California Code
DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES
PART 4 - NONVEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 41500. - 41500. To coordinate air pollution control activities throughout the state,...

Section 41500.5. - 41500.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any plan required...

Section 41502. - 41502. (a) Before taking any action pursuant to Section 41503,...

Section 41503. - 41503. (a) Within 12 months of receiving each district’s attainment...

Section 41503.1. - 41503.1. The state board may approve an attainment plan which...

Section 41503.2. - 41503.2. (a) If the state board concludes that a district’s...

Section 41503.3. - 41503.3. Upon receipt of a district’s triennial progress report and...

Section 41503.4. - 41503.4. All actions of the state board to approve, revise...

Section 41503.5. - 41503.5. The state board shall ensure that a district’s attainment...

Section 41503.6. - 41503.6. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the California...

Section 41504. - 41504. (a) If, after a public hearing, the state board...

Section 41505. - 41505. If, after a public hearing, the state board finds...

Section 41508. - 41508. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this division, including,...

Section 41509. - 41509. No provision of this division, or of any order,...

Section 41510. - 41510. For the purpose of enforcing or administering any state...

Section 41511. - 41511. For the purpose of carrying out the duties imposed...

Section 41511.5. - 41511.5. The state board shall conduct a study of ambient...

Section 41512. - 41512. (a) The state board or a district board may...

Section 41512.5. - 41512.5. A district board may adopt a schedule of fees...

Section 41512.7. - 41512.7. (a) No district with an annual budget of less...

Section 41513. - 41513. Any violation of any provision of this part, or...

Section 41514. - 41514. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provision of...

Section 41514.1. - 41514.1. (a) For purposes of this section, “health facility” has...

Section 41514.8. - 41514.8. (a) Prior to adopting rules or regulations which would...

Section 41514.9. - 41514.9. (a) On or before January 1, 2003, the state...

Section 41514.10. - 41514.10. On or before January 1, 2003, the state board...

CHAPTER 1.5 - Cogeneration Technology and Resource Recovery Projects

Section 41515. - 41515. The Legislature finds and declares (a) that present methods...

Section 41516. - 41516. The Legislature further finds and declares (a) that the...

Section 41517. - 41517. The Legislature further finds and declares that the 1977...

CHAPTER 2 - Basinwide Mitigation for Cogeneration and Resource Recovery Projects

Section 41600. - 41600. (a) The districts shall provide for, and shall periodically...

Section 41605. - 41605. (a) The districts, in cooperation with the state board,...

Section 41605.5. - 41605.5. (a) In considering the offset requirement for a project...

Section 41606. - 41606. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Nonattainment Area Plans

Section 41650. - 41650. (a) The state board shall adopt the nonattainment area...

Section 41651. - 41651. In addition to any other statutory requirements, at the...

Section 41652. - 41652. If, after the public hearing, the state board finds...

CHAPTER 3 - Emission Limitations

ARTICLE 1 - General Limitations

Section 41700. - 41700. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 41705, a...

Section 41701. - 41701. Except as otherwise provided in Section 41704, or Article...

Section 41701.5. - 41701.5. (a) Neither the state board nor any district shall...

Section 41701.6. - 41701.6. Neither the state board nor any district shall impose...

Section 41702. - 41702. No person shall operate any article, machine, equipment, or...

Section 41703. - 41703. If a district board adopts a rule or regulation...

Section 41704. - 41704. Section 41701 does not apply to any of the...

Section 41705. - 41705. (a) Section 41700 does not apply to odors emanating...

Section 41705. - 41705. (a) Section 41700 shall not apply to odors emanating...

Section 41706. - 41706. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that recent...

Section 41707. - 41707. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter restricting burning, the...

Section 41708. - 41708. Any district may adopt a rule or regulation for...

Section 41712. - 41712. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Portable Equipment

Section 41750. - 41750. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

Section 41751. - 41751. (a) (1) As used in this article, “portable equipment”...

Section 41752. - 41752. (a) At the earliest feasible date, but not later...

Section 41753. - 41753. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature...

Section 41754. - 41754. (a) The regulations adopted by the state board, on...

Section 41755. - 41755. (a) Districts shall enforce the statewide registration program, emission...

ARTICLE 2 - Nonagricultural Burning

Section 41800. - 41800. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person...

Section 41801. - 41801. Nothing in this article shall be construed as limiting...

