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San Diego County Code Section 36.414(c)(6), which applies in unincorporated Bostonia, makes it unlawful to keep an animal whose frequent or long-continued noise annoys or discomforts a…
In unincorporated Bostonia, San Diego County Code Section 36.414(c)(2) makes it unlawful to play a radio, musical instrument, phonograph, or other sound device so it disturbs the peace…
Bostonia is an unincorporated community, so its noise rules are San Diego County's. In most residential zones the one-hour average sound limit at your property line is 50 dBA daytime…
Under San Diego County Code Section 36.408, which governs unincorporated Bostonia, it is unlawful to operate construction equipment between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., or on Sundays and listed…
San Diego County sets no separate leaf-blower ordinance for unincorporated Bostonia. Leaf blowers are instead governed by the general sound-level limits in Section 36.404 (50 dBA day /…
San Diego County Code Section 36.414(c)(8), governing unincorporated Bostonia, makes it unlawful to knowingly use a motor vehicle to produce annoying noise by backfiring, screeching…
In unincorporated Bostonia, San Diego County Code Table 36.404 caps industrial noise at 70 dBA anytime for light-industrial zones (M50, M52, M54) and 75 dBA anytime for…
San Diego County Code Table 36.404 sets the one-hour average sound-level limits that apply in unincorporated Bostonia. Low-density residential zones allow 50 dBA (7 a.m.-10 p.m.) and…
Outdoor music at Bostonia homes and events falls under San Diego County's noise rules. It must stay within the Section 36.404 property-line limits (50 dBA day / 45 dBA night in most…
San Diego County's noise ordinance does not set decibel limits for aircraft in flight, which are federally preempted by the FAA. For Bostonia, near Gillespie Field, aircraft noise is…
Unincorporated San Diego County does not require short-term-rental operators to carry a specific liability insurance amount. Coverage is strongly advised because standard homeowner…
Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, which does NOT require a short-term-rental permit or business license (unlike the City of San Diego's STRO license). Hosts must still…
Unincorporated San Diego County does not set a specific short-term-rental guest cap. Occupancy is governed by the general building and safety code and zoning for the dwelling, not a…
Bostonia short-term rentals must obey San Diego County's noise ordinance (SDCC 36.404). In residential zones the one-hour average sound level limit is 50 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and…
Unincorporated San Diego County STR operators must register with the Treasurer-Tax Collector and obtain a Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate. Under SDCC 22.206, registration…
Unincorporated San Diego County does not restrict short-term rentals to a host's primary residence. Non-owner-occupied and investor STRs are allowed, unlike the City of San Diego's…
Unincorporated San Diego County imposes no annual limit on the number of nights a property may be short-term rented. Bostonia hosts may rent year-round, unlike City of San Diego tiers…
San Diego County charges 8% Transient Occupancy Tax on rent from stays of 30 consecutive days or less in the unincorporated area, including Bostonia. The operator collects it from the…
Unincorporated San Diego County has no short-term-rental-specific parking requirement. Guests must follow general county parking rules and any zoning off-street parking standards for…
San Diego County does not require the host to be present or on-site for short-term rentals in unincorporated areas like Bostonia. Unhosted, whole-home rentals are permitted, subject…
In unincorporated San Diego County a backyard fire pit is treated as a recreational fire under the County Consolidated Fire Code. Keep it small, clear of structures, constantly…
Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, and ALL consumer fireworks are illegal here. California's State Fireworks Law bans 'dangerous fireworks,' and the County separately…
Propane (LP-gas) storage in unincorporated San Diego County follows the California Fire Code, Chapter 61, as adopted in the County Consolidated Fire Code. Containers may not be stored…
Open burning of yard waste and debris in unincorporated San Diego County requires a burn permit from your local fire agency AND may only occur on 'permissive-burn' days set by the San…
As unincorporated San Diego County, Bostonia properties must maintain defensible space around structures under California Public Resources Code 4291 and the County's Defensible Space…
A backyard campfire in unincorporated San Diego County is a 'recreational fire' under the County Consolidated Fire Code: small (3 ft wide, 2 ft high), clear of structures, constantly…
Bostonia sits in East County San Diego, where CAL FIRE and the County map Fire Hazard Severity Zones. Properties in Moderate, High, or Very High zones face defensible-space clearance…
California Health & Safety Code 13113.7 requires State Fire Marshal-approved smoke alarms in every dwelling intended for human occupancy. In unincorporated San Diego County this state…
San Diego County has no Bostonia-specific EV-parking ordinance; installing a home EV charger follows the County building-permit process and the California Green Building Standards…
