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DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 106500-119406›PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL 117400-117590›CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal 117400-117590›ARTICLE 2. Pollution of Navigable Waters with Garbage 117475-117500

§ 117475

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For the purpose of this article the term “garbage” includes any or all of the following:

(a) Garbage.

(b) Swill.

(c) Refuse.

(d) Cans.

(e) Bottles.

(f) Paper.

(g) Vegetable matter.

(h) Carcass of any dead animal.

(i) Offal from any slaughter pen or butcher shop.

(j) Trash.

(k) Rubbish.

( l) Radioactive waste materials.

(m) Discarded, nonbiodegradable materials including plastics or damaged or broken marine equipment.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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