Section 41802. - 41802. Notwithstanding Section 41800, with respect to wood waste from...

Section 41803. - 41803. No authorization, however, under Section 41802 or 41804.5 shall...

Section 41804. - 41804. Burning may be authorized under Section 41802 only if:...

Section 41804.5. - 41804.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 41800, a district board may authorize,...

Section 41805. - 41805. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, because...

Section 41805.5. - 41805.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 41805.6. - 41805.6. Notwithstanding Section 41805.5, a small city which operates a...

Section 41806. - 41806. Nothing in this article shall be construed as prohibiting...

Section 41807. - 41807. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit...

Section 41808. - 41808. The state board shall permit a city or county...

Section 41809. - 41809. Notwithstanding Sections 41508 and 41800, open outdoor fires may...

Section 41810. - 41810. For islands located 15 or more miles from the...

Section 41811. - 41811. The provisions of this article shall not supersede any...

Section 41812. - 41812. (a) The air pollution control officer of any district,...

Section 41813. - 41813. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, in the...

Section 41815. - 41815. Notwithstanding any local ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 37100...

ARTICLE 3 - Agricultural Burning

Section 41850. - 41850. It is the intent of the Legislature, by the...

Section 41851. - 41851. Section 41800 shall not apply to burning regulated pursuant...

Section 41852. - 41852. No person knowingly shall set or permit agricultural burning...

Section 41852.5. - 41852.5. The state board may, after holding a public hearing,...

Section 41853. - 41853. The state board shall designate public fire protection agencies...

Section 41853.5. - 41853.5. (a) No permit shall be issued pursuant to Section...

Section 41854. - 41854. (a) No permit issued pursuant to Section 41853 shall...

Section 41855. - 41855. The state board shall determine and designate from meteorological...

Section 41855.5. - 41855.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no permit...

Section 41855.6. - 41855.6. The district may postpone the commencement dates set forth...

Section 41855.8. - 41855.8. (a) Upon appropriation of moneys pursuant to Provision 1...

Section 41856. - 41856. The state board shall promulgate guidelines for the regulation...

Section 41857. - 41857. The guidelines promulgated by the state board shall be...

Section 41858. - 41858. In adopting such guidelines, the state board shall consider...

Section 41859. - 41859. The state board shall continuously review the guidelines promulgated...

Section 41860. - 41860. The state board shall adopt and publish a list...

Section 41861. - 41861. No burning shall be conducted for the improvement of...

Section 41862. - 41862. A district may issue a permit to authorize agricultural...

Section 41863. - 41863. Each basinwide coordinating council and district shall, as part...

Section 41864. - 41864. The provisions of this article shall not supersede any...

Section 41865. - 41865. (a) This section shall be known, and may be...

Section 41865.5. - 41865.5. Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, on or...

Section 41866. - 41866. The Sacramento Valley Basinwide Air Pollution Control Council may...

ARTICLE 4 - Sandblasting

Section 41901. - 41901. The committee shall include nine members appointed by the...

Section 41902. - 41902. In developing the standards, the committee shall take into...

Section 41903. - 41903. Thirty days after the adoption of air pollution standards...

Section 41904. - 41904. The standards shall be statewide, and no rule or...

Section 41905. - 41905. The standards, however, shall not supersede any rule or...

ARTICLE 5 - Gasoline Vapor Control

Section 41950. - 41950. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (e),...

Section 41951. - 41951. A “pressure tank” is a tank which maintains working...

Section 41952. - 41952. A “vapor recovery system” consists of a vapor gathering...

Section 41953. - 41953. A “floating roof” consists of a pontoon-type or double-deck-type...

Section 41954. - 41954. (a) The state board shall adopt procedures for determining...

Section 41955. - 41955. Prior to state board certification of a gasoline vapor...

Section 41956. - 41956. (a) As soon as possible after the effective date...

Section 41956.1. - 41956.1. (a) Whenever the state board, the Division of Measurement...

Section 41957. - 41957. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the...

Section 41958. - 41958. To the maximum extent practicable, the rules and regulations...

Section 41959. - 41959. Certification testing of gasoline vapor control systems and their...

Section 41960. - 41960. (a) Certification of a gasoline vapor recovery system for...

Section 41960.1. - 41960.1. (a) All vapor control systems for the control of...

