(A)
A producer, either individually or jointly with other producers, or a stewardship
organization shall prepare, implement, and operate its stewardship plan as required
by this article at its own cost and expense, including but not limited to the costs
and expenses of:
(1)
Collection and transportation supplies, such as shipping boxes and liners, for each
drop-off site;
(2)
Acquisition and distribution to collectors of all secure collection bins for drop-off
sites;
(3)
Ongoing maintenance or replacement of secure collection bins, as reasonably requested
by collectors;
(4)
Prepaid, preaddressed mailers upon request;
(5)
Operation of periodic collection events, including costs of law enforcement staff
time if necessary;
(6)
Transportation of all collected unwanted covered drugs to final disposal, including
costs of law enforcement escort if necessary;
(7)
Disposal of all collected unwanted covered drugs in accordance with Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations;
(8)
Stewardship plan promotion and education under section 18C-17 of this article;
(9)
Any review of a stewardship plan by director for purposes of obtaining compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code §§
21000 et seq.); and
(10)
Any review and oversight by director of a stewardship plan for the purpose of obtaining
compliance with this article.
(B)
No person, producer(s) or stewardship organization may charge a point-of-sale fee
to consumers to recoup the costs of a stewardship plan, nor may a person, producer(s)
or stewardship organization charge a specific point-of-collection fee at the time
the unwanted covered drugs are collected.
(C)
Producers are not required to pay for costs of staff time provided by collectors volunteering
to participate in a stewardship plan.