San Diego County has no blanket overnight street-parking ban for unincorporated Bostonia. The controlling limit is the 72-hour rule in County Code 72.122; posted or permit-district…
Under the San Diego County Zoning Ordinance, parking spaces and driveways must be hard-surfaced. Driveways for single-family and duplex homes may match the access street rather than a…
Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so the County sets the rule. Required parking areas can't be used to store boats, campers or trailers without a permit, and no vehicle may…
In unincorporated Bostonia, San Diego County Code 72.126 bans parking commercial vehicles rated 10,000 lbs or more on residential streets, and the Zoning Ordinance limits heavy…
San Diego County does not set an oversized-vehicle street ban specific to Bostonia beyond the 10,000-lb commercial-vehicle rule and the 72-hour storage limit. Oversized vehicles left…
Bostonia follows San Diego County Code 72.122: no vehicle may be parked on any street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours. Moving it under half a mile does not restart the…
San Diego County abates abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on public or private property as public nuisances under authority of California Vehicle Code 22660. On…
Bostonia is unincorporated, so residents cannot paint their own curbs. Curb colors on County-maintained roads follow the California Vehicle Code: red means no stopping, and only the…
The San Diego County Zoning Ordinance requires off-street loading spaces for commercial and industrial buildings and sets a standard loading-space size. Commercial vehicles may stop on…
Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so the County Zoning Ordinance sets fence heights: 42 inches max in a front or exterior side yard and 72 inches (6 feet) in a rear or…
A County building permit is not required for a fence or freestanding masonry wall up to 6 feet high that meets zoning rules, or an open security fence up to 8 feet. Taller or…
The County zoning code doesn't decide who pays for a boundary fence. California's Good Neighbor Fence Law (Civil Code § 841) presumes adjoining owners share the cost equally, with 30…
In unincorporated San Diego County, a retaining wall's height is generally unlimited when stabilizing a bank, but every retaining wall higher than 3 feet requires a County building…
San Diego County regulates fence construction under the adopted California Building Code. Fences within 5 feet of a building in wildland-urban interface areas must use non-combustible…
San Diego County limits barbed and razor wire: open fences may reach 8 feet only where the top two feet are barbed or razor wire for security, and WUI fences near buildings must be…
San Diego County permits wood, chain-link, and masonry fences to County construction standards. Masonry fences must use ASTM C90 Grade N block with a minimum compressive strength of…
All swimming pools in unincorporated San Diego County must have safety barriers at least 60 inches high with self-closing, self-latching gates per the California Building Code and…
Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so the County Code applies. Owners must keep dogs from being 'at large' at all times; off-leash is allowed only for hunting, herding, or…
Unincorporated San Diego County allows horses and livestock based on each parcel's animal designator, which sets density and enclosure setbacks rather than a flat count. Bostonia…
In unincorporated San Diego County, hens and livestock are allowed by zoning density and setback rules. Roosters are limited by property size, and each rooster's enclosure must sit at…
Neither San Diego County nor California bans any dog breed. California law forbids breed-specific 'dangerous dog' programs, so Bostonia regulates dogs by behavior. A dog can be…
Unincorporated San Diego County does not require cat licenses and has no cat leash law, but cats must be rabies-vaccinated and cared for humanely. Owners are responsible for nuisance…
Beekeeping is allowed in unincorporated San Diego County under zoning and County Code Section 62.901+. Hives (apiaries) must be located at least 600 feet from any habitable dwelling…
In unincorporated San Diego County, keeping wild animals is tightly restricted. County Code Section 62.681 bans owning venomous reptiles (with narrow exceptions) and requires any wild…
Unincorporated San Diego County sets no hard household pet cap, but keeping seven or more dogs meets the County Code definition of a 'kennel,' which requires a kennel license. Six or…
San Diego County and California discourage feeding wild animals such as coyotes. Intentionally feeding wildlife that creates a public-safety hazard or nuisance can be abated, and…
Unincorporated San Diego County requires humane, sanitary conditions for all animals. County Code Section 62.668 bars keeping animals in ways that create odors, disease, or nuisance…
San Diego County has no ordinance requiring a permit to trim trees on your own private Bostonia property. A free county permit is required only to trim or plant trees within the county…
San Diego County has no general tree-preservation ordinance, so removing a tree on private Bostonia land needs no permit. Removing trees in the county road right-of-way requires a free…
