Section 374.8 Of Title 10. Of Crimes Against The Public Health And Safety 369a-402c From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 1.
374.8
. (a) In any prosecution under this section, proof of the
elements of the offense shall not be dependent upon the requirements
of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) Any person who knowingly causes any hazardous substance to be
deposited into or upon any road, street, highway, alley, or railroad
right-of-way, or upon the land of another, without the permission of
the owner, or into the waters of this state is punishable by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by
imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for a term
of 16 months, two years, or three years, or by a fine of not less
than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment, unless the deposit
occurred as a result of an emergency that the person promptly
reported to the appropriate regulatory authority.
(c) For purposes of this section, "hazardous substance" means
either of the following:
(1) Any material that, because of its quantity, concentration, or
physical or chemical characteristics, poses a significant present or
potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if
released into the environment, including, but not limited to,
hazardous waste and any material that the administering agency or a
handler, as defined in Chapter 6.91 (commencing with Section 25410)
of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, has a reasonable basis
for believing would be injurious to the health and safety of persons
or harmful to the environment if released into the environment.
(2) Any substance or chemical product for which one of the
following applies:
(A) The manufacturer or producer is required to prepare a MSDS, as
defined in Section 6374 of the Labor Code, for the substance or
product pursuant to the Hazardous Substances Information Training Act
(Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 6360) of Part 1 of Division 5
of the Labor Code) or pursuant to any applicable federal law or
regulation.
(B) The substance is described as a radioactive material in
Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations maintained
and updated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
(C) The substance is designated by the Secretary of Transportation
in Chapter 27 (commencing with Section 1801) of the appendix to
Title 49 of the United States Code and taxed as a radioactive
substance or material.
(D) The materials listed in subdivision (b) of Section 6382 of the
Labor Code.