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. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the standards
in this chapter and the regulations adopted by the department to
implement this chapter shall be enforced by the department, and by
any local health officer or any local public officer designated by
the director.
(2) The standards of this chapter listed in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (c) of Section 25404, and the regulations adopted to
implement the standards of this chapter listed in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (c) of Section 25404, shall be enforced by the department
and one of the following:
(A) If there is no CUPA, the officer or agency authorized,
pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 25404.3, to implement and
enforce the requirements of this chapter listed in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (c) of Section 25404.
(B) Within the jurisdiction of a CUPA, the unified program
agencies, to the extent provided by this chapter and Sections 25404.1
and 25404.2. Within the jurisdiction of a CUPA, the unified program
agencies shall be the only local agencies authorized to enforce the
requirements of this chapter listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision
(c) of Section 25404.
(b) (1) In addition to the persons specified in subdivision (a),
any traffic officer, as defined by Section 625 of the Vehicle Code,
and any peace officer specified in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code,
may enforce Section 25160, subdivision (a) of Section 25163, and
Sections 25250.8, 25250.18, 25250.19, and 25250.23. Traffic officers
and peace officers are authorized representatives of the department
for purposes of enforcing the provisions set forth in this
subdivision.
(2) A peace officer specified in subdivision (a) of Section 830.37
of the Penal Code may, upon approval of the local district attorney,
enforce the standards in this chapter and regulations adopted by the
department to implement this chapter. A peace officer authorized to
enforce those standards and regulations pursuant to this paragraph
shall perform these duties in coordination with the appropriate local
officer or agency authorized to enforce this chapter pursuant to
subdivision (a), and shall complete a training program which is
equivalent to that required by the department for local officers and
agencies authorized to enforce this chapter pursuant to subdivision
(a).
(c) Notwithstanding any limitations in subdivision (b), a member
of the California Highway Patrol may enforce Sections 25185, 25189,
25189.2, 25189.5, 25191, and 25195, and Article 6 (commencing with
Section 25160) and Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 25167.1), as
those provisions relate to the transportation of hazardous waste.
(d) In enforcing this chapter, including, but not limited to, the
issuance of orders imposing administrative penalties, the referral of
violations to prosecutors for civil or criminal prosecution, the
settlement of cases, and the adoption of enforcement policies and
standards related to those matters, the department and the local
officers and agencies authorized to enforce this chapter pursuant to
subdivision (a) shall exercise their enforcement authority in such a
manner that generators, transporters, and operators of storage,
treatment, transfer, and disposal facilities are treated equally and
consistently with regard to the same types of violations.