1. (a) If a Brand Style is on the UTL as of March 31 of any given year, a renewal application must be submitted as described in subdivision (b) for that Brand Style between April 1 and April 15 of such year to remain on the UTL. If a Brand Style is not renewed, the Attorney General shall initiate removal under subdivision (c) of Section 950, which will be effective on or after June 30 of that fiscal year.
2. (b) A renewal application must be submitted on the UTL web portal. Completion of a renewal application requires selection of the Brand Style(s) to be renewed and certification under penalty of perjury that the Certifying User has reviewed, on behalf of the Applicant, the most recent product form or variant form submitted for each Brand Style to be renewed and that all of the information on the product form or variant form is accurate.
3. (c) In order to complete submission of a renewal application, the annual renewal fee under subdivision (c) of Section 954 for each Brand Style must be paid through the online payment system on the Attorney General's UTL web portal. Upon a showing of good cause, the Attorney General may permit exceptions from use of the online payment system. For example, good cause may be found when the Applicant demonstrates that they lack access to the online payment system due to lack of necessary technology or internet connectivity.

Note: Authority cited: Section 104559.1, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 104559.1, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. New section filed 8-25-2025 as an emergency; operative 8-25-2025 (Register 2025, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-23-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New section refiled 2-18-2026 as an emergency; operative 2-24-2026 (Register 2026, No. 8). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-26-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. New section refiled 5-21-2026 as an emergency; operative 5-27-2026 (Register 2026, No. 21). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-19-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-21-2026 order, including amendment of subsection (c), transmitted to OAL 5-7-2026 and filed 6-19-2026; amendments effective 6-19-2026 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2026, No. 25).