OSPR Regulations

The Office of Spill Prevention and Response's regulations are located in the official version of the California Code of Regulations(opens in new tab).

Title 14. California Code of Regulations
Division 1. Fish and Game Commission - Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 4. Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response

• Shoreline Protection Tables (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Chapter 1

• (Sections 790 - 790.5) General Definitions and Provisions (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Chapter 2

• Subchapter 1 (Sections 791 - 798) - Certificates of Financial Responsibility (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Chapter 3

• Subchapter 1 (Sections 800 - 802) - Harbor Safety Committees & Harbor Safety Plans (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 3 (Sections 815.01 - 818.03) - Oil Spill Contingency Plans, Marine Facilities, Small Marine Fueling Facilities, Tank Vessels & Vessels Carrying Oil as Secondary Cargo (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 3 (Section 817.04) - Inland Facility Oil Spill Contingency Plans (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 3.5 (Sections 819 - 819.07) - Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) Rating (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 3 (Section 820.01) - Drills & Exercises [Marine] (PDF)(opens in new tab) - *To be repealed effective January 1, 2023*(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 3 (Section 820.02) - Drills & Exercises [Inland] (PDF)(opens in new tab) - *To be repealed effective January 1, 2023*(opens in new tab)
• NEW Effective January 1, 2023: Subchapter 3.6 (Section 820.1) - Drills and Exercises - Facilities, Vessels, and Mobile Transfer Units (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 4 (Sections 825.01 - 827.02) - Oil Spill Contingency Plans, Nontank Vessels (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 5 (Sections 830.1 - 830.11) - Spill Management Team Certification (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 6 (Sections 840 - 845.2) - Bunkering & Lightering (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Chapter 4

• Subchapter 1 (Sections 851.1 - 851.10.1) - Tank Vessel Escort Regulations for the San Francisco Bay Region (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 2 (Sections 851.20 - 851.32) - Tank Vessel Escort Program for the Los Angeles / Long Beach Harbor (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 3 (Sections 851.50 - 851.54) - Tank Vessel Escort Regulations for Port Hueneme Harbor (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 4 (Sections 851.80 - 851.86) - Tank Vessel Escort Regulations for Humboldt Bay (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 5 (Sections 852 - 852.6) - Escort Tug Regulations for San Diego Harbor (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 6 (Sections 852.20 - 852.30) - Vessel Traffic Information Service for the Ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Chapter 5

• Subchapter 1 (Sections 852.60.1 - 852.62.3) - Local Government Grant Program (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Chapter 6

• Subchapter 2 (Sections 870.17) - Oil Spill Prevention and Administration Fund Fee (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Chapter 7

• Subchapter 1 (Sections 873 - 874.6) - Administrative Compliance Actions & Hearing Procedures (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Subchapter 2 (Sections 877 - 880) - Determining Amount of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Recovered (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Chapter 8

• Subchapter 1 (Sections 884 - 886.4) - Licensing & Use of Oil Spill Cleanup Agents (PDF)(opens in new tab)