Section 25400.19 Of Article 3. Local Health Officer Responsibilities From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.9.1. >> Article 3.
25400.19
. Within five working days after receiving a notification
from a law enforcement agency of known or suspected contamination of
a property by a methamphetamine laboratory activity, or upon
notification from the property owner, the local health officer shall
inspect the property, including the mobilehome, manufactured home, or
recreational vehicle and the land on which it is located, pursuant
to this section. In the case of a mobilehome, manufactured home, or
recreational vehicle, that is property pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (t) of Section 25400.11, the local health officer shall
make the determination specified in subdivision (e) of Section
25400.20 regarding the cause of the contamination and responsibility
for the remediation required pursuant to this chapter.
(a) The property inspection shall include, but not be limited to,
obtaining evidence of hazardous chemical use or storage and
documentation of evidence of any chemical stains, cooking activity
and release or spillage of hazardous chemicals used to manufacture
methamphetamine.
(b) In conducting an inspection pursuant to this section, the
local health officer may request copies of any law enforcement
reports, forensic chemist reports, and any hazardous waste manifests,
to evaluate all of the following:
(1) The length of time the property was used as an illegal
methamphetamine manufacturing or storage site.
(2) The extent of the property actually used and contaminated in
the manufacture of methamphetamine or the storage of methamphetamine
or a hazardous chemical.
(3) The chemical process that was involved in the illegal
methamphetamine manufacturing.
(4) The chemicals that were removed from the scene.
(5) The location of the illegal methamphetamine manufacturing or
storage site in relation to the habitable areas of the property.