Section 41960.2. - 41960.2. (a) All installed systems for the control of gasoline...

Section 41960.3. - 41960.3. (a) Each district which requires the installation of systems...

Section 41960.4. - 41960.4. The operator of each service station utilizing a system...

Section 41960.5. - 41960.5. (a) No retailer, as defined in Section 20999 of...

Section 41960.6. - 41960.6. (a) No retailer, as defined in subdivision (g) of...

Section 41961. - 41961. The State Fire Marshal, the Division of Measurement Standards,...

Section 41962. - 41962. (a) Notwithstanding Section 34002 of the Vehicle Code, the...

ARTICLE 6 - Gasoline Cargo Tanks

Section 41970. - 41970. (a) As an alternative to the criminal penalties provided...

Section 41971. - 41971. Proof of correction shall consist either of a verification...

Section 41972. - 41972. (a) Proof of correction by verification shall consist of...

Section 41973. - 41973. Each day that a gasoline cargo tank, which is...

Section 41974. - 41974. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), Article 3...

ARTICLE 7 - Incineration of Toxic Waste Materials

Section 41980. - 41980. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Incineration has...

Section 41980.5. - 41980.5. For purposes of this article, “toxic waste” means hazardous...

Section 41982. - 41982. The state board shall, after completing the study referred...

Section 41983. - 41983. (a) This article shall not be construed as preventing...

ARTICLE 8 - Indoor Air Cleaning Devices

Section 41985. - 41985. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 41985.5. - 41985.5. For purposes of this article, the following terms have...

Section 41986. - 41986. (a) On or before December 31, 2008, the state...

ARTICLE 9.1 - Nontoxic Dry Cleaning Incentive Program

Section 41998. - 41998. (a) (1) The state board shall impose a three...

Section 41999. - 41999. (a) The state board shall develop and establish a...

CHAPTER 4 - Enforcement

ARTICLE 1 - Permits

Section 42300. - 42300. (a) Every district board may establish, by regulation, a...

Section 42300.1. - 42300.1. (a) A district board may issue a consolidated permit...

Section 42300.2. - 42300.2. A district may establish a program to certify private...

Section 42301. - 42301. A permit system established pursuant to Section 42300 shall...

Section 42301.1. - 42301.1. Whenever necessary and appropriate to ensure compliance with all...

Section 42301.2. - 42301.2. A district shall not require emission offsets for any...

Section 42301.3. - 42301.3. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 42301.5. - 42301.5. (a) Any article, machine, equipment, or contrivance that may...

Section 42301.6. - 42301.6. (a) Prior to approving an application for a permit...

Section 42301.7. - 42301.7. (a) If the air pollution control officer determines there...

Section 42301.8. - 42301.8. Upon receiving a request, for good cause, from the...

Section 42301.9. - 42301.9. For the purposes of Sections 42301.5 to 42301.8, inclusive:...

Section 42301.10. - 42301.10. In any district that has a permit system established...

Section 42301.11. - 42301.11. It is the intent of the Legislature that, in...

Section 42301.12. - 42301.12. (a) Any district permit system or permit provision established...

Section 42301.13. - 42301.13. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district...

Section 42301.15. - 42301.15. Each district shall adopt an expedited program for the...

Section 42301.16. - 42301.16. (a) In addition to complying with the requirements of...

Section 42301.17. - 42301.17. (a) A district may adopt by regulation a program...

Section 42301.18. - 42301.18. (a) Any agricultural source that existed prior to January...

Section 42302. - 42302. An applicant for a permit that has been denied...

Section 42302.1. - 42302.1. Within 30 days of any decision or action pertaining...

Section 42303. - 42303. An air pollution control officer, at any time, may...

Section 42303.2. - 42303.2. (a) (1) An air pollution control officer, at any...

Section 42303.5. - 42303.5. No person shall knowingly make any false statement in...

Section 42304. - 42304. If, within a reasonable time, the holder of any...

Section 42305. - 42305. The air pollution control officer shall reinstate a suspended...

Section 42306. - 42306. Within 10 days after receipt of the notice of...

Section 42307. - 42307. An air pollution control officer may request the hearing...

Section 42308. - 42308. Within 30 days after a hearing has been requested...

Section 42309. - 42309. After a hearing, the hearing board may do any...

Section 42310. - 42310. (a) A permit shall not be required for any...

