{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-1651","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 1651","heading":"","body":"The State Department of Health Services shall administer the provisions of this chapter.\nEvery provision of this chapter shall be liberally construed to protect the interests of all persons and animals affected.\nAs used in this chapter, “person” includes: laboratory, firm, association, corporation, copartnership, and educational institution.\nAs used in this chapter, “board” or “department” means the State Department of Health Services.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS [1200. - 1796.88.]","CHAPTER 5. Regulation of Use of Animals in Diagnostic Procedures and Medical Research [1650. - 1677.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [1650. - 1651.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"56d022c7adfd73d6a40b6bec489b375b75409b9553d9e05a0d2852daa68595d5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-1650","next":"us-ca/hsc-1660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}