California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 14513.5

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 331, Sec. 2. (AB 2511) Effective January 1, 2017.

“Biochar” means materials derived from thermochemical conversion of biomass in an oxygen-limited environment containing at least 60 percent carbon.

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Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 14513.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-7-agricultural-chemicals-livestock-remedies-and-commercial-feeds/chapter-5-fertilizing-materials/article-2-definitions/section-14513.5

Other sections in Article 2 - Definitions

§ 14511§ 14512§ 14512.5§ 14513§ 14513.5§ 14514§ 14515§ 14516§ 14517§ 14518…§ 14556§ 14557§ 14558§ 14559§ 14559.5§ 14560§ 14561§ 14562§ 14563§ 14564

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