Effective Jan 1, 2023Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 351, Sec. 1. (AB 2440) Effective January 1, 2023.
(a) Within 12 months of the approval of the stewardship plan, the department pursuant to Section 42422.5, a program operator shall fully implement its stewardship program.
(b) A program operator may petition the department to investigate a noncompliant producer, and the department shall respond to the petition in a timely manner.