Health and Safety Code section 39000

The Legislature finds and declares that the people of the State of California have a primary interest in the quality of the physical environment in which they live, and that this physical environment is being degraded by the waste and refuse of civilization polluting the atmosphere, thereby creating a situation which is detrimental to the health, safety, welfare, and sense of well-being of the people of California.

Source: Section 39000, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=39000. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_39000

Original Source: Section 39000, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=39000. (last accessed May 12, 2025).