California Health and Safety Code § 25400.11

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Authorized contractor” means a person who has been trained or received other qualifications pursuant to Section 25400.40. (b) “Contaminated” or “contamination” means property polluted by a hazardous chemical related to methamphetamine or fentanyl laboratory activities. (c) “Controlled substance” has the same meaning as defined in Section 11007. (d) “Decontamination” means the process of reducing the level of a known contaminant to a level that is deemed safe for human reoccupancy, as established pursuant to Section 25400.16 using currently available methods and processes. (e) “Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control. (f) “Designated local agency” means either of the following: (1) A city or county agency designated by the local health officer to carry out all, or any portion of, responsibilities assigned to the local health office as specified by this chapter. The local health officer may authorize any of the following to serve as a designated local agency: (A) The Certified Unified Program or CUPA as certified pursuant to Chapter 6.11 (commencing with Section 25404), except in a jurisdiction where the state is acting as the CUPA pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 25404.3. (B) The fire department or environmental health department. (C) The local agency responsible for enforcement of the State Housing Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13). (2) For property specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (v), notwithstanding Section 18300, the city or county agency specified in paragraph (1) authorized by the local health officer in that jurisdiction. (g) “Disposal of contaminated property” means the disposal of property that is a hazardous waste in accordance with Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100). (h) “Fentanyl” means fentanyl, an analog of fentanyl that is a fentanyl-related controlled substance, and any chemical structure modification to fentanyl or a fentanyl analog, including, but not limited to, its isomers, esters, ethers, and salts. (i) “Fentanyl laboratory activity” means the illegal manufacturing or storage of fentanyl. This shall include manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, deriving, processing, or preparing, either directly or indirectly by chemical extraction, pill pressing, distribution, cutting, diluting, synthesis, or other activity that has the potential to contaminate the property with fentanyl or any of its precursors. (j) “Hazardous chemical” means a chemical that is determined by the local health officer to be toxic, carcinogenic, explosive, corrosive, or flammable that was used in the manufacture or storage of methamphetamine that is prohibited by Section 11383 or fentanyl. (k) “Illegal methamphetamine or fentanyl manufacturing or storage site” or “site” means property where a person manufactures methamphetamine or fentanyl or stores a hazardous chemical used in connection with the manufacture of methamphetamine or fentanyl. ( l ) “Local health officer” means either of the following: (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a county health officer, a city health officer, or an authorized representative of that local health officer. (2) In the case of property specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (v), an authorized representative of the designated agency specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f). (m) “Manufactured home” means both of the following: (1) “Manufactured home,” as defined in Section 18007. (2) “Multiunit manufactured housing,” as defined in Section 18008.7. (n) “Methamphetamine laboratory activity” means the illegal manufacturing or storage of methamphetamine. (o) “Mobilehome” has the same meaning as defined in Section 18008. (p) “Mobilehome park” means both of the following: (1) “Mobilehome park,” as defined in Section 18214 or 18214.1. (2) “Manufactured housing 

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