Section 14551.5.

(a) The department shall register the operators of curbside programs pursuant to this section.

(b) Each curbside program that receives refund values and administrative fees from certified processors, or that receives refund values from certified recycling centers, shall register with the department for an identification number. No curbside program may receive refund values or administrative fees without a valid identification number.

(c) The director shall adopt, by regulation, a procedure for the registration of curbside programs. This procedure shall include standards and requirements for registration. These regulations shall require that all information be submitted to the department under penalty of perjury. A curbside program shall meet all of the standards and requirements contained in the regulations for registration.

(d) The department shall require that the identification numbers received pursuant to this section be used on shipping reports for material collected by curbside programs pursuant to Sections 14538 and 14539 and on all other reports or documentation required by the department to administer this division.

(e) An operator of a curbside program registered pursuant to this section shall be deemed a certificate holder for purposes of this division.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 731, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2001.)