San Diego County requires clearing combustible weeds and brush near structures. The Defensible Space Ordinance bans letting flammable vegetation accumulate within 100 feet of any…
Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, which sets no fixed grass-height number. Instead, overgrown, dry, combustible vegetation is treated as a fire-hazard public nuisance the…
Bostonia is served by Helix Water District, which imposes permanent water-use rules: no irrigation runoff, no watering within 48 hours of rain, a shutoff nozzle on hoses, and no hosing…
Rainwater collection is legal and encouraged. Under California's Rainwater Capture Act, no state water-rights permit is needed for rooftop rain barrels, and San Diego County has no…
San Diego County encourages native and low-water plants through its Water Conservation in Landscaping Ordinance, which applies water-efficiency standards to new and renovated…
San Diego County has no ordinance banning artificial turf, and California law bars agencies from prohibiting drought-tolerant landscaping. The county's landscaping ordinance limits…
Home composting is allowed and encouraged in unincorporated San Diego County. There is no permit for a backyard compost pile, but it must not create a fire hazard, odor, or vermin…
San Diego County enforces the CA Swimming Pool Safety Act for Bostonia. New or remodeled residential pools must include at least two of seven approved drowning-prevention features…
San Diego County treats spas and hot tubs under the same CA Swimming Pool Safety Act. A permitted new or remodeled spa must carry at least two drowning-prevention features, though spas…
Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so pool permits are issued by County Planning & Development Services (PDS). A building permit is required to construct or remodel an…
In unincorporated San Diego County, a prefabricated above-ground pool less than 18 inches deep and under 5,000 gallons is exempt from a building permit. Deeper or larger above-ground…
As unincorporated San Diego County, Bostonia enforces California's Swimming Pool Safety Act. If an enclosure is used as a barrier, it must be at least 60 inches high with a…
Under San Diego County Zoning Ordinance Section 6156, a home occupation in Bostonia may have no exterior evidence, and no signs identifying or advertising the business except those…
California law protects small and large family day care homes as a residential use, so San Diego County must allow them in Bostonia. Providers must be licensed by the state Department…
Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so home businesses are governed by the County Zoning Ordinance Section 6156 home-occupation rules. A home occupation must be conducted…
California's Homemade Food Act lets Bostonia residents make and sell nonpotentially hazardous 'cottage foods' from their home kitchen. You need a County cottage food registration or…
San Diego County allows home occupations as a permitted accessory use under Zoning Ordinance Section 6156. A separate discretionary permit is generally not required if the business…
Home occupations in unincorporated San Diego County must not generate traffic or parking demand inconsistent with residential use. The business must not be detrimental to the…
Bostonia carports are accessory structures under San Diego County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 6156. They must meet the required yard setbacks and height limits of the zone, and a carport…
Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so accessory dwelling units follow the County Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 6156.x) as constrained by California ADU law. The County no longer…
Bostonia garage conversions are reviewed by San Diego County. Converting a permitted garage into living space or an ADU requires County permits; if turned into an ADU, no setbacks are…
Bostonia sheds follow the San Diego County Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 6156). Detached accessory structures are limited to one story not exceeding 12 feet in height and must meet the yard…
Bostonia tiny homes are governed by San Diego County. A tiny home on a permanent foundation is treated as a dwelling or ADU under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 6156 and California ADU law. A…
Detached single-family homes in unincorporated San Diego County can use propane and charcoal grills freely. But the California Fire Code, adopted by the County, bars open-flame and…
Backyard smokers (charcoal, wood, or pellet) are allowed at detached homes in unincorporated San Diego County, treated as open-flame cooking devices under the California Fire Code…
San Diego County's Zoning Ordinance sets minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks by a Setback Designator (Schedule C). Detached accessory buildings must sit at least 3 feet from…
San Diego County limits how much of a lot buildings may cover through a Coverage Designator. It can cap coverage as a decimal fraction of the lot or a maximum square footage; the more…
San Diego County sets maximum building height by a Height Designator on Schedule B. Limits range from 15 feet/1 story up to 60 feet, and anything over 60 feet requires a Major Use…
