California Legal Codes and Statutes

Article 14 - Green Chemistry

California Health and Safety Code — §§ 25251-25257.2

Sections (17)

§ 25251

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 701, Sec. 1. (SB 502) Effective January 1, 2023.

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a)“Chemical manufacturer” means a person who manufactures a chemical or chemical ingredient that is used in a consumer product.
(b)“Consumer product” means a product or part of the product that is used, brought, or leased for use by a person for any purposes. “Consumer product” does not include any of the following:
(1)A dangerous drug or dangerous device as defined in Section 4022 of the Business of Professions Code.
(2)Dental restorative materials as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1648.20 of the Business and Professions Code.
(3)A device as defined in Section 4023 of the Business of Professions Code.
(4)A food as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 109935.
(5)The packaging associated with any of the items specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
(6)A pesticide as defined in Section 12753 of the Food and Agricultural Code or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.).
(c)“Council” means the California Environmental Policy Council established

pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.

(d)“Office” means the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
(e)“Panel” means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.
(f)“Product manufacturer” means a person who manufactures a consumer product or a person who controls the manufacturing process for, or specifies the use of a chemical to be included in, a consumer product.
§ 25252

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 701, Sec. 2. (SB 502) Effective January 1, 2023.

(a)On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize those chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with the office and all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish an identification and prioritization process that includes, but is not limited to, all of the

following considerations:

(1)The volume of the chemical in commerce in this state.
(2)The potential for exposure to the chemical in a consumer product.
(3)Potential effects on sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.
(b)(1) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall develop criteria by which chemicals and their alternatives may be evaluated. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the traits, characteristics, and endpoints that are referenced in Section 25256.
(2)In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department

shall reference and use, to the maximum extent feasible, available information from other nations, governments, and authoritative bodies that have undertaken similar chemical prioritization processes, so as to leverage the work and costs already incurred by those entities and to minimize costs and maximize benefits for the state’s economy.

(3)Paragraph (2) does not require the department, when adopting regulations pursuant to this section, to reference and use only the available information specified in paragraph (2).
§ 25252.5

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 559, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.

(a)Except as provided in subdivision (f), the department, in adopting the regulations pursuant to Sections 25252 and 25253, shall prepare a multimedia life cycle evaluation conducted by affected agencies and coordinated by the department, and shall submit the regulations and the multimedia life cycle evaluation to the council for review.
(b)The multimedia evaluation shall be based on the best available scientific data, written comments submitted by interested persons, and

information collected by the department in preparation for adopting the regulations, and shall address, but is not limited to, the impacts associated with all the following:

(1)Emissions of air pollutants, including ozone forming compounds, particulate matter, toxic air contaminants, and greenhouse gases.
(2)Contamination of surface water, groundwater, and soil.
(3)Disposal or use of the byproducts and waste materials.
(4)Worker safety and impacts to public health.
(5)Other anticipated impacts to the environment.
(c)The council shall complete its review of the multimedia evaluation within 90 calendar days following

notice from the department that it intends to adopt regulations. If the council determines that the proposed regulations will cause a significant adverse impact on the public health or the environment, or that alternatives exist that would be less adverse, the council shall recommend alternative measures that the department or other state agencies may take to reduce the adverse impact on public health or the environment. The council shall make all information relating to its review available to the public.

(d)Within 60 days of receiving notification from the council of a determination of significant adverse impact, the department shall adopt revisions to the proposed regulation to avoid or reduce the adverse impact, or the affected agencies shall take appropriate action that will, to the extent feasible, mitigate the adverse impact so that, on balance, there is no significant adverse impact on public health or the environment.
(e)In coordinating a multimedia evaluation pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall consult with other boards and departments within the California Environmental Protection Agency, the State Department of Public Health, the State and Consumer Services Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Industrial Relations, and other state agencies with responsibility for, or expertise regarding, impacts that could result from the production, use, or disposal of consumer products and the ingredients they may contain.
(f)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department may adopt regulations pursuant to Sections 25252 and 25253 without subjecting the proposed regulation to a multimedia evaluation if the council, following an initial evaluation of the proposed regulation, conclusively determines that the regulation will not have any significant adverse impact on

public health or the environment.

