Section 17896.7 - ProhibitionsThe following activities are prohibited at all in-vessel digestion operations and facilities and at all sites where in-vessel digestion activities that are excluded from regulation under this Chapter occur:
(a) The in-vessel digestion of unprocessed mammalian tissue, including but not limited to, flesh, organs, hide, blood, bone and marrow, except when received:(1) from a food facility as defined in Health and Safety Code section 113789, grocery store; or residential food scrap collection; or(2) as part of a research activity for the purpose of obtaining data on pathogen reduction or other public health, animal health, safety, or environmental concerns in accordance with section 17896.8; or(3) from a source and processed by a facility approved by the Department in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board and the California Department of Food and Agriculture, on a case-by-case basis.(b) The in-vessel digestion of treated or untreated medical waste.(c) The in-vessel digestion of hazardous waste.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 17896.7
1. New section filed 11-10-2015; operative 1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 46). Note: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 43020 and 43021, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 40053, 43020 and 43021, Public Resources Code.
1. New section filed 11-10-2015; operative 1/1/2016 (Register 2015, No. 46).