Section 42310.5. - 42310.5. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of any district permit system,...

Section 42311. - 42311. (a) A district board may adopt, by regulation, a...

Section 42311.2. - 42311.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 42311, a district shall not adopt...

Section 42311.5. - 42311.5. A district board may increase its fee schedule adopted...

Section 42312. - 42312. To aid in administering its permit system, a district...

Section 42313. - 42313. Except in the case of a contract entered into...

Section 42314. - 42314. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of any district permit...

Section 42314.1. - 42314.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), to the...

Section 42314.2. - 42314.2. (a) The time limits established under Sections 65950, 65950.1,...

Section 42314.5. - 42314.5. In considering a permit for a facility that utilizes...

Section 42315. - 42315. (a) No district shall issue or renew a permit...

Section 42316. - 42316. (a) The Great Basin Air Pollution Control District may...

ARTICLE 1.3 - Air Pollution Permit Streamlining Act

Section 42320. - 42320. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 42321. - 42321. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) California’s...

Section 42322. - 42322. (a) Every district shall establish, by regulation, a program...

Section 42322.5. - 42322.5. Districts with a population of more than 500,000 persons...

Section 42323. - 42323. (a) For purposes of subdivision (b), “small business stationary...

ARTICLE 1.5 - District Review of a Permit Applicant s Compliance History

Section 42330. - 42330. The Legislature finds and declares that the effective regulation...

Section 42331. - 42331. (a) Prior to issuing a permit pursuant to Article...

Section 42332. - 42332. (a) Prior to renewing a permit, an air pollution...

Section 42333. - 42333. (a) An air pollution control officer may, pursuant to...

Section 42334. - 42334. If, in the course of enforcing existing permits and...

Section 42335. - 42335. A permit denied pursuant to Section 42333 shall be...

Section 42336. - 42336. In addition to any other information required to be...

Section 42337. - 42337. Any public notice provided by the district concerning the...

Section 42338. - 42338. Nothing in this article limits the existing authority of...

Section 42339. - 42339. This article does not apply to nuisance complaints based...

ARTICLE 2 - Variances

Section 42350. - 42350. (a) Any person may apply to the hearing board...

Section 42350.5. - 42350.5. Any form developed by a district board for use...

Section 42351. - 42351. (a) Any person who has submitted an application for...

Section 42351.5. - 42351.5. If a person granted a variance with a schedule...

Section 42352. - 42352. (a) No variance shall be granted unless the hearing...

Section 42352.5. - 42352.5. (a) The hearing board, in determining whether or not...

Section 42353. - 42353. Upon making the specific findings set forth in Section...

Section 42354. - 42354. In prescribing other and different requirements, in accordance with...

Section 42355. - 42355. (a) The hearing board may require, as a condition...

Section 42356. - 42356. The hearing board may modify or revoke, by written...

Section 42357. - 42357. The hearing board may review and for good cause,...

Section 42358. - 42358. (a) The hearing board, in making any order permitting...

Section 42359. - 42359. Except in the case of an emergency, as determined...

Section 42359.5. - 42359.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or...

Section 42360. - 42360. Within 30 days of any order granting, modifying, or...

Section 42361. - 42361. Any variance granted by the hearing board of a...

Section 42362. - 42362. The state board may revoke or modify any variance...

Section 42363. - 42363. Prior to revoking or modifying a variance pursuant to...

Section 42364. - 42364. (a) The district board may adopt, by regulation, a...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Product Variances

Section 42365. - 42365. Any person who manufactures a product may petition the...

Section 42366. - 42366. A product variance is only available if, to provide...

Section 42367. - 42367. No product variance shall be granted pursuant to this...

Section 42368. - 42368. (a) No product variance shall be granted unless the...

Section 42369. - 42369. (a) No product variance shall be granted if the...

Section 42370. - 42370. If the product variance is granted and the product...

Section 42371. - 42371. Sections 42350.5, 42351, 42351.5, 42352.5, 42354 to 42357, inclusive,...

Section 42372. - 42372. (a) The hearing board, in making any order permitting...

ARTICLE 3 - Penalties

Section 42400. - 42400. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 42400.1, 42400.2,...

Section 42400.1. - 42400.1. (a) Any person who negligently emits an air contaminant...

Section 42400.2. - 42400.2. (a) Any person who emits an air contaminant in...