(g)For the purposes of this section, “multimedia life cycle evaluation” means the identification and evaluation of a significant adverse impact on public health or the environment, including air, water, or soil, that may result from the production, use, or disposal of a consumer product or consumer product ingredient.
§ 25253

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 701, Sec. 3. (SB 502) Effective January 1, 2023.

(a)(1) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment.
(2)The

regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish a process that includes an evaluation of the availability of potential alternatives and potential hazards posed by those alternatives, as well as an evaluation of critical exposure pathways. This process shall include life cycle assessment tools that take into consideration, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:

(A)Product function or performance.
(B)Useful life.
(C)Materials and resource consumption.
(D)Water conservation.
(E)Water quality impacts.
(F)Air

emissions.

(G)Production, in-use, and transportation energy inputs.
(H)Energy efficiency.
(I)Greenhouse gas emissions.
(J)Waste and end-of-life disposal.
(K)Public health impacts, including potential impacts to sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.
(L)Environmental impacts.
(M)Economic impacts.
(b)The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall specify the range of regulatory responses

that the department may take following the completion of the alternatives analysis, including, but not limited to, any of the following actions:

(1)Not requiring any action.
(2)Imposing requirements to provide additional information needed to assess a chemical of concern and its potential alternatives.
(3)Imposing requirements on the labeling or other type of consumer product information.
(4)Imposing a restriction on the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.
(5)Prohibiting the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.
(6)Imposing requirements that control access to or limit exposure to the chemical of concern in the consumer product.
(7)Imposing requirements for the manufacturer to manage the product at the end of its useful life, including recycling or responsible disposal of the consumer product.
(8)Imposing a requirement to fund green chemistry challenge grants where no feasible safer alternative exists.
(9)Any other outcome the department determines accomplishes the requirements of this article.
(c)The department, in developing the processes and regulations pursuant to this section, shall ensure that the

tools available are in a form that allows for ease of use and transparency of application. The department shall also make every feasible effort to devise simplified and accessible tools that consumer product manufacturers, consumer product distributors, product retailers, and consumers can use to make consumer product manufacturing, sales, and purchase decisions.

(d)(1) In lieu of requiring an analysis of alternatives, as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), the department may instead rely on all or part of one or more applicable publicly available studies or evaluations of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration in a consumer product, in existence at the time of consideration, and may proceed directly to a regulatory response.
(2)Any study or evaluation that the department proposes to rely on pursuant to this subdivision shall satisfy one of the reliability criteria in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (57) of subdivision (a) of, and also meet the requirements of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (57) of subdivision (a) of, Section 69501.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(3)The department shall provide public notice and an opportunity for comment from the public, including responsible entities, on the proposal to rely on the studies or evaluations. The proposal may be combined with the proposal to list a chemical-product combination as a priority product.
(4)The proposal shall address any relevant factors listed in subdivision (c) of

Section 69506 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section may be amended, that product manufacturers would be required to address as part of the regulatory response. If the department determines that a study or evaluation upon which it is relying pursuant to this subdivision does not address one or more relevant factors, the department may augment the study or evaluation with additional information that addresses the relevant factors as part of the proposal to rely on the studies or evaluations.

(5)Following public notice and comment, the department shall make a formal determination of whether the studies or evaluations are applicable and meet the reliability criteria and requirements specified in paragraph (2), and whether all relevant factors have been addressed. The department shall publish a summary of its determination,

including whether the department plans to proceed to regulatory responses. If regulatory responses are planned, the summary shall not be judicially reviewable until regulatory responses are finalized.

(6)Following a formal determination pursuant to paragraph (5), the department may issue regulatory responses based on the studies or evaluations, after providing public notice and an opportunity for comment from the public, including responsible entities, on the regulatory responses. The department shall respond to all comments it receives.
(e)(1) The department shall amend Sections 69504 and 69504.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations to allow a person to petition the department for a regulatory response pursuant to subdivision (d).
(2)The revision of regulations pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a change without regulatory effect.
(f)If the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to this article and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, the dispute resolution procedures specified in Sections 69507.1 and 69507.2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as those sections read on January 1, 2021, shall not be available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation and the requirement to exhaust administrative remedies in subdivision (b) of Section 69507 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations does not apply.
§ 25253.5

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 340, Sec. 23. (SB 839) Effective September 13, 2016.

