SECTIONS 11415-11419 - California Statutes

PENAL CODE

SECTION 11415-11419

11415. This article shall be known and may be cited as the
Hertzberg-Alarcon California Prevention of Terrorism Act.

11416. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the threat of
terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction, including, but not
limited to, chemical, biological, nuclear, or radiological agents, is
a significant public safety concern. The Legislature also recognizes
that terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction could result in
an intentional disaster placing residents of California in great
peril. The Legislature also finds it necessary to sanction the
possession, manufacture, use, or threatened use of chemical,
biological, nuclear, or radiological weapons, as well as the
intentional use or threatened use of industrial or commercial
chemicals as weapons against persons or animals.

11417. (a) For the purposes of this article, the following terms
have the following meanings:
(1) "Weapon of mass destruction" includes chemical warfare agents,
weaponized biological or biologic warfare agents, restricted
biological agents, nuclear agents, radiological agents, or the
intentional release of industrial agents as a weapon, or an aircraft,
vessel, or vehicle, as described in Section 34500 of the Vehicle
Code, which is used as a destructive weapon.
(2) "Chemical Warfare Agents" includes, but is not limited to, the
following weaponized agents, or any analog of these agents:
(A) Nerve agents, including Tabun (GA), Sarin (GB), Soman (GD),
GF, and VX.
(B) Choking agents, including Phosgene (CG) and Diphosgene (DP).
(C) Blood agents, including Hydrogen Cyanide (AC), Cyanogen
Chloride (CK), and Arsine (SA).
(D) Blister agents, including mustards (H, HD