Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 774 - Methods of Garbage Disposal

All facilities used for garbage disposal shall be adequate to prevent the dissemination of plant and animal diseases, and disposal shall be by one of the following methods:

(a) Complete reduction to ash by incineration.

(b) Reduction to a liquid state by grinding and discharge into sea water.

(c) Dumping at sea at a distance from shore which will preclude the return ashore of any portion of such garbage. Such dumping shall be done in compliance with the provisions of Section 4401 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code of California.

(d) Sterilization by heat in a closed tank, chamber or cabinet for a period of two hours at a constant mass temperature not less than 212°F.

(1) The sterilization tank, chamber or cabinet shall be provided with an adequate source of steam and equipped with a recording thermometer and a mechanical agitator to assure complete and uniform heat penetration to all parts of the mass for the duration of the exposure.

(2) Temperature records shall be retained on file six months for periodic checks by authorized inspectors.

(3) After sterilization, as provided in this section, the garbage shall be disposed of in a sanitary land fill and covered in a timely manner to prevent dissemination by birds or other animals. The land fill must not be on premises or adjacent to premises where livestock are kept.

(e) Garbage from a vessel having food stores procured only in California may be disposed of in a sanitary land fill provided the vessel has not had contact with any port outside of California since procuring stores.

(f) Garbage from aircraft, derived from meals served or prepared for serving to passengers or crew while in flight, may be disposed of by grinding through a garbage disposal unit and discharged into a sewage disposal system designed and operated to prevent the discharge of sewage effluents onto land surfaces, lagoons or other stationary waters.

(g) Garbage from aircraft involved only in domestic flights, originating and terminating in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, or Canada that do not contact foreign airports, and that utilize only food stores produced and procured within these areas, may be disposed of in a sanitary land fill.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 774

1. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 3-3-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 9). For prior history, see Register 77, No. 29.
2. Amendment filed 10-5-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 41).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 16051 and 16151, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 16101, 16151 and 16152, Food and Agricultural Code.

1. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 3-3-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 9). For prior history, see Register 77, No. 29.
2. Amendment filed 10-5-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 41).