The department shall revise its 2015–17 Priority Product Work Plan to include lead acid batteries for consideration and evaluation as a potential priority product.

§ 25253.6

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 701, Sec. 4. (SB 502) Effective January 1, 2023.

The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on sensitive populations.

§ 25253.7

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 701, Sec. 5. (SB 502) Effective January 1, 2023.

(a)(1) The department may issue a formal request for information from product manufacturers. The request shall be accompanied by a brief statement on why the department is requesting the information. A product manufacturer shall provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the department’s request within the time specified in paragraph (4). The department’s request may include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(A) Information on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use.

(B) Existing

information, if any, related to the use of the products by children, pregnant women, or other sensitive populations.

(C) Data on state product sales, or national product sales in the absence of state product sales data.

(2)(A) If the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have access to information requested pursuant to paragraph (1), in whole or in part, and that it has attempted to, but cannot, obtain that information from one or more suppliers or chemical manufacturers, the product manufacturer shall provide the identity and contact information of those suppliers or chemical manufacturers to the department.
(B)To the extent that the product manufacturer satisfies the requirements

of subparagraph (A), the product manufacturer shall be considered to be in compliance with the requirement to provide the data and information specified in paragraph (1), with respect to the information that the product manufacturer has attempted to obtain from the supplier or chemical manufacturer, and shall be absolved of liability for violating this section as it pertains to the provision of that information.

(C)The department may issue an independent information request to a supplier or chemical manufacturer identified by the product manufacturer pursuant to subparagraph (A) for the unknown information that the product manufacturer certifies it does not have access to, as well as for the identity and contact information of other suppliers or chemical manufacturers, as necessary to access the information requested pursuant to paragraph

(1). Upon the department’s request, a supplier or chemical manufacturer shall provide the information requested pursuant to this subparagraph to the department. The supplier or chemical manufacturer shall be considered to be in violation of this section, and is liable for civil penalties pursuant to subdivision (b), to the extent that it fails to comply with an information request, pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B), in its entirety.

(3)The department may seek data and information pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) for any product category or subcategory published in a previous Priority Product Work Plan or being considered for inclusion in an upcoming Priority Product Work Plan.
(4)The department shall provide 30 days for a response to a request for data or information,

unless the department concludes additional time is necessary for the entity to obtain the necessary information. If the department determines that a longer time is required, it shall identify the deadline for response, which shall not exceed 120 days. If the entity is in communication with the department and is working in good faith to fulfill the department’s request, the department may exceed 120 days by granting additional time in an amount not to exceed 60 days.

(5)In providing data or information in response to a request from the department, a product manufacturer, chemical manufacturer, or supplier may raise trade secret claims in accordance with Section 25257.
(b)(1) A person who violates this section shall be liable for a civil penalty not to

exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues. Liability under this section may be imposed in a civil action or may be imposed administratively.

(2)A penalty collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund.
(3)In imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall take into consideration the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, the violator’s ability to pay the penalty, and the deterrent effect of the penalty.
(4)Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose

liability for a civil penalty pursuant to paragraph (1) for a violation of this section resulting from another party’s failure to comply with an independent information request issued by the department pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).

§ 25253.9

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 701, Sec. 6. (SB 502) Effective January 1, 2023.

Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this section, the department shall include in each Priority Product Work Plan, commencing with the 2024–26 Priority Product Work Plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to Section 69503.4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation, a brief description of all of the following information:

(a)Information that the department has at the time the work plan is issued on the chemicals or chemical ingredients that may be chemicals of concern that

are contained in consumer products within each product category or subcategory.

(b)Any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of those consumer products, including, but not limited to, the information specified in Section 25253.7.
(c)Information specifying how the department plans to collect the additional information, if any, described in subdivision (b).
(d)(1) Timelines for completion of all of the following with regard to at least five product categories or subcategories in each work plan:

(A) The collection of information described in subdivision (b).

(B) All actions required pursuant to this article for a consumer product that contains a chemical of concern, including, but not limited to, the listing of that product as a priority product, the completion of an alternatives analysis for the product, and the finalization of regulatory response determinations.

(2)The length of a timeline pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed seven years from the date of issuance of the work plan.
(3)In determining the data needed and actions required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall take into account all chemicals that are known to serve or can potentially serve the same function in the product categories or subcategories, such as surfactants, preservatives, or

plasticizers, in order to avoid the substitution of one chemical with another chemical on the candidate chemical list.

