely hazardous waste must follow the same requirements that apply to hazardous waste, and no additional special permits are required solely because the waste is classified as extremely hazardous.

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Applicants or facility owners and operators requesting hazardous waste permits, renewals, modifications, variances, or waste classification determinations must enter into reimbursement agreements with the department to cover application processing, corrective action oversight, and applicable environmental review costs, with specified exemptions for certain public agency and household hazardous waste activities.

Transporting Hazardous Waste

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Hazardous waste may generally be transported only by a validly registered hazardous waste transporter, and custody should not be transferred to an unregistered transporter, except for specified limited exemptions such as small-quantity transport under required packaging conditions, certain household hazardous waste or very small quantity generator transport to authorized collection facilities, and incidental transport by solid waste collectors.

Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory

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California law requires hazardous materials business and area plans to support statewide reporting of the location, type, quantity, and health risks of hazardous materials so emergency responders, health officials, regulatory agencies, and other appropriate parties can prevent, prepare for, and respond to releases or threatened releases that may affect public health, safety, workplaces, or the environment.

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Last Reviewed: Friday, October 2, 2026
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