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"U22-66828 . Management of Used Oil Filters. History Notes (a) For the purposes of this section, "used oil filters" are defined as filters which contain a residue of used oil (as defined in Health and Safety Code section 25250. 1 (a) ) and which are exempt from regulation as a hazardous waste under federal law section 261. 6 (a) (3) (iv) , title 40, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Used oil filters that are managed and recycled according to the following requirements shall not be regulated as hazardous waste. (1) The filters are drained of free-flowing used oil. (2) The drained used oil filters are transferred for the purposes of metal reclamation. (3) The drained used oil filters are accumulated, stored, and transferred in a closed, rainproof container that is capable of containing any used oil that may separate from the filters placed inside. Containers shall be labelled as "drained used oil filters" (not as hazardous waste) and show initial date of accumulation and receipt. (4) Storage of less than one ton of used oil filters shall be limited to one year. Storage of one ton or more used oil filters is limited to 90 days. (5) Persons generating, transporting, or receiving used oil filters shall use a bill of lading to record the transfer of used oil filters. Bills of lading must indicate generator, transporter, and receiving company names, addresses, and telephone numbers, as well as the quantity of used oil filters transferred, and the date of transfer. A copy of each bill of lading must be kept on the premises of the generator, transporter, and receiving facility where the used oil filters were handled. Copies of bills of lading shall be kept for a period of three years. (6) Used oil that is separated from the used oil filters shall be managed in accordance with article 13 , chapter 6. 5, division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.