Section 114775 Of Article 1. Control Of Radioactive Contamination Of The Environment From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 9. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
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. The department, utilizing available funds and in
cooperation with the Department of Fish and Game and the Joint
Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, shall do all of the
following:
(a) Cooperate with any federal agency that conducts monitoring of
marine life or ocean waters, or both, at the sites of radioactive
waste dumping off the California coast to determine the effects of
the dumping.
(b) Purchase and test samples of seafood taken in the vicinity of
the Farallon Islands radioactive waste dump site to determine whether
the seafood contains radioactivity beyond natural and artificial
background levels.
(c) Make annual reports to the Legislature on the implementation
of this section, including any recommendations for legislation it
deems necessary to protect the health of Californians.
(d) Take emergency action pursuant to the general authority
contained in the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law (Part 5
(commencing with Section 109875)) to prohibit the commercial sale of
seafood for human consumption if, in the judgment of the director,
samples analyzed pursuant to subdivision (b), are found to contain
radioactivity that poses a threat to human health.