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SA N J O A Q U I N Environmental Health Department C OU NTY-- (3) waste" means a pharmaceutical. as defined in Section 117747, including trace chemotherapy waste, that is a waste, as defined in Section 25124. For purposes of this part. "pharmaceutical waste" does not include a pharmaceutical that meets either of the following criteria: (A) The pharmaceutical is being sent out of the state to a reverse distributor. as defined in Section 4040.5 of the Business and Professions Code, that is licensed as a wholesaler of dangerous drugs by the California State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Section 4161 of the Business and Professions Code. (B) The pharmaceutical is being sent by a reverse distributor, as defined in Section 4040.5 of the Business and Professions Code; offsite for treatment and disposal in accordance with applicable laws. or to a reverse distributor that is licensed as a wholesaler of dangerous drugs by the California State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Section 4160 of the Business and Professions Code and as a permitted transfer station if the reverse distributor is located within the state. (4) "Sharps waste" means a device that has acute rigid corners edges, or protuberances capable of cutting or piercing. including; but not limited to: hypodermic needles, hypodermic needles with syringes, blades, needles with attached tubing, acupuncture needles, root canal files, broken glass items used in health care such as Pasteur pipettes and blood vials contaminated with biohazardous waste. and any item capable of cutting or piercing from trauma scene waste. (5) "Trace chemotherapeutic waste means waste that is contaminated through contact with, or having previously contained chemotherapeutic agents. including. but not limited to gloves, disposable gowns, towels.. and intravenous solution bags and attached tubing that are empty. A blohazardollS waste that meets the conditions of this paragraph is not subject to the hazardous waste requirements of Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20. (6) Trauma scene waste" means waste that is a regulated waste. as defined in Section 5193 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. and that has been removed. is to be removed. or is in the process of being removed. from a trauma scene by a trauma scenewaste management practitioner. 117700. P;ledical waste does not include any of the following: (a ) Waste generated in food processing or biotechnology that does not contain an infectious agent, as defined in Section 117675. or an agent capable of causing an infection that is highly communicable, as defined in Section 117665. (b) Waste generated in biotechnology that does not contain human blood or blood products or animal blood or blood products suspected of being contaminated with infectious agents known to be communicable to humans or a highly communicable disease. (c) Urine, feces; saliva. sputum. nasal secretions, sweat. tears; or vomitus. unless it contains visible or recognizable fluid blood, as provided in subparagraph (C ) of paragraph (1 ) of subdivision (b) of Section 1 17690. (d) Waste which is not biohazardous. such as paper towels. paper products, articles containing nonfluid blood and other medical solid +paste products commonly found in the facilities of medical waste generators (e) Hazardous waste. radioactive ,waste. or household waste, including. but not limited to. home-generated sharps waste. as defined in Section 1 17671 . (f) Waste generated from normal and legal veterinarian, agricultural. and animal livestock management practices on a farm or ranch unless otherwise specified in la\w.