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DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS 24000-28002›CHAPTER 6.5. Hazardous Waste Control 25100-25259›ARTICLE 13. Management of Used Oil 25250-25250.30

§ 25250.5

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

(a) The disposal of used oil by discharge to sewers, drainage systems, surface water or groundwater, watercourses, or marine waters; by incineration or burning as fuel; or by deposit on land, is prohibited, unless authorized under other provisions of law.

(b) The use of used oil or recycled oil as a dust suppressant or insect or weed control agent is prohibited unless allowed under another applicable law, but only to the extent that use as a dust suppressant or insect or weed control agent is consistent with the federal act.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1154, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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