No permit is required to remove trees on private property in unincorporated Bostonia; San Diego County never adopted a tree-protection ordinance. A free county permit applies only to…
San Diego County does not have a specific heritage tree ordinance for unincorporated areas. However, exceptionally old or large native trees receive protection under the Resource…
When protected native trees are removed in unincorporated San Diego County, the Resource Protection Ordinance may require replacement planting at specified mitigation ratios. New…
Illegal dumping is prohibited in unincorporated Bostonia. San Diego County Code declares it a public nuisance to place or leave brush, rubbish, construction waste, or discarded…
Bostonia's trash and recycling collection is provided by private non-exclusive franchise haulers, not the County. County Code requires every residential collection route to offer at…
In unincorporated Bostonia, County Code requires residents to place solid-waste and recycling containers so they do not create a traffic, aesthetic, litter, or other problem…
Bulky items in unincorporated Bostonia (furniture, appliances/white goods, e-waste, mattresses, tires, larger green materials) are handled through your franchise hauler's bulky-item…
Unincorporated Bostonia has mandatory recycling. County Code makes recycling required for all waste generated in unincorporated San Diego County, and recyclables must be kept separate…
California's SB 1383 mandates organic-waste recycling statewide. San Diego County implements it in the unincorporated area through its Solid Waste Ordinance (effective June 4, 2021)…
Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so blight rules come from the County. Trash, debris, junk, and fire-hazard vegetation on private property are County-enforced public…
Unincorporated Bostonia follows San Diego County's Defensible Space ordinance. Combustible vegetation, dry grass and weeds must be cleared within 100 feet of structures and 30 feet of…
On vacant lots in unincorporated Bostonia, San Diego County prohibits dumping brush, rubbish, construction waste or discarded appliances, and requires combustible vegetation be…
In unincorporated Bostonia, the property owner or occupant must store all refuse and designated recyclables safely and sanitarily, keeping recyclables separate from trash. Containers…
San Diego County sets no dedicated garage-sale permit ordinance for unincorporated Bostonia. Occasional residential yard sales are treated as an accessory home use, not a business…
Snow is extremely rare in most of unincorporated San Diego County. There is no snow removal ordinance. Property owners in mountain communities (Julian, Mt. Laguna) should maintain safe…
San Diego County has a real dark-sky ordinance, the Light Pollution Code, to protect the Palomar and Mount Laguna observatories. Bostonia sits in Zone B (outside the 15-mile…
Bostonia light-trespass complaints fall under San Diego County's Light Pollution Code, which requires outdoor luminaires installed after Jan. 1, 1985 to be shielded to keep spillover…
Bostonia political signs follow San Diego County Zoning Ordinance sign rules (Sec. 6250 and following). Temporary political signs are allowed on private property with the owner's…
Bostonia garage-sale signs follow San Diego County sign regulations (Sec. 6250 and following). Temporary signs are allowed on private property with the owner's permission for the sale…
Holiday displays on private property in unincorporated San Diego County are generally permitted as temporary decorations. The County does not have specific restrictions on residential…
Parks serving Bostonia are County of San Diego regional parks governed by County Code Title 4. County parks are open daytime hours (roughly 9:30 a.m. until sunset) and it is unlawful…
Unincorporated San Diego County does not have a countywide juvenile curfew ordinance. Individual communities may have local provisions. California does not have a statewide juvenile…
Bostonia has no crypto-mining ordinance because it has no municipal code at all. San Diego County regulates a commercial mining facility as a data center: an industrial-zone use…
Bostonia has no city noise ordinance. San Diego County Code Sec. 36.404 governs: 50 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 45 dBA overnight at residential zones, 70 dBA in M52 and M54…
Bostonia is an unincorporated census-designated place with no city council, no city zoning code, and no city noise ordinance. San Diego County's Zoning Ordinance governs it entirely. A…
San Diego County does not have a specific bamboo ban or containment ordinance. Running bamboo that spreads to neighboring properties may create civil liability under California…
California's noxious weed list (Food & Ag Code §5004) applies in San Diego County. The San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner enforces state plant quarantines and monitors invasive…
Front yard vegetable gardens are allowed in unincorporated San Diego County. California AB 2561 (2022) prohibits local governments from banning residential food gardens. The county's…
California is a two-party (all-party) consent state under Penal Code §632. Recording confidential conversations without all parties' consent is a crime. This applies countywide in San…
Security cameras on private property are legal in San Diego County. California's two-party consent law (Penal Code §632) applies to audio recording. Video-only surveillance of your own…