(4)An action to enforce the timelines shall be brought pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
§ 25254

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 559, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.

(a)In implementing this article, the department shall establish a Green Ribbon Science Panel. The panel shall be composed of members whose expertise shall encompass all of the following disciplines:
(1)Chemistry.
(2)Chemical engineering.
(3)Environmental law.
(4)Toxicology.
(5)Public policy.
(6)Pollution prevention.
(7)Cleaner production methods.
(8)Environmental health.
(9)Public health.
(10)Risk analysis.
(11)Materials science.
(12)Nanotechnology.
(13)Chemical synthesis.
(14)Research.
(15)Maternal and child health.
(b)The department shall appoint all members to the panel on or before July 1, 2009. The department shall appoint the members for staggered three-year terms, and may reappoint a member for additional terms, without limitation.
(c)The panel shall meet as often as the department deems necessary, with consideration of available resources, but not less than twice each year. The department shall provide for staff and administrative support to the panel.
(d)The panel meetings shall be open to the public and are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
§ 25255

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 559, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.

The panel may take any of the following actions:

(a)Advise the department and the council on scientific and technical matters in support of the goals of this article of significantly reducing adverse health and environmental impacts of chemicals used in commerce, as well as the overall costs of those impacts to the state’s society, by encouraging the redesign of consumer products, manufacturing processes, and approaches.
(b)Assist the

department in developing green chemistry and chemicals policy recommendations and implementation strategies and details, and ensure these recommendations are based on a strong scientific foundation.

(c)Advise the department and make recommendations for chemicals the panel views as priorities for which hazard traits and toxicological end-point data should be collected.
(d)Advise the department in the adoption of regulations required by this article.
(e)Advise the department on any other pertinent matter in implementing this article, as determined by the department.
§ 25256

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.

The department shall establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, which shall provide a decentralized, Web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data. The department shall make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single Internet Web portal, and, shall, to the maximum extent possible, operate the clearinghouse at the least possible cost to the state.

§ 25256.1

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.

On or before January 1, 2011, the office shall evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data that are to be included in the clearinghouse. The office shall conduct this evaluation in consultation with the department and all appropriate state agencies, after one or more public workshops, and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The office may seek information from other states, the federal government, and other nations in implementing this section.

§ 25256.2

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.

(a)The department shall develop requirements and standards related to the design of the clearinghouse and data quality and test methods that govern the data that is eligible to be available through the clearinghouse.
(b)The department may phase in the access to eligible information and data in the clearinghouse as that information and data become available.
(c)The department shall ensure the clearinghouse is

capable of displaying updated information as new data becomes available.

§ 25256.3

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.

The department shall consult with other states, the federal government, and other nations to identify available data related to hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points, and to facilitate the development of regional, national, and international data sharing arrangements to be included in the clearinghouse.

§ 25257

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 251. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.

(a)A person providing information pursuant to this article may, at the time of submission, identify a portion of the information submitted to the department as a trade secret and, upon the written request of the department, shall provide support for the claim that the information is a trade secret. Except as provided in subdivision (d), a state agency shall not release to the public, subject information supplied pursuant to this article that is a trade secret, and that is so identified at the time of submission, in accordance with Sections 7924.510 and 7924.700 of the Government Code and Section 1060 of the Evidence Code.
(b)This section

does not prohibit the exchange of a properly designated trade secret between public agencies, if the trade secret is relevant and necessary to the exercise of the agency’s jurisdiction and the public agency exchanging the trade secrets complies with this section. An employee of the department that has access to a properly designated trade secret shall maintain the confidentiality of that trade secret by complying with this section.

(c)Information not identified as a trade secret pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be available to the public unless exempted from disclosure by other provisions of law. The fact that information is claimed to be a trade secret is public information.
(d)(1) Upon receipt of a request for the release of information that has been claimed to be a

trade secret, the department shall immediately notify the person who submitted the information. Based on the request, the department shall determine whether or not the information claimed to be a trade secret is to be released to the public.