Section 42400.3. - 42400.3. (a) Any person who willfully and intentionally emits an...

Section 42400.3.5. - 42400.3.5. (a) Any person who knowingly violates any rule, regulation,...

Section 42400.4. - 42400.4. (a) In any district where a Title V permit...

Section 42400.5. - 42400.5. In addition to the penalties, specified in Section 42400,...

Section 42400.6. - 42400.6. A fine or monetary penalty specified in Section 39674;...

Section 42400.7. - 42400.7. (a) The recovery of civil penalties pursuant to Section...

Section 42400.8. - 42400.8. In determining the amount of fine to impose pursuant...

Section 42401. - 42401. Any person who intentionally or negligently violates any order...

Section 42402. - 42402. (a) Except as provided in Sections 42402.1, 42402.2, 42402.3,...

Section 42402.1. - 42402.1. (a) Any person who negligently emits an air contaminant...

Section 42402.2. - 42402.2. (a) Any person who emits an air contaminant in...

Section 42402.3. - 42402.3. (a) Any person who willfully and intentionally emits an...

Section 42402.4. - 42402.4. Any person who knowingly and with intent to deceive,...

Section 42402.5. - 42402.5. In addition to any civil and criminal penalties prescribed...

Section 42403. - 42403. (a) The civil penalties prescribed in Sections 39674, 42401,...

Section 42403.5. - 42403.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 42407, any violation of Section 41700...

Section 42404. - 42404. An action brought pursuant to Section 42403 to recover...

Section 42404.5. - 42404.5. Any limitation of time applicable to actions brought pursuant...

Section 42405. - 42405. In an action brought pursuant to Section 42403 by...

Section 42405.1. - 42405.1. (a) Any person who provides information that materially contributes...

Section 42405.5. - 42405.5. (a) If any state or local government agency provides...

Section 42406. - 42406. To secure a civil penalty imposed pursuant to this...

Section 42407. - 42407. Except as provided in Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section...

Section 42408. - 42408. (a) Any person who tampers with any ambient air...

Section 42409. - 42409. Every district shall publish in writing and make available...

Section 42410. - 42410. (a) As an alternative to seeking civil penalties under...

Section 42411. - 42411. Notwithstanding any other law, maximum penalties assessed by the...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Compliance Programs

Section 42420. - 42420. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a)...

Section 42421. - 42421. Each district which has a population of one million...

ARTICLE 4 - Orders for Abatements

Section 42450. - 42450. The district board may, after notice and a hearing,...

Section 42450.1. - 42450.1. This article applies to any order for abatement issued...

Section 42451. - 42451. (a) On its own motion, or upon the motion...

Section 42451.5. - 42451.5. (a) The air pollution control officer may issue an...

Section 42452. - 42452. The order for abatement shall be framed in the...

Section 42453. - 42453. A proceeding for mandatory or prohibitory injunction shall be...

Section 42454. - 42454. Proceedings under Section 42453 shall conform to the requirements...

CHAPTER 4.5 - Protect California Air Act of 2003

Section 42500. - 42500. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 42501. - 42501. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 42502. - 42502. The Legislature further finds and declares all of the...

Section 42503. - 42503. The purposes of this chapter are all of the...

Section 42504. - 42504. (a) No air quality management district or air pollution...

Section 42505. - 42505. For purposes of this chapter, each district’s “existing new...

Section 42506. - 42506. In order to assist in interpreting district rules and...

Section 42507. - 42507. If any provision of this chapter or the application...

CHAPTER 5 - Monitoring Devices

Section 42700. - 42700. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that stationary...

Section 42701. - 42701. (a) For the purposes of Sections 41511 and 42303,...

Section 42702. - 42702. The state board shall specify the types of stationary...

Section 42703. - 42703. The state board shall require the manufacturer of any...

Section 42704. - 42704. After the state board has made a determination of...

Section 42705. - 42705. Any stationary source required by the district in which...

Section 42705.5. - 42705.5. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 42705.6. - 42705.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 42706. - 42706. Any violation of any emission standard to which the...

Section 42707. - 42707. The air pollution control officer shall inspect, as he...

Section 42708. - 42708. This chapter shall not prevent any local or regional...

CHAPTER 6 - Natural Gas Storage Facility Monitoring

Section 42710. - 42710. (a) The state board, in consultation with any local...