Section 13123 Of Article 1. General From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 12. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
13123
. The State Fire Marshal shall remove from his or her approved
list the name of any flame-retardant chemicals, flame-retardant
fabric or material or any flame-retardant application concern where
he or she finds after a hearing that any of the following causes
exists:
(a) Selling or offering for sale a flame-retardant chemical or a
flame-retardant material that is inferior to that submitted for test
and approval.
(b) Distributing or disseminating or causing to be distributed or
disseminated, misleading or false information with respect to any
flame-retardant chemical, fabric or material.
(c) Changing the flame-retardant chemical formula or methods of
flame-retardant treatment without first notifying and obtaining
approval of the change by, the State Fire Marshal.
(d) Using chemicals other than those shown on the State Fire
Marshal's approved list.
(e) Using chemicals for the treatment of materials for which they
have not been approved.
(f) Failure to adequately and properly treat a fabric or material
to make it flame-retardant to the extent that it will successfully
pass the flame-retardant tests established by the State Fire Marshal.
(g) Violating any minimum standard or any rule or regulation
adopted pursuant to Section 13120.
The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of
the Government Code, and the State Fire Marshal shall have all the
powers granted therein. Pending hearing and decision the State Fire
Marshal may temporarily remove any name from the approved list for a
period not to exceed 30 days, if he or she finds that the action is
required in the public interest. In any such case the order of
temporary removal shall be effective upon notice to the persons
affected thereby, and a hearing shall be held and a decision issued
within 30 days after the notice.