Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000 - 49654]
( Division 30 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1096, Sec. 2. ) PART 7. OTHER PROVISIONS [47000 - 48707]
( Part 7 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22. ) CHAPTER 1. Household Hazardous Substance Information and Collection [47000 - 47550]
( Heading of Chapter 1 (as affected by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35) amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1355, Sec. 52. ) ARTICLE 3.3. Home-Generated Sharps Waste Collection [47115 - 47116]
( Article 3.3 added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 591, Sec. 1. ) 47115.
A pharmaceutical manufacturer that sells or distributes a medication in California that is usually intended to be self-injected at home through the use of a hypodermic needle, pen needle, intravenous needle, or any other similar device, shall, on or before July 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, submit to the board, or its successor agency, a plan that describes how the manufacturer supports the safe collection and proper disposal of the waste devices.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 591, Sec. 1. (SB 486) Effective January 1, 2010.)