In unincorporated San Diego County, fences and freestanding walls up to 6 feet do not require a building permit if they comply with zoning setback requirements. Front yard fences are…
San Diego County's Code Compliance Division handles complaints for unincorporated areas. Reports can be filed online through Accela Citizen Access, by phone, or by email. The division…
San Diego County Code Compliance prioritizes complaints by severity. Safety hazards and environmental risks receive expedited response. Routine complaints are generally investigated…
Common violations in unincorporated San Diego County include unpermitted construction, illegal grading, overgrown vegetation, dilapidated buildings and fences, unpermitted home…
In unincorporated San Diego County, one-story detached sheds under 120 square feet are exempt from building permits if they maintain at least 6 feet clearance from other buildings…
Fences and freestanding masonry walls under 6 feet that comply with the County Zoning Ordinance do not require building permits in unincorporated San Diego County. Fences over 6 feet…
Decks not more than 30 inches above grade are exempt from building permits in San Diego County. Elevated decks, covered patios, and attached patio covers require permits. At-grade…
Most renovation work in unincorporated San Diego County requires building permits. Permits are needed for structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and roofing work. Cosmetic work…
Unincorporated San Diego County does not require a specific solicitor or peddler permit from the County. Business activities may require other licenses. First Amendment protections…
San Diego County respects No Soliciting signs under general trespass law. Solicitors who ignore posted signs or refuse to leave may be cited for trespassing. No county-specific…
Food truck vending locations in unincorporated San Diego County are subject to zoning restrictions and property owner consent. Mobile food vehicles may operate on private property with…
Mobile food facilities in unincorporated San Diego County must obtain a Public Health Permit from the County Department of Environmental Health and Quality (DEHQ) under County Code…
San Diego County adopted the Watershed Protection, Stormwater Management, and Discharge Control Ordinance (WPO) in 2016. The ordinance prohibits pollutant discharge to storm drains and…
San Diego County regulates development in flood zones through the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. Properties in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas must comply with…
San Diego County's Grading Ordinance requires erosion and sediment control measures for all grading and construction activities. Physical or vegetation BMPs must be deployed…
Development in the unincorporated coastal zone of San Diego County requires a Coastal Development Permit per the California Coastal Act. The County's Local Coastal Program governs land…
San Diego County's Grading Ordinance (Division 7) requires permits for significant grading and mandates proper drainage design. Grading permits needed for 200+ cubic yards or 8+ foot…
Currently only five existing cannabis facilities are authorized in unincorporated San Diego County. No new cannabis businesses are permitted until the Socially Equitable Cannabis…
California Proposition 64 allows adults 21+ to grow up to 6 cannabis plants per residence for personal use. Plants must be in a locked space not visible from public areas. San Diego…
Recreational drone use in unincorporated San Diego County is governed by FAA regulations. Drones must be registered, flown below 400 feet, within visual line of sight, and away from…
Commercial drone operators in unincorporated San Diego County must hold an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. County property requires permits. Operators must carry insurance and…
San Diego County does not impose specific garage sale frequency limits for unincorporated areas. California CDTFA treats sellers holding more than two sales in 12 months as potentially…
Unincorporated San Diego County does not require a specific permit for residential garage sales. California state law treats occasional sellers (no more than two sales in 12 months) as…
San Diego County does not specify mandatory garage sale hours for unincorporated areas. General noise ordinance provisions apply. Garage sales should operate during reasonable daytime…
California's Solar Rights Act (Civil Code §714) protects homeowners in unincorporated San Diego County from HOA restrictions that effectively prohibit solar installations. HOAs may…
Solar PV installation in unincorporated San Diego County requires a building permit from County PDS. California AB 1236 mandates streamlined permitting. The County waives plan check…
Tenants in unincorporated San Diego County are protected by California's Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) which requires just cause for eviction after 12 months of occupancy. At-fault…
California's Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) limits annual rent increases to 5% plus local CPI or 10%, whichever is less, for covered properties in unincorporated San Diego County. The…
Unincorporated San Diego County does not currently require a rental property registration or licensing program. Landlords must comply with California state law requirements including…
