Public Resources Code section 42246

Any procuring agency that prepares a request for bid for commercial fertilizers or soil amendment products shall document its determination that the use of a compost, co-compost, or chemically fixed sewage sludge would jeopardize public health or safety or would jeopardize the intended result of the project.

Source: Section 42246, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=42246. (updated Jan. 1, 1989; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/public_resources_code_section_42246

Original Source: Section 42246, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=42246. (last accessed May 12, 2025).