California Health and Safety Code 116090.6 – For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following …
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For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Local health officer” means the legally appointed health officer or director of environmental health of the city, county, or city and county, having jurisdiction over the area in which a publicly accessible body of water is located, which may include a coastal area.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 116090.6
- County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
- Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) “Office” means the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
(c) “Site-specific fish or shellfish health advisory” means a consumption advisory regarding fish or shellfish in a specified body of water or area of that body of water, which may include a specified area of coastal waters.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 538, Sec. 1. (AB 762) Effective January 1, 2020.)