§ 116390

Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 734, Sec. 8. Effective October 7, 1997.
(a)No laboratory, other than a laboratory operated by the department, shall perform tests required pursuant to this chapter for any public water system without first obtaining a certificate issued by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101.
(b)No person or public entity of the state shall contract with a laboratory for environmental analyses for which the state department requires certification

pursuant to this section, unless the laboratory holds a valid certificate.

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