(2)The department shall make the determination specified in paragraph (1), no later than 60 days after the date the department receives the request for disclosure, but not before 30 days following the notification of the person who submitted the information.
(3)If the department decides that the information requested pursuant to this subdivision should be made public, the department shall provide the person who submitted the information 30 days’ notice prior to public disclosure of the information, unless, prior to the expiration of the

30-day period, the person who submitted the information obtains an action in an appropriate court for a declaratory judgment that the information is subject to protection under this section or for a preliminary injunction prohibiting disclosure of the information to the public and promptly notifies the department of that action.

(e)This section does not authorize a person to refuse to disclose to the department information required to be submitted to the department pursuant to this article.
(f)This section does not apply to hazardous trait submissions for chemicals and chemical ingredients pursuant to this article.
§ 25257.1

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.

(a)This article does not limit and shall not be construed to limit the department’s or any other department’s or agency’s existing authority over hazardous materials.
(b)This article does not authorize the department to supersede the regulatory authority of any other department or agency.
(c)The department shall not duplicate or adopt conflicting regulations for product categories already regulated or subject

to pending regulation consistent with the purposes of this article.

§ 25257.2

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 115. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.

(a)The department shall, by January 1, 2018, publish guidelines for healthy nail salon recognition (HNSR) programs voluntarily implemented by local cities and counties.
(b)The guidelines for an HNSR program adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) may include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:
(1)A list of specific chemical ingredients that should not be used by a nail salon seeking recognition. In determining whether to include a chemical on the list, the department shall consider:
(A)Whether the chemical is identified as a candidate chemical pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 25252.
(B)Whether an existing healthy nail salon program has restricted the use of the chemical.
(C)The potential for exposure of nail salon workers and customers to the chemical.
(D)The availability of existing, safer alternatives to the chemical in products available to nail salons in California.
(2)Specific best practices for minimizing exposure to hazardous chemicals, including:
(A)A list of specific personal protective equipment that should be used by personnel in a salon seeking recognition and guidance on when and how to use it.
(B)Engineering controls that should be adopted by salons seeking recognition, including

specific ventilation practices and equipment.

(C)Prohibiting nail polishes that contain dibutyl phthalate, formaldehyde, or toluene.
(D)Prohibiting nail polish thinners that contain methyl ethyl ketone or toluene.
(E)Prohibiting nail polish removers that contain ethyl or butyl acetate.
(3)A list of specific training topics for salon owners and staff, whether on payroll or contract, on safer practices delineated in the HNSR program guidelines.
(4)Criteria for the use of outside products brought in by clients.
(5)Verification that a salon seeking recognition is in compliance with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 7301)

of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, and all applicable regulations enforced by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.

(6)Any other guidelines or best practices determined by the department to further the goals of an HNSR program.
(c)The guidelines adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include criteria for cities and counties that adopt an HNSR program. These criteria may cover, but are not limited to:
(1)Coordination with other local HNSR programs to assist businesses in achieving and moving beyond regulatory compliance.
(2)Training and certification requirements for the salon owners and staff to ensure thorough knowledge of safe and environmentally friendly procedures.
(3)Issuance of an approved seal or certificate to salons that have met certification requirements.
(4)The process by which a salon can enroll in an HNSR program and be verified by the local entity.
(5)The frequency at which the local entity shall verify continued compliance by a salon that has previously met all specified requirements.
(d)In developing guidelines pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall consult with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, the State Department of Public Health, and the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
(e)In collaboration with existing healthy nail salon programs, the department shall promote the HNSR guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (a) by doing all of the

following:

(1)Developing and implementing a consumer education program.
(2)Presenting the HNSR guidelines to local health officers, local environmental health departments, and other local agencies as appropriate.
(3)Developing and either distributing or posting on its Internet Web site information for local entities, including, but not limited to, suggestions for successful implementation of HNSR programs and resource lists that include names and contact information of vendors, consultants, or providers of financial assistance or loans for purchases of ventilation equipment.
(4)Developing an Internet Web site or a section on the department’s Internet Web site that links to county HNSR Internet Web sites.
(f)The department may prioritize its outreach to those counties that have the greatest number of nail salons.
(g)The State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology may notify the city, county, or city and county if a recognized salon is found in violation of Article 12 (commencing with Section 977) of Division 9 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. A violation shall result in the removal of healthy nail salon recognition from that salon.
(h)This section does not prevent the adoption or enforcement of any local rules or ordinances.