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April 4, 2003 Version 1 (J) the materials are handled in such a way to preclude their reaching temperatures at or above 2 122 degrees Fahrenheit as determined by the A. 3 (6)Non-commercial composting with less than one cubic yard of food material is excluded 4 provided that all compostable material is generated and used on-site. 5 (7) Storage of bagged products from compostable material is an excluded activity provided that 6 such bags are no greater than 5 cubic yards.. 7 (8)Within-vessel composting process activities with less than 50 cubic yard capacity are 8 excluded. 9 (9)Beneficial use of compostable materials is an excluded activity. Beneficial use includes, 10 but is not limited to slope stabilization, weed suppression, alternative daily cover, and similar 11 uses, as determined by the EA; land application in accordance with California Department of 12 Food and Agriculture requirements for a beneficial use as authorized by Food and Agricultural 13 Code section 14501 et seq.; and reclamation projects in accordance with the requirements of the 14 Office of Mine Reclamation of the Department of Conservation as authorized by Public 15 Resources Code section 2770 et seq. 16 17 NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 43020, and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 18 Reference: Sections 43020 and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 19 20 Section 17855.2. Prohibitions. 21 22 (a) The composting of unprocessed mammalian tissue, including but not limited to, flesh, organs, 23 hide,blood,bone and marrow is prohibited, except when from the food service industry, grocery 24 stores, or residential food scrap collection. Carcasses of animals with any contagious disease shall 25 not be composted, unless approved in writing by the California Department of Food and 26 Agriculture, Division of Animal Industry. 27 (b) The composting of medical waste is prohibited. 28 (c) The composting of hazardous waste is prohibited. 29 30 NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 43020, and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 31 Reference: Sections 43020 and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 32 33 34 Section 17855.3. Permit Name 35 36 Any permit issued pursuant to this Article, except for one issued pursuant to section 17862.1(b), 37 shall be entitled: "Compostable Materials Handling Facility Permit." 38 39 NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 43020, and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 40 Reference: Sections 43020 and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 41 42 43 Section 17855.4. Pre-existing Permits and Notifications 44 45 (a) If a facility had previously obtained a Registration or Standardized Permit in accordance with 46 the regulations in effect prior to April 4, 2003, that facility,may continue to operate in 47 accordance with its permit, until the EA conducts a permit review pursuant to Title 14, CCR, § 48 18104.7 and 18105.9 and determines that a Compostable Materials Handling Facility Permit is 49 required. If the EA makes such a determination, the operator shall comply with the Compostable 50 Materials Handling Facility Permit requirements set forth in, California Code of Regulations, 51 Division 2, Subdivision 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter I and Subchapter 3, Articles 1,2,3, and 3.1 52 (commencing with section 21450)within two years of that determination. 7