California Hazardous Substances Act: misbranded and banned hazardous substances: hearing procedure.

The California Hazardous Substances Act prohibits the manufacture, production, preparation, compounding, packing, selling, offering for sale, or keeping for sale within the State of California, or the introduction into this state, of any package of a misbranded hazardous substance or banned hazardous substance. Under existing law, when a misbranded hazardous substance or a banned hazardous substance is detained or quarantined, as provided, the State Department of Public Health is required to commence proceedings against the article in the superior court of the county or city and county in which the article is detained or quarantined, as provided. Existing law requires the clerk of the court to fix a time and place for the hearing, and cause notices to be prepared notifying all persons who may claim an interest in the article of the time and place of the hearing. Existing law requires a copy of the petition and notice to be posted for 14 days in at least 3 public places in the city or city and county where the court is held, and in a conspicuous place where the article is detained or quarantined. This bill would instead require a copy of the petition and notice to be posted, for 21 days, at the department's internet website, the internet website of the superior court in which the hearing will occur, at least 3 public places in the city or city and county where the court is held, and a conspicuous place where the article is detained or quarantined.