California evictions run through the unlawful detainer process. Under Code of Civil Procedure § 1161, nonpayment requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit (excluding weekends and…
California landlords must keep rentals fit to live in. Civil Code §§ 1941 and 1941.1, reinforced by Green v. Superior Court, imply a warranty of habitability covering plumbing, heat…
California Civil Code § 1954 limits when a landlord may enter a rented home. Except in emergencies, abandonment, or with tenant consent, the landlord must give reasonable written…
California sets no fixed dollar or percentage cap on rent late fees, but a late fee in a residential lease is treated as liquidated damages. Under Civil Code § 1671, such a fee is…
To end a California month-to-month tenancy, a tenant gives 30 days' written notice. A landlord gives 30 days if the tenant has lived there under a year, or 60 days if a year or more…
California requires written notice before raising a month-to-month tenant's rent. Under Civ. Code § 827, increases of 10% or less in 12 months need 30 days' notice; increases above 10%…
As of July 1, 2024, California landlords may collect no more than one month's rent as a security deposit, regardless of whether the unit is furnished. The deposit, minus any lawful…
California adverse possession requires five years of continuous, open, hostile possession AND payment of all property taxes during that period under Code of Civil Procedure § 325. A…
California sets a statewide minimum wage floor under Labor Code 1182.12, $16.90 per hour for all employers as of January 2026. Local governments are not preempted and may set higher…
California's Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act under Labor Code 245-249 mandates paid sick leave for nearly all employees statewide. SB 616 (2023) raised the minimum to 40 hours…
California regulates concealed carry weapons licenses statewide under Penal Code 26150 through 26225. Senate Bill 2 (2023) imposes uniform sensitive-place restrictions and applicant…
California preempts most local firearm regulation under Government Code 53071 and Penal Code 25605, reserving licensing, registration, and manufacture authority to the state. However…
California broadly prohibits open carry of firearms statewide under Penal Code 25850 (loaded firearms in public) and Penal Code 26350 (open carry of unloaded handguns). The prohibition…
California prohibits carrying loaded firearms in vehicles statewide under Penal Code 25400 and 25850. Unloaded handguns transported in private vehicles must be in a locked container or…
California HOAs may levy regular and special assessments, charge late fees and interest, record liens, and ultimately foreclose on delinquent owners under the Davis-Stirling Act. State…
California tightly regulates HOA governance. The Common Interest Development Open Meeting Act (Civil Code 4900-4955) governs board meetings and member access, sections 5100-5145…
California HOAs enforce recorded CC&Rs and architectural rules, but Civil Code section 4765 requires architectural decisions to be fair, reasonable, and in good faith, and sections…
California HOAs may fine members for rule violations, but only under a published schedule of fines and after strict due-process steps. Civil Code section 5855 requires written notice…
California overrides HOA governing documents on several owner protections. The Davis-Stirling Act and related Civil Code sections bar HOAs from prohibiting solar systems, U.S. flag…
California prohibits state and local governments from requiring private employers to use the federal E-Verify system except where federal law mandates it, under Labor Code 2812. The…
The California Values Act (SB 54, 2017) codified at Government Code 7284-7284.12 limits state and local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities. It applies…
The California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act), Government Code 51200-51297.4, allows landowners to enter contracts with counties restricting land to agricultural use…
The California Right to Farm Act under Civil Code 3482.5 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits brought by neighbors who moved in after farming began. The…
California prohibits grocery stores and large retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags under Public Resources Code 42280-42288, enacted by SB 270 (2014) and ratified…
California restricts expanded polystyrene food containers statewide through SB 54 (2022) packaging requirements under Public Resources Code 42040-42081. The law mandates that…
California Public Resources Code 42270-42273, enacted by AB 1884 (2018), prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws unless requested by the customer…
California prohibits sale of tobacco and vapor products to anyone under 21 statewide under Business and Professions Code 22958, enacted by SBX2-7 in 2016. The Tobacco 21 standard…
California bans retail sale of most flavored tobacco products statewide under Health and Safety Code 104559.5, enacted by SB 793 (2020) and upheld by voters via Proposition 31 in…
California requires statewide licensing of tobacco and vape retailers under the STAKE Act and the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act. Business